Comm-ID: Sub lt. Alvin Katz
Destination: SCRA Command
Dawn patrol proceeded flawlessly, despite communications problems with my Partisan.
I have continued my pursuit of a possible counter-agent to the Keepers-Wilde mind control, and have secured some good leads that might develop.
Following an Archivists advice I made contact with an old Junker, who seemed amused at my requests. He referred me on to others... but the trail seems stale. I will pursue another avenue in the future.
I encountered two Kusari gunboats operating a siege in the Leeds system, it appears that the Kusari are foolish enough to allow their gunboats out of their home-territories without a fighter escort.
I decided, for a safety matter, to drop to a low planer altitude and play upon the Kusari Commander's lack of experience with the SCRA, posing as a gunboat, and convincing a terrified local vessel to co-operate by screaming blue murder about it into the open frequency. Both Kusari vessels appeared to withdraw as a result of this, though I doubt I can take credit for that.
What I can, however, take credit for is the encounter with one [OPG-M]fear... Who was prowling the trade lanes at the time of the Kusari retreat.
A simple broadcast of "Chicken" over my open comm. Had the gnat running for the nearest jump gate, brown-shorting it the entire way.
Not a bad score, two gunboats and a OPG-M retreating from a Partisan... I think our reputation has preceded us, Comrades.
My patrol concluded with a rather uneventful return journey to Omega-52.
My Partisan performed extremely well, despite communication's problems, and I didn't have to return to base for repairs the entire patrol.
I think she has earned a Paper Tiger, maybe my Kusari friends would be kind enough to send me one if I asked?
A round of Vodka, on me for my first uninterrupted Solo Point-to-point patrol.
Message Send...
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Success
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ADDENDUM TO REPORT
Comrade Petrov required assistance in breaking though an OPG blockade in O-5. Being the only alert officer on station, I agreed to assist. Offering to fly through the Jump hole and draw fire from the good Comrade, while he set out on his patrol.
Technical issues meant that Comrade Petrov arrived first, where he made a successful breach of the blockade. I followed and headed for the center of the system, issuing an open challenge to all pirates in the area to meet me at the Hoffman Hole for a duel if they were so inclined.
All Five of the Pirates in the system fled. And the Osiris class warship they sent to the area, chose to pointedly avoid my position, preferring to communicate with a Gaian than face the wrath of my formidable Partisan fighter...
Permission requested to Christen my fighter "Paper Tiger" in honour of this rather amusing day.
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