Our last mission made a breach in Bretonia's defenses, the fighters squadrons cleaned the way to the LD-14. The York's patrols are out of range, and we got a chance to introduce a heavy ship near to the station. Our missions is to destroy any capital ship in our way to the LD-14, we are not going to count with the Katana Wing this time.
BRIEFING:
The destroyer Bakumatsu is leading the mission, a group of five very heavy fighters, chimaeras, are with it. Flying from Stokes Mining Station, 20 clicks above plane, to the LD-14, our mission is to destroy any Bretonia capital ship that we might spot. It is possible that our enemy is sending heavy support to the area, we expect several bombers and templars to be in our way.
We will not count with gunboat support, as they are fighting in the Leeds's front. We count on the Bakumatsu to handle with any capital ship, gunboat class or higher, and we count on the fighter squadron to take on any bomber and fighter which appear in our way.
STATUS:
ACCOMPLISHED
RESUME:
The company departed from Stokes at 1900 STM. It was conformed of the Kusari Destroyer [KNF]Bakumatsu, commanded by Chusa Hajime Hiroito. The fighters, chimaera class, commanded by the KNF pilots Shōi Fumio Takashi, Daii Uzo Yakuyo, the samurais Faythe Yamasaki, Jingasa and Genji Takiya. We counted with the assistance from a farmer pilot, Masamune Wakizashi.
We found minimal resistance in the begining. In the union of sectors E3, E4, D3 and D4, our scanners picked up a strong signal from below us. A small fleet from the BAF elite squadron was coming our way. The scanners showed a destroyer class ship within them, and a total of 4 Templar fighters.
Following the orders, the fighter squadron engaged the Templars, and the Bakumatsu opened fire over the BAF|HMS-Hammer Bretonia Destroyer. After a strong and close fight, the Bakumatsu beat his bretonian counterpart, and continued his way to the LD-14. Meanwhile, the fighter squadron was having a match against the bretonians. The Bakumatsu found two destroyers, of lower level than the Hammer, at 10 clicks from the LD-14, they were destroyed by him.
However, the fighter squadron was losing ships, when the Bakumatsu was retreating to Stokes, it was a three versus two fight, in our favor. But suddenly, from no where, a Bretonian gunboat appeared and took down one of our fighters by surprise. The Bakumatsu engaged it, and destroyed it quickly.
After a long fight, the fighter squadron was defeated, the escape pods were picked up by the Bakumatsu and the pilots returned to Stokes for medical treatment.
Here some pictures from the battle. Hammer's destruction, picture 1. Hammer's destruction, picture 2. Hammer's destruction, picture 3. Bretonia Gunboat
MISCELLANEOUS:
On its way back to Kyushu, the Bakumatsu was engaged by two Blood Dragon bombers. Defending Kusari's honor, it took them down in a quick maneuver. Blood Dragon Bomber 1. Blood Dragon Bomber 2.
