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TO: Defence Division and ALL Guild Members
FROM: Acting Director Nickolas Hargreaves
RE: Defence Statement

First of all, let me thank the GuildMaster Peter Barrington, as well as the rest of the directing board for giving me the opportunity to command and coordinate the defence forces of the IMG during this time of hardship. I cannot begin to describe how honoured I am to be given this elite position within the guild. However, with this position comes a lot of work that requires immediate attention, so unfortunately this speech of mine has to be cut short to get down to the chase..

From our most recent defence reports, it is most evident that Outcast activity (particularly in the Tau 23 system) has in fact increased greater than original reconnaissance crews estimated. Recent figures suggest that activities around Cali Base have risen drastically, to over triple that of our own around Java. With our current defence training and number of fighter pilots stationed in the system, we may not be able to hold off a full scale assault on Java, should the Outcasts obtain enough resources to do so. So far the Colonial Remnant have been able to support us in the majority of our engagements, but we should not use their great charity to the point where we are constantly dependant on their forces to adequately defend our bases.

It is with this information that I request all IMG stations to help with the defence of Java station in any way possible. As I speak, reserve craft from our less frequented stations are travelling to the Taus in attempt to ward off this threat. Furthermore, I am currently creating with the help of senior fighter jocks as well as Mr. Barrington himself, a draft offering advice and guidelines on fighter tactics and roles, as well as information on formations, doctrines and loadouts reccomended under certain situations. Finally, I have ordered the construction of a new capital ship to further protect our space, using steel and other alloys derived from our own miners and smelted by our great South Sheilds Refinery. It is of my belief that these initiatives will help give us an edge over the Outcasts. However, it will take some time until these projects are fully realised.

Not only will the defence draft take time to complete, publish, standardise and then train pilots on, funds allocated for the construction of new ships are low, and completion is expected to take weeks. It is with this knowledge that I reccomend all IMG craft not to attack hostile vessels unless it is absolutely neccesary. It is also advised not to provoke enemies into engaging whilst in close proximity to our own bases and transport craft. We currently do not have the resources to continually replace ships and pilots lost from battle, so our future fights have to be chosen carefully, cautiously and out of neccesity.

Over these past weeks, we have been able to valiantly defend our stations in the Taus with a loyalty and ferocity feared by the Outcasts. Soon, the tide of this situation will turn, and we, the Independent Miners Guild, will flush them from our space in which they will never return.

This is Acting Director Nickolas Hargreaves, out.

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