Transmit to: Grand Admiral McIntosh, High Chancelllor Aeon
Transmit from: Captain Janath, RACS-Protreptic
Greetings my lords,
Tonight I again engaged two [CR] vessels, the [CR]Cancerian, who i believe had newly boughten a Large Train, and [CR]Apollo again, after his lucky escape last night, both in Cambridge.
Long range sensors had showed that the Cancerian was in the Newcastle system, and with the help of an unidentified vessel, we were able to determine it was a trader.
I met the Cancerian at Scarborugh station, and i attempted to engage it, but the train got away through the trade lanes.
we pursued all the way to planet Cambridge, with the police disrupting our cruises and slowing us down in general the whole way, where they refused to launch from the surface and buy the Cardamine we offered in return for staying alive. Take note that several times during the chase the Protreptic came close to the destruction of the Cancerian, but quick action on the part of the pilot always brought the shields up quickly. it seems these [CR] keep a very healthy supply indeed of shield batteries and nanobots.
It was at that point that the [CR]Apollo emerged from the planet and we proceeded to have a brief engagement in which i was able to continuously strip his shields, but they would get recharged. After several minutes, the Apollo ran for its life, into the trade lane to Battleship Norfolk. when i attempted to follow, the police destroyed the trade lane ring nearest the planet and i was forced to cruise.
After returning into the orbit around the planet, the Apollo came back from its respite and ran into the Cambridge research institute, where it hid out while i proceeded to bombard the station.
He then made a mad dash for the planet and refused to come out again.
At that point i made new heading for Cadiz base, the omega-5 system, where we resupplied and refueled.
Most unfortunatly, i was unable to destroy either vessel, as again, both showed their adeptness at running quicky, aided by the police disrupting our cruise attempts.
Our stock of cruise disruptors have been replenished, and the weaponry on the Protreptic will be undergoing a major overhaul, as recent actions have shown our inability to unload a large enough amount of power through the current weapons systems, but enough yet to heavily damage the enemy.
