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++Source++ Gefreiter Erwin Helge
+Subject+ Texas Reconnaissance Operation

Guten Abend Kommandant,
This is Gefreiter Erwin Helge reporting in from the recon mission undertaken in the Texas system.

The Mission commander was:
Leutnant Lenora Schneider

Other participants Included:
Oberfeldwebel Tanja Voelkel
Hauptgefreiter Leon Fischer
Gefreiter Erwin Helge

My first activities of the day involved my daily benedictions to the Gottkanzler and the destruction of a Hessian vessel with the aid of Leutnant Schneider. It happened in New Berlin, I got word of a Hessian vessel escaping from the Stuttgart Jumpgate into my current patrol zone. By the time I arrived on the scene Leutnant Schneider was already under attack by the scoundrel. While Frau Schneider had the situation under control, I was asked to help to hasten the demise of the fowl menace. I quickly gave a prayer to the Gottkanzler and made the symbol of his might across my chest. I knew he would bless us this day, but to what extent I was unsure. The combined fire power of our Wraiths ended the Hessian pilot, once the area was secured we continued on our designated patrols. Until it was time to start our Texas recon operation.

The reconnaissance to Texas would prove very fruitful, but fraught with peril. I had a bad feeling about it from the begging, and only calmed myself with another prayer to the Gottkanzler. I repeated a few phrases of his words over the group channel in an attempt to calm myself and offer his strength to the rest of the members on the mission. We proceeded through the Bering system, into the Texas Jumpgate. Once we arrived in Texas the squad formed up and headed to a high plane on the galactic orientation. Our main objective as far as I knew was to get photos of the Prison station LPI Sugarland. Once we reached our target I was ordered to swoop in like the eagle vestige that represents our mighty nation, and secure all the photographic evidence I could. The photos I took are as follows. The last one is a photo of the station LPI huntsville.






Once we accomplished our task at Sugarland we headed towards Huntsville. This station was very close to Planet Houston, and was the most dangerous assignment. Frau Voelkel, and myself had been tasked with sneaking around behind the planet and taking photos. As we made our approach the LN must have picked up our ships, along with Leutnant Scheinder and her escort. Oberfeldwebel Voelkel ordered me to return to the Leutnants position and aid her with any LN contacts while she gathered images of Huntsville. Luckily she was speedy in her photography and was able to rejoin me soon after I left the Houston's orbit. Once in space the LN found Voelkel and myself as we tried to rejoin with Frau Scheinder. Through my own lax combat doctrine the Libertonians hit my ship with a cruise disruptor.

At that moment I prayed harder then I have in a very long time. I knew this wouldn't end well, and without the divine aid from the Gottkanzler I would probably be dead and the information I held lost to space.

We encountered LN Zander, LN Robinson, and LN Starlight. There was a TLG gunboat on stand by, but the Piloten Zander ordered it to stand down.

It was very strange, there was a small calm. A slight pause in reality, the hard turn I made to bring my sights on the enemy seemed to happen in slow motion as my vision went past the system's sun. I could almost feel it's warmth on my face, and for those seconds I was in complete calm. I felt the might of the Gottkanzler fill my arms, and I knew he would give his blessing to the the rest of the squad and myself. I was shocked back into the now as the first bolt of plasma careened past my ship. It was followed by hundreds more, it was clear the Libertonians knew I had valuable information. I became the target of all our enemies, and as I breath it was a miracle I was able to evade their fire as long as I did. But the battle took it's toll. I was given a resupply of Nano Robots by other members on the mission. After an intense fight the LN pilot Starlight was taken out. We split our remain forces against Robinson and Zander. The battle raged for a long time, and more Libertonians arrived. Leutnant Scheinder ordered me to disengage and return to the Westfalen with the proof. I did as I was ordered and made it safely to the Battleship. In a slow but tactical maneuver the rest of the squad retreated as the LN pilots also retreated.

We had all made it back in one piece, Gottkanzler be praised I say. For it was him I know that protected us on this mission.
That is all I have for my report, I'm sure the Leutnant will elaborate further on the battle.
Gefreiter Erwin Helge signing off.

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