Reynold Fletcher

[Erios]

****Incoming Update****
****Shakedown Cruise****
***Appending Ship Information***

Written report on Shakedown Cruise of the LNS Bastion by Captain Reynold Fletcher

We launched from Norfolk Shipyards without issue and proceded on course to our scheduled patrol into the Texas system. We ran into several civilian ships throughout Texas as we passed by each patrol point. After a complete run through all the lanes in Texas, we returned to the New York system. Immediately after entering the system, Andrew, my Chief S&C Officer reported that we received several communiques from random parties.

We set course for Manhattan and did not detect any vessels until we arrived in near orbit. A Outcast Gunship with the callsign of Chris.Redfield. X I did not particularily believe his claims of innoence, there is a shipwide series ban on the Outcasts after all. However before I could deal with him a trader's SOS required my attention. We then intercepted a lane hacker gunship between West Point and Manhattan that was suspected to be involved in the piracy. X

We engaged the vessel after it was obvious it did not intend to surrender. We had the upper hand X until the pirate vessel received reinforcements from an outcast gunship and a bomber. X

From there the situation severely detoriated. Although at one point the Mercenary Chris.Redfield flew by, but decided not to engage for either party. X I believe that the tides could of been turned if he had assisted us, but obviously he failed to prove his loyalty to the navy.

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Finally a large explosion X took out our main power supply and we lost all power, including emergency. Luckily our engineers restored power after what seemed to be an eternity. Apparently the pirate vessels had assumed we had been destroyed. After restoring aux propulsion X we limped to Norfolk for repairs.

Unfortunately the pirates continued to ravage New York. X

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