Origin: Battle Strausberg, New Berlin System.
Ship: Wraith - 90-ARKM-N45
Formation members: None - solo patrol
Report begins:
Patrol began off of Bonn Station. A complete patrol of the New Berlin system was conducted. No cargo or enemy traffic to report. Patrol continued to Hamnurg system.
Encountered IC Freighter Solaria.Taake as it passed Planet Hamburg. I hailed the captain and requested their engine be cut to zero for inspection. The captain complied but had some impolite comments for the Rheinland native tongue. Ship was loaded with Superconductors. As I began to question the captain about point of origin and destination she became agitated. This along with the captain's tone raised my suspicion. I requested the captain dock at Hamburg, drop cargo or return to the Hudson jump gate. The Solaria.Taake chose to return to Hudson. I escorted the ship to the gate and remained on patrol at the facility to ensure she did not return.
Six Unioner fighters engaged me at that location. I had no choice to engaged as they had disrupted the trade lane back to Hamburg. They were of minimal skill and were handled quickly. A course was then plotted for Hamburg where an additional 4 Unioner fighters were harassing the dock master at the docking ring facility. I attempted to communicate a cease order to their formation but it was ignored. I engaged and destroyed all 4 vessels.
Patrol continued to Altoona Station where I intended to dock to refuel and refit. The station was under attack by 4 Unioner fighters. I immediately engaged and destroyed the aggressors. I then docked with Altoona.
During my layover at Altoona reports began to come in of a LN fleet massing on the other side of the Hudson gate. Multiple vessels in Hamburg system continued to relay these reports. it is important to note that I did not encounter any Liberty Forces at any time. Continued observation of communications once I had relaunched demonstrated that the LN forces had rerouted to Texas system. Multiple inbound craft via the Hudson gate reported this information.
I conducted inspection of the IC ID'd freighter The_Black_Pearl. The captain was cooperative and polite. The ship was en route to Bonn Station.
Course was plotted for the new Berlin system. Patrol completed and re-docked with Battleship Strausberg.