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

[Markam]

Report of engagement file 43594AC

ID: Admiral of the York Fleet, John Redmond.

Keeping things short as usual, I recieved reports of a pack of uneducated and unwashed bandits some 20 clicks behind Planet Leeds, somewhere in that old smog cloud. I took command of a nearby Destroyer Invictus, fine ship if not a little weak on armour. I held some 10 clicks from the hostile group while I determined the threat level, blurring my view was a situation not quite as reported, some six ships, all red to my scanners. Revealed to me however was the fact that they were arguing, clearly the larger group of four were bullying the smaller group of two, a Hacker bomber and a Raven's talon mercenary with Junker IFF (bloody why they all showed as possibly dangerous). I, without escort in the sturdy old Invictus, declared that there was no fortune for those not brave, and charged the lot of them.

Quickly the situation exploded, quite literally. The two gunboats and two praetorians took to focusing fire on me. The Hacker chap and the Junker mercenary fortunately did not just bugger off, and seemed to assist me indirectly, good on them. The first chap to go down was a praetorian, silly bugger ran into his own torpedo, shouldn't use such explosive weapons if you can't live through them. I thought I had one of the gunboats with a well placed mortar round, but the explosion did not trigger a chain reaction and he was able to repair himself, nevertheless I did away with him soon enough, and then his other gunboat friend followed. The last praetorian was then quickly dispatched, probably lost heart as corsairs so easily do.

ATTACHED BATTLE LOG

I paid the Mercenary a paltry sum of one milion credits, though I technically saved his arse, he did stick about and did away with the corsairs with me, bit of honour with that chap. The Hacker took to comms with me, despite being enemies of sorts he was grateful for me saving his rear, and I requested that he should go easy on Bretonian trade, only time will tell if that ever happens, ha.