SCRA Communications Centre

[Capt. Henry Morgan]

From: Lt. Cmdr. Robert Thacker

Comrades, I return home with more information about our enemies. After undocking from Zhukovsky, I took the Saratov to Omicron Gamma, intending to gather more information on the Corsairs. It was a risky proposition, but I believe the information was well worth the risk. I will break down my observations by system.

Flying through Gamma, I was unable to collect much information, due to the heavy Corsair presence. I did get images from a distance of Planet Crete, and a Corsair base of unknown function. It appeared to be based on an asteroid, expanded with man-made structures.

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When one Corsair vessel got close enough to pursue me, I gave the order to fly through a nearby Jump Hole, to the Omicron-91 system, in hopes of losing our pursuers.

Upon arriving in the Omicron-91 system, we came under immediate fire from a Corsair battleship. Understandably, we withdrew from the battleship as fast as we could. It had dispatched a lone Titan-class fighter who demanded that I depart imediately from the system. He seemed intimidated by stories he heard about our combat prowess, and was not too keen on actually engaging me. He informed me that the system was a Corsair Guard system. I promised him that I would leave. He offered to escort me. Since he was already following me anyway, I told him he could provided he left me after I went through the Jump Hole. Amazingly, he held to his word. I sent him a copy of the Communist Manifesto, and bid him to read and consider it before I left the system. From there, I found myself in the Omicron-93 system.

The Omicron-93 system, amazing enough, appeared to be completely empty. My scouting of the system failed to turn up so much as an asteroid, let alone any man-made structures. After determining to the best of my ability that the system was empty, I moved on to the Omicron-96 system. It appeared much the same. Again, I found no natural or man-made structures of any kind.

Finally, I found myself in the Omicron-94 system. Unlike the previous two systems, 94 is fully developed by the Corsairs. The first base I found was Thira Colony, a civilian structure dug into an asteroid. Near that was a sensor satellite that no doubt warned the Corsairs of my presence. I saw no point in avoiding it, since the Corsairs already knew I was in the area anyway. All I could do was complete my scans and leave as fast as possible.

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After leaving the area, I made my way to the next planet over to see if there were any structures built there. I found Syros Shipyard. It was a sizable facility, and I noted that there was an incomplete Corsair Cruiser in one of the docks. From that I would assume that this facility is responsible for a fair portion of the Corsair fleet.

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From there, I spotted another structure in the distance. Moving in to investigate, I found a large refueling platform, with an Osiris-class Battleship nearby.

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Knowing that I had taken enough of a risk already staying as long as I did, I made my way towards the Omicron Gamma Jump Hole. On the way there, though, I detected one more structure on our scanners. I moved in and got a scan of it. It appears to be an asteroid outpost.

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From there, I went back to the Omicron Gamma. I had expected fierce resistance as I made my way back towards home, so I was surprised when I didn't meet a single Corsair ship. About halfway through Gamma, I found out why. A Bounty Hunter had flown into the system and stirred up the entire system against him. I used the distraction to quietly make my way into Omega-41. From there, the trip went smoothly, and I made it back to Omega-52 without incident.

Lieutenant Commander Robert Thacker

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