To: SCRA
CC: Red Hessians
Comm. ID: Commodore Adrian 'Ares' o Jovem
Subject: Counter-Revolutionary Invasion Thwarted
Thought of the Day: Revolution Begins At Home
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My kith and kin in the Corsairs, led by what would appear to be the Brotherhood's flagship, the Artemis, presumably commanded by Elder Juan Montoya, attempted to mount an invasion of our home, Omega 52 today.
Thanks to our revolutionary listening posts, we picked up on the movements of one of the biggest Corsair fleets mustered since their failed invasion of Rheinland. At least a dozen enemy vessels, including Titans, multiple gunboats and several bombers were led by the Artemis.
After I conducted some quick reconnaissance into Omega 5, spying the fleet with my own eyes right next to the jumphole, I returned to base and contacted sympathetic Rheinlanders on Ronneburg to converge on the enemy with a pinceer movement.
Our fighter brigades quickly took to the skies, the following pilots taking part, along with myself, in the ensuing battles:
Lieutenant Commander Zarevo Kaputski, acting as my XO and tactical officer
Lieutenant Commander Abdul Muhadrem
Lieutenant Commander Yue Fei
Lieutenant Timor Khruschev
Lieutenant Guang Jie
Sub-Lieutenant Vladislav Zharov
The Red Hessians, providing an anvil on which our hammer could crush the enemy, provided an adept squadron of combatants too.
The enemy pushed into Omega 52 as expected, engaging those of us who had already arrived. I ordered a fighting retreat to Cape Verde, knowing that her turrets would allow us a defendable position in order to buy time for the flanking Hessian forces to arrive. As we did so, we lost a bomber, piloted bravely by Lieutenant Commander Muhadrem.
As the Hessians arrived, we focused fire on the enemy flagship, the Artemis, causing it to pull back to Omega 5, heavily damaged.
We then moved onto the many, missile-armed gunboats which plagued us. We lost Yue Fei's fighter in the chaos, only just managing to retrieve her pod as I luckily finished a gunboat. I began to draw fire, my bomber being decompressed and neutralised by enemy Titans, but I was fortunately saved from being taken captive thanks to the timely assault of Lieutenant Commander Kaputski against Skyelius of the Brotherhood.
From Cape Verde's command deck, also known as Kalashnikov's Bar, I managed to watch the rest of the battle. Kaputski, with the help of the others, cut a swathe through the enemy vessels, tearing the invading fleet apart. Note that without the assistance of the Hessians, this would not have been possible.
As Kaputski continued to rack his kill count up, I ordered any spare bombers to chase down the fleeing Artemis. The Hessians were much more than happy to oblige, catching her out in Omega 5, voiding many of her decks and taking her out of battlefield service for quite some time, I imagine.
With Omega 52 safe, the stragglers being picked off by our courageous revolutionaries and our Hessian comrades, we quickly planned a counter-offensive on Cadiz, after some quick repairs and first-aid.
Here, Sub-Lieutenant Zharov would show great aptitude in fighter combat, as would our other pilots. We, along with the Ronneburg-based Hessians, led by the Red Hessian Army, were able to rout a pair of Bretonian advance skirmishers whilst dealing with what remained of the previously massive Corsair fleet.
Our fighter and bomber squadrons were able to fire multiple torpedo and antimatter volleys at Cadiz itself, causing significant structural damage that could possibly only be surpassed by sustained bombardment or specialised siege weaponry.
A solid victory for the revolution, with conspicuous valour from all involved. Lieutenant Commanders Abdul Muhadrem and Yue Fei are to both receive a Wound Stripe for injuries sustained defending against invading contras. Lieutenant Commander Zarevo Kaputski is to receive an honourable mention for ace piloting and tactical acumen.
All pilots involved, including our Hessian comrades, should they wish to accept it, are to receive the Omega Front Badge decoration, for actions in defending the front in the Omegas from a large force of hostiles.
Well done, pilots, you did the people proud out there.
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