Message to: RHA
Comm ID: Oberst Kaspar Meisnerr
Location: Northeim Base, Omega-54
I have just completed the inspection of our latest equipment onboard Northeim. After reviewing the technical specifications of the modified spacecraft our brilliant engineers have bestowed us with, I was invited to join with a few of our pilots in a hunt for a few of those incessant Bounty Hunters in Omega-15. I myself took the newly upgraded Komet (now a Thor Bomber) out for a spin, and together with pilots Streithorst and Romer our group managed to obliterate no less than four Bounty Hunter ships (a gunboat, a cruiser, a battleship and a bomber) without incurring any losses in ships or equipment.
I am pleased to inform you, gentlemen, that the improvements to our premiere fighters and bombers finally brought them up to specifications. You know what this means: that our reliance on Outcast weaponry is now a thing of the past, and we can move on towards greater deployment as our own industies have the capacity to take over the task of fulfilling our battlefield needs.
This dramatic improvement also brings forward a change in tactics: all our standard (shared) bombers equipped with the Inferno Cannon will have it dismounted and replaced with a Nova Torpedo Launcher or a Train Cruise Disruptor. In addition to that, the Series ZX Borderworlds Bomber "Falcata" is no longer going to be considered the standard bomber of the RHA. The RH-GM82 "Thor" has recieved significant engine and reactor upgrades, as well as a redesigned fuselage - it is now our first choice bomber. Pilots are encouraged to requisition a "Thor" as soon as possible.
In addition to that: As I informed you several months earlier, our gunboat project has finally come to a close. The prototypes were more than successful, and the first RH-GM110 "Heimdall" gunship was commissioned on schedule as planned. Since then Wolfsburg has worked around the clock to meet the demand for these heavy fire support vessels, and we have been awarded four of those from the newest batch. The Tiger, Ostwind and Leopard-II have already been outfitted and transferred to our command. Authorised personnel are to refer to our secure comms for the command codes.
New training protocols shall be introduced so that you can familiarise yourself with all the weaponry now at our disposal. The training fields around Northeim are ready to accomodate you at any time. Use it, the ability to fight in diverse environmental conditions will become invaluable as our war against the Corsairs progresses in our favour.
To all those that are concerned about the status of our relations with Liberty, as well as the explicit orders prohibiting fire against any Coalition vessels: Revolutionary High Command is preparing an official announcement. Expect it soon.
I myself will be completing the paperwork involved with all these new changes, however expect me in space and by your side soon and ready to fight our enemies with full strength. Rheinland will prevail!
