Bretonian Armed Forces Defense Intelligence Staff (DIS) (iRP) (AO)

[MrHeadphones]

---Incoming Transmission---
---Sender ID: Lt. Robert Jones---
---Subject: Events of today, or "Are red hessians really bad people?"---
Well now, we had quite the fleet out today when I came on duty. Carter and I were given a simple task: Take care of a pair of corsair Praetorians attacking traders in Omega-3. The corsairs turned out to be some of that [OPG] rabble, and we each took one of them. I managed to destroy one, before helping Carter with his. Although we didn't manage to destroy it ourselves, we managed to disable its control system while it happened to be pointing at Omega-3's sun. So: BAF:2, corsairs:0. After rearming on the freeport, we found a Hessian within the no fire zone: [RHA]Shimada.Kambei. However, we also found a corsair just outside the no fire zone. We rushed the corsair, and it entered the no fire zone. After some insults on both sides, the corsair decided to leave the no fire zone and take us on. He was a skilled pilot, but it didn't end well. His tactic of using nova torpedoes was, unfortunately successful, as he hit me while my shields were down. However, thanks to my double edged luck, he was 5m away at the time, with his shields down, and so the obvious happened. I am reporting the loss of my Templar and also making a suggestion that we arm our escape pods with a light laser or two, since despite seeing his pod and him, I was unable to use anything more vicious than a derogatory hand gesture and some mouthed insults. BAF: 3, Corsairs: 1. Carter dropped my pod on the freeport and since there were no Templars available, I sent for Hawkins to bring over my Challenger. He picked me up swiftly and we continued our banter with the hessian, who had remained in the no fire zone. Somehow, one of the corsairs who we had destroyed in the first battle had found himself a new ship. He was running around in Cambridge and I was sent to cut him off, since I was the only one armed with a CD. He jumped to Omega-3, just as I reached the hole. I decided not to engage, and merely chase him out. Naturally, he ran straight for the freeport no fire zone. As we neared the freeport, I was forced to break the no fire zone rulings, although I believe I had a good reason. No, I wasn't shooting at the corsair, I was shooting at the rather large and angry nomad which had arrived. It was approximately cruiser sized, with comparable weapons systems. The corsair, Carter and the Hessians all formed a temporary truce and attacked the monstrosity. The corsair was quickly taken down, leaving me as the only bomber around. We sent for reinforcements, as did the hessians. Another hessian arrived, along with Lt.Williams. The call for reinforcements also reached the Iron Duke and the Sovereign. However, by the time they had fully equipped themselves, the battle was already over, the nomad apparently being allergic to my SN cannon. I think I managed the final shot, although I'm not sure and it was very much a team effort.
---sortie reports---
1 BAF templar, lost
4 corsair Praetorians, destroyed (one while fighting the nomad)
1 Extra large portion of bright blue sushi, SN cooked to perfection
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http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr90/Si...n/screen172.jpg
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr90/Si...n/screen173.jpg (as you can see, some ensign stuck an annoying sticker on the pod guncam)
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