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Sender ID: Kyu Tsukuda
Subject: Dublin Battle/Trap in Leeds

[color=#FFFFFF]Today was a moderate success. Commandante Rhade, General Xu, and I launched our Insurgents to investigate Gallic ships in Bretonia. Nothing happened until we patroled Dublin, where we came across Admiral Davis of the BAF. We barely had time to exchange snide remarks, an RNS Cruiser decided to make an appearence. It wasn't for long, as he cloaked when we chased him. We focused our attention on the BAF when another Gallic gunboat crashed the party. This time, he didn't get away without a fight. First the BAF engaged, but their pitiful attempts at scrapping a gunboat were met with heavy damage. The Gallic needed to be brought down, so we engaged beside the Bretonians. Our part in the fight only lasted until more BAF fighters showed up. Even with the 5:1 numbers, the Bretonians couldn't take down the Gallic who eventually escaped. They then focused their sights on the Mollys who showed up. Once again, we played the heros and tried to fend off the BAF. This resulted in the death of one of their fighters and two Molly gunships. Because General Xu had to escape in the middle of the fight, Commandante Rhade, a Molly, and I fought our way to Omega-49 where we met Lt. Novikov. As we escaped through Omega-49, Commandante Rhade held off and destroyed Admiral Divas so the two of us could escape. All of us made it back home in one piece.

Shortly after sitting down on Gorodok, Commandante Rhade told me about a Nomad who contacted him with threats. To be safe, we gathered a strike team to send it back into the depths of space. It wasn't until we reached Leeds when we saw that we walked right into a trap waiting to be sprung. Long range scanners counted 11 ships at the end of the escape including a Nomad, BHG, BAF, MM, GRP, and many Reavers. Taking our chance between hostile patrols, we withdrew through Cambridge to Omega-5 and back home.

The Mollys also seem convinced that we had a NAP with the Gallics. We should clear things up with them before they think something worse.

Attached are guncams forwarded from Commandante Rhade's ship.

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