Transmission to: Commodore Britanov, Lt. General
Comm ID: Major Bigeard, RAPS-Maidstone
Hail Commodore, General. My Marine Raider Battalion deployed onto Planet Crete today in assistance of Corsair Brotherhood internal security forces. I'll start from the begining.
The Maidstone has been offloading Helghast and Hellfire Legion Prisoners at FLEETHQ, Omega 52, for the past several days. Once the Helghast were offloaded, the specialized equipment used to recreate their "special" atmosphere was transferred to storange, and HQ Company of my Battalion was loaded aboard. It was at that point we recieved a transmission from the Intelligence Gunboat Victory, at Strongpoint Gamma.
They'd recieved a signal while at Strongpoint Yankee, requesting their assistance in combating a Helfire Legion fighter group in Omicron Gamma. Lt. Commander Ares, and the Phantoms Onyx and Glock were under attack by a group of three fighters. They'd have certainly had no trouble dispatching them, but their was reports of an HF Gunboat advancing towards them through the Unknown system.
Victory moved to intercept, and nearly destroyed the hostile GB in close orbit over Crete, when, incredibly, the Outcast tagged gunboat landed on the planet. Victory turned back to the fighter engagement, ad slung a few missles into the fray. As one, and then another of the HF fighters were dispatched, the HF Gunboat launched from the Planet, spitting fire into the Victory's teeth. Unfortunatly for the HF, it's weaponry was sadly outdated, and with some minor help from a nearby corsair gunboat named Blue_Beard, the HF was blown to hell and beyond.
The remaining HF fighter was dispatched, and the Victory offered assistance in rooting out the HF cell on Crete. Due to TBH's hostile status with HF, their offer was quickly accepted by a Brotherhood Osiris. A call went out to the Maidstone for Marine assistance, and we proceeded with all haste to Strongpoint Gamma.
Lt. Commander Ares pulled in several of his contacts on the planet, and checked into the local spaceport. After ~30 mins of stealthy recon, and with help from orbiting ships, the HF enclave was discovered. Ares' men blew up some fuel for a small distraction, while 150 marines deployed from orbit. Dropships landed directly in the middle of the already disoriented Alliance camp, and laid in with a vengeance. Casualties were light, although 1st/2nd/Bravo Coy was killed in a secondary explosion from a fuel dump. Aside from the ten of that squad, three more were killed, and eleven wounded to varying degrees. Eighteen prisoners were taken, and have been handed over to the local Intelligence section for questioning. We estimate several hundred were killed, although a complete counting will be impossible, as the site was cleared from orbit as soon as we'd withdrawn.
I'd like to thank Commander Ares and his troops for causing enough of a distraction to allow us to land unnopposed, and for guiding us into the site. I'd also like to reccomend Master Corporal MacDougal and Lance Corporal Sheer for posthumous bravery medals, video images attached.
Jack Handey Wrote:I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.
