Had an eventful day today, with two sorties into Hamburg due to aggression from the Rheinlanders. The first mission, Captain Backus led our group which included Lt.Commander Casero, Lt.Ryback, Commander Robinson, Ensign Everson and I into Hamburg, while the Louisbourg and LPI Sergeant Maggard stayed behind in Hudson and New York respectively. On my personal comm and in the system channel of Texas, we intercepted a transmission from the RNC Valhalla that they have taken prisoners from Liberty. We pursued the ship into Hudson and later into Hamburg, our force consisting of bombers.
After a standoff, more Rheinland ships appeared including Daumann, the Military themselves, and others. With that, we fled, intending to flee the system, however, the Daumann pilot CD'ed me as he came out of the lane, and we were bogged down. I was forced to eject as my bomber was no match for the manuverable Wraths.
Much later in the day, I assumed command of a force consisting of Lt. Commander Casero, Lt.Commander Malrone, Lieutenant Kapinos, Ensign Everson and Guardian.059. LPI Sergeant Maggard and the Captains of the Brookstone and Greystone were also present. It was a quiet patrol, as I took California, Lt.Commander Malrone took Colorado and several of the junior ranks were engaged in training sessions. Everything turned sour when an apparent Rheinland Military spy named Raubvogel-[GER] arrived and sat near Manhattan.
A chase ensued with him apparently going near Rochester. Ensign Everson and the Brookstone were on his tail, and the rest of our forces were able to stop him at Fort Bush. We ordered him to leave Liberty through Texas. He complied until he hit Norfolk, mined the lane, and headed towards West Point. At that time, I ordered all ships to terminate this spy working for our enemies. The pursuit continued until he jumped to Texas and used his mine trick to slow us down.
I gave Lt.Commander Malrone permission to follow him into Bering and later into Hamburg as I followed him as well. The rest of our group held in Texas, where another Rheinland infiltrator in a bomber attacked the Brookstone. While that battle was commencing, Malrone and I found the Rheinlander near Planet Hamburg. I took on the spy myself, while Malrone took out the police vessels soon pooring out of the orbiting station and the planet itself. The dogfight was quick, and with the spy gone, we soon headed back to Liberty. The Rheinland bomber was also taken out and all threats were destroyed.
