SCRA Communications Centre

[Banza]

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Subject: Operation Winged Buffalo

Tag comrades!
Heinz reporting from 'Subject system'

Our subject is one of Border World system, far from control of any House. That is what makes this system lair of 'all kind'.

The system is actually split into two. One is composed of heavy dense ice/rock/something else asteroid field, which is part of the much larger Barrier Ice Field. From what I saw, this pass is mainly used for smugglers coming in or out of Liberty space. Scanners and navigational systems are limited in this sector of the Subject system, good enough for Ambush roles.

The other part of this system is in open space style, with three planets rotating around a star in the system, classified as a Green Dwarf.

1st planet - codenamed Purple - is a large hydrogen-helium gas giant. It has unusually large amounts of Nitrogen in the upper atmosphere, which glow purple when ionized by solar wind. Planet 'Purple' is orbited by five large moons, almost planet sized. Reason for large amount of moons is probably the massive 'Purple' gravity.
Purple moons:
1.2- codenamed - Yellow - is a seemingly ordinary, barren rock moon, composed of Silicates with deposits of various light metals with no atmosphere. Space surrounding Yellow is heavily radiated and produces strong electromagnetic interference preventing detailed analysis and exploration of the surface.
1.3- codenamed - Yellowish - has a trace atmosphere of Carbon Dioxide and Helium. The surface is mainly composed of Silica laced with iron oxides, indicating the moon had oxygeneted atmosphere at some point in the past. Given the relative youth of 'Subject system' star and significant gravity well of Yellowish, the atmosphere loss must have occurred very quickly, possibly the result of an extremely cataclysmic event.
1.4- codenamed - Vulcan - is a terrostrail moon with a thin atmosphere of Carbon Dioxide and Argon. The surface is scorching hot and mainly composed of Iron with deposits of Nickel. Vulcan is tide locked to the Purple, forcing the moon to forever face the 'Subject system' star.
1.5- codenamed - Vulcan Zwei - is a terrestrail moon with a thin atmosphere composed of nitrogen and krypton. Its frigid surface is composed of vast Copper deposits covered by layers of sodium oxide dust.
1.6- codenamed - Frozen - Intels unknow. Frozen is only moon with docking ring. Closer photos were unavable becouse heavy presence of IMG patrols. Unknow population.

2nd planet - codenamed - Mars - is a large, berren desert world with a trace atmosphere of krypton and xenon. The surface is frigid, and mainly composed of silicates with deposits of magnesium, aluminum, and other light metals. In the far orbit of Mars, we found an interesting phenomenon: an unstable jump hole.

3rd planet - codenamed - Blue - is a lush world that is seemingly ideal for human population, with vast seas and wide equatorial band of humid tropical terrain. In the orbit of Blue, we located a DSE base, codenamed Target XY. DSE is a well known Liberty company, specialized in building trade lanes, and docking rings. It is suspected that the Liberty company is building, or exploring possibility of building, docking rings and landing gears.

Subject system ice field, analysis:
A proper test for pilot navigational skills, and for scanners. Clear visibility is only 1 and a half Ks.
Inside the field, we found a dockable base, codenamed Target. Defenses on the stations are dozens of civilian turrets, protecting most of Targets angles.
The station is made by tree docking rings, which are connected to the main body of the Target.
Target isnt protect by any kind of weapon platforms, and Target turrets can deliver only limited damage to our attack vessels.

Population of Subject system is mainly IMG, DSE, Freelancers, Rogues, smugglers, and criminals.
We still haven't made contact with the Criminal codenamed 'Funny Walker'. Complete report about 'Funny Walker' can be expected in few days.

In additional, I am sending letters of Gdansk crew to their family onboard Starbase. I didnt have time to inspect every crew member letter, so that will be job for Starbase sensors.

Commanding officer, Lt. Commander Viktor Heinz

For the People!

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