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To: Bowex InfoNet
From: Frank Blacksmith

Cambridge to New Berlin: Encounters with Pirates

The third, unhappy account of the travels of the Gordon.
Since the near disaster that was my trip through Omega 41 I had decided to be a little more cautious and stick to a safe transport run. I therefore picked the Cambridge to New Berlin run as both suitable and safe, and started trading.
I had done a few back and forths when I noticed a new ship had appeared in system, Spaceball-3. I proceeded through Omega 3 without incident, fortunately on the way to New berlin, and picked up engine components in New Berlin to take back to Cambridge, entering the Omega system I proceeded to the trade lane and entered Wilkes Ice Field.
There I finally met Spaceball-3, a gunship of some sort, liberty rogue I believe, with Corsair IFF and a Gaian fighter as his second. I immediately fired up the thrusters and powered towards the other trade lane. However almost immediately I was hit by a cruise disruptor (which was ineffectual mind you) and the trade lane was disabled by a missile or torpedo of some sort. He then demanded I halt and drop my cargo while the gain fighter flew in front of me, threatening to destroy me should I not comply.
Against these odds my freighter had no chance so I was forced to drop my cargo (luckily these were cheap Rheinland engine parts) and leave the system with my cargo bays empty. Entering Cambridge I immediately informed BAF fighters present there of the pirate's location and they swiftly moved to respond. I returned to the trade route, and going back through Omega 3 saw the BAF fighters driving away the pirates, who didn't even dare engage them in combat. Clearly our armed forces' abilities are as renowned amongst those pirates as they are in polite society.
Anyway, the small loss was quickly recouped and the Gordon returned to trading. She's currently docked in Cambridge while I take some leave and proceed to familiarise myself once again with the pubs and pretty girls. So here's to you chaps and Rule Bre...

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