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To: Bowex InfoNet servers.
From: Peter Brown.
CC: Ore and convoys.

This report begins with yesterday and the day before's events. The BES-Bramall has run two circular routes from Tau 31 to Munich and back again.

The first of these routes was... Eventful to say the least. I had just loaded on a half-cargo of Super Alloy, in order to proceed to the Dublin system to meet the BMM-Ipswitch[M]. Upon meeting with the miner, the ore was loaded on and I could proceed. A sum of $25,500,000 was transferred to BMM's accounts. Unfortunately, there were no other ships in the area, and no escort fighters present, so I was forced to go it alone - but carefully. Cargo manifest and crew count (including myself) were as follows:

As I travelled through the Cambridge system, I actually ran into a Golden Chrysanthemum Pirate Transport called Meiri at the Battleship Norfolk. Although worried at first, I discovered she bore good will towards Bowex. When I described how dangerous the Omegas were, she offered to scout ahead for me, and promptly took a bullet in the form of two Corsair gunboats that had been lurking at the Cambridge jump gate. I thanked her for her services, then diverted for a 'back road', invalidating my insurance in the process.

The way to Rhienland was otherwise clear, with even the hellhole of Omega 7 remaining quiet. After the drop-off, I netted a tidy profit for the Combine, and returned to Bretonia with a consignment of toys for the Harris garrison. The return journey was equally clear, which was surprising.

My second run was yesterday, and again involved a half-load of Gold Ore. Upon my return from Tau 31, I moved to the Dublin system in order to procure more ore. I found a source in the BMM miner, -MiXeR-, who settled for selling his ore at 8 thousand credits per unit, costing the company a sum of $17,600,000. I supplemented the Ore with a shipment of refined gold; cargo manifest and crew count as follows:

For this trip, a convoy was formed, consisting of myself and fellow Shetland Bowex)Empress.Matilda, the Bowex Shire Monitor, Interspace aligned Advanced Train -NeXoR- and finally, the escort Eagle Romeo.Mestieri.

The entire shipment was quiet, with Mr. Romeo executing the job with professionalism and skill. Upon reaching Munich, he clocked off for the night, apparently to chase some Rhienlandic females. While I can't commend his choice in women, I will praise his role as a security officer to no end. The convoy returned alone, with the Monitor acting as our vanguard. All was quiet until Omega 3.

The Junker Pirate Transport Wilson.Small cut a lane ahead of the main body of the convoy. Being a rather suspicious fellow, the captain of the Monitor had decided to forgo the lanes, and cruise to the Cambridge jumpgate via open space. Upon catching the errant Shire on the edge of his radar, Wilson immediately set off to chase it down. That's right. The pirate completely ignored two Shetlands and an Advanced Train in order to chase down a Shire.

Bowex)Empress.Matilda: Now just to get this straight. This Junker let all us basically unarmed traders go just to challenge the most heavily armed
Bowex)Empress.Matilda: ship of the convoy?
Bowex)Bramall: I know.. Something seems a bit fishy there.
Bowex)Bramall: Probably his brain.

Indeed, Mr. Small's frontal lobes appeared to be adhering to his name. The encounter ended predictably, with the Junker fleeing from the Monitor's wrath, on fire. From this point on, it was plain sailing. There were no contacts until the convoy came to it's destination. In this case, the invaluable and highly praised Monitor and the -NeXoR- ended their trip on the military garrison of Planet Leeds, while myself and the Empress continued to the McDuff and the Harris garrison.

That concludes my report. Safe travels!
~Brown.

Attached files:

Pictured, left to right: BES-Empress Matilda, Monitor, BES-Bramall.
Out of picture: Romeo.Mestieri, -NeXoR-.

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