Bretonian Armed Forces Defense Intelligence Staff (DIS) (iRP) (AO)

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Opening report #2 by Ensign Daniel Arthur Haynes, dated March 18th, 818 A.S.

Today was not so glorious as my first day. Rather than meeting what can best be described as a deity's avatar, I was called to service against several Corsair fighters in New London. Myself, Ensign Rose McBride, Ensign Jack O'Neal, and Lieutenant Martin Bridge arrived to find two Benitez and a Luis something or other. They asked Rose for a little dance, shortly followed by some discussion of our various "moves". Before long the Lieutenant had charged into them and we started "dancing" in a manner involving somewhat more firepower than your average chorus line.

Ensign O'Neal crumpled under their fire, but I was able to save him just in time with a transfer of nanobots. Following that, the enemies turned their fire to Ensign McBride, and picked her apart. They then turned to me, but before long I finished dismantling one of the Benitez. I then proceeded to trade fire with Luis, almost wiping him out in a single chain of explosions from a vast group of mines around him. However, while informing reinforcements of our situation, my hull took a mini razor. Without any friendlies able to repair me, all their fire came towards me and before long I was destroyed by a mine.

I will note that there was great inefficiency in the command of this engagement. I had to remind Lieutenant Bridge to call a target, and later to pick a target that they could actually hit. Transfer of repair resources under fire could use a little work too, but most striking was the lack of coordination. The other ensigns appeared not to know to dodge when taking fire rather than trying to get a few extra hits in... nor even that a cruise disruptor could be used to detonate mines. I can hardly believe it even now.

I've read many patrol reports and detailed engagement logs. I may not be a tactician by trade, but I have analyzed a lot of data and may be able to help the other ensigns learn to work better as a team in group engagements. However, it is not normally the place of an Ensign to do such training.

Ensign Daniel Arthur Haynes, signing off.

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