I am lost for words. The tragedy of today has left not only my superiors, but also hundreds of civilians on Manhattan and Newark in a state of outrage. I watched the entire scene unfold from my stealthed vehicle.
It began with a cocky Hacker Gunship by name of "Liberating Liberty" waiting nearby a tradelane. He claimed to be waiting for the Battlecruiser SLICE, as if he believed he could tackle it alone. Sure enough, SLICE came to his bait, which turned out to be a trap. Half a dozen well-known pirates came to his assistance, and they assaulted the LABC.
The captain of the SLICE, for an unknown reason, took the fight to Manhattan's orbit. It had to travel a long way, as the Hacker Gunship had made a deliberate point to spring a trap far off from the planet. The battlecruiser fought bravely against it's assailants, all fighter and bomber class, but the gunboats were being engaged by the gunship. SLICE just couldn't land a definite hit until the LNS-Pacific, a Dreadnought, came into the fray.
It scattered the pirate forces, until the captain foolishly took the bait of the Gunship, as it taunted and prodded it away from the battle. This left an opening for the Ven'Gyr, a RANSEUR, to enter the system and pulverize the Pacific. SLICE was swarmed and destroyed. At this time, the LNS-Michigan, a Carrier, arrived and was immediately set upon by the mob. It fled to Newark, where it exploded, sending debris into the station and planet. Luckily, the only part of the Pacific, the engine, landed in the ocean.
I raise several issues here. The first, and most important, is that border capital ships should NEVER be withdrawn to deal with fighter and gunboat threats. You send more fighters and bombers. Doing this allows major capital ships, like the Ven'Gyr, access to our core systems!
The second is that you should NEVER commence battle in planetary orbit or around a base! The casualty reports are mounting, lawsuits against us being waged, and civilians revolting! The still-burning power core of the Michigan crashed into a populated Manhattan city, spoiling the water, but also leveling a city block when it exploded.
My scanner was jam-packed with recon information that I had just returned with when I witnessed the event. I got no information on the cataclysm, but what I saw..
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