Bretonian Armed Forces Defense Intelligence Staff (DIS) (iRP) (AO)

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Report from the HMS-Steadfast
Commander Graham Harper
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I must report that the last two days have been ones of great gain followed by great loss.
First of all, yesterday the Steadfast intercepted a corsair flying a Pirate Cruiser through Dublin to New London. Now, under most circumstances I would have engaged at once, but this particular corsair was clearly a gibbering moron. He told me openly on system comms that he was flying towards Kusari, then was astounded when he found me blocking the Leeds Jump Gate, wondering how I knew where he was going. After questioning his complete gaga mentality was soon uncovered. He claimed he wished to "Trade" and was most surprised to learn that corsairs were usually kill on sight in Bretonia. In the end he agreed to be escorted to the Tau border, where he promised to fly to Kusari and kill all the KNF. This, I considered, would be to our advantage, dispite being madness coming from a Corsair. For good measure, to ensure that no supplies would reach the Kusari, I confiscated all his weapons and equipment, which included 4 code weapons and 2 nomad energy blasters which were happily added to the armoury.

Then, however, I must describe the disaster that occured afterwards. Seeing that the armoury was short of vital supplies, I ordered a supply run to Gran Canaria, which was sucessful. Also, I cunningly arranged to have 3 supernova antimatter cannons bought from Arranmore by a Red Hessian, after pretending to accidentally send him the credits, and then he was intercepted and the weapons were seized by the Steadfast, and returned to New London. Unable to transfer them to the Armoury on my own, however, I had the 3 supernovas remain on the Steadfast until this afternoon, when seeing several friendly ships in New London I decided to undock the Steadfast and try to transfer them.

The instant the Steadfast arrived in space, however, I was suddenly attacked by a fleet of corsairs, including a gunboat and 3 fighters, who had been engaged with some Phoenix Mercenaries. In the chaos I attempted to re-dock with the Planet, only to discover it had turned hostile due to a targeting error, unable to dock, I tried to fight them off, but they were too strong. As I desperately tried to flee to protect the valuable cargo, the Steadfast was destroyed and the weapons stolen. Panicking, I had the Bretonian Ambassador make an emergency request in Liberty for bounty hunters to assist us, and quickly recalled a Battleship from a diplomatic mission in Rheinland, as well as rallying what forces I could in Bretonia. With the brave work of BAF|Ens.Thomas.Andrews and several Phoenix mercenaries, as well as a bounty hunter from Liberty, all the corsair ships were eventually destroyed. Searching among the wreckage, however, no trace of the Supernovas could be found. When questioned, the corsair prisoners merely laughed at me. I did sucessfully manage a second supply trip, with the result that we now do have 3 supernovas in the armoury, but I must confess that the BAF has lost in excess of 23 million credits-worth of equipment in this disaster.

If Captain Nelson had been in command instead of myself, I am certain that this catastrophy would never have occured. Therefore I, Commander Graham Harper, take full responsibility for this loss, and hence offer the resignation of my commission having brought shame upon the BAF. I await the Court-Marshall of Bretonia with a loaded pistol by my bedside......

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Sir Stanley Nelson




<span style="color:#000066">Charles Canning </span><span style="color:#000066"> Foreign Secretary</span>