<<Incoming Transmission>>
<<Source: West Point Academy>>
<<Sender ID: Lt. Cmdr. Rachel Baker>>
<<Target: Liberty Navy High Command>>
Rachel appears on the screen, sitting on some kind of bed, her uniform's right shoulder visibly torn open, a bandage wrapped around her forehead and her face blackened by soot.
"Sirs...while this report brings no Gun Camera footage, it brings some dark news...Today, I used the Lady Liberty to respond to calls for assistance from Secondary Fleet vessels in the Texas system, reporting a Rheinland incursion into our territory, upon my arrival I took command of the situation...or at least, I thought I did. It was not long before I located the Rheinland battlegroup, a group consisting of at least eight ships, two of which were Battleships...Eventually I got the Secondary Fleet vessels to come to my location...which was good, I thought maybe we would stand a chance...boy was I ever wrong...."
Rachel paused for a moment, taking a sip of water that was in a glass passed to her by somebody off screen, setting it down she began to speak again.
"As soon as the shooting started, the command I assumed I had over the Secondary Fleet vessels completely deteriorated, the Dreadnoughts I had been depending on using to keep the...superior firepower, of the Rheinlanders at bay with...almost immediately retreated from the battle, leaving the rest of our small counter-force to be annihilated by the swarm of Rheinland vessels, thankfully Ensign Stanford showed up and managed to call for Reinforcements...even though those came too late, at least they were summoned..."
Rachel pauses again, shaking her head and adjusting the bandage which had started to fall over her eyes.
"I do not know what fate the rest of the crewmembers of my Gunboat face. I myself would not have made it alive had a Mercenary nearby not tractored in my pod. If we have no control over Secondary Fleet vessels in situations like this...I honestly fear for the fate of our Republic. Battleships retreating in the face of heavy firepower? on our own turf? had the Rheinlanders not eventually been stopped, we could have just lost Texas! This...this was unacceptable, I know there is not much we can do regarding insubordination but...I feel this must be said...we were defeated in battle today, due to the insubordination of Secondary Fleet commanders. We were not even able to hold out long enough for our reinforcements to arrive, and from what I hear, those forces were wiped out as well...furthermore, it seems as though it was the Hellfire Legion, of all people! who wound up driving the Rheinlanders out...is this the state of our military Reserves? of our military as a whole?...how can we defend the Republic when such events are allowed to occur?!"
Rachel cringes slightly, letting out a soft sigh.
"I'm sorry...I just don't know what else to say...this situation is an outrage, and a disgrace to the Republic, many sailors and Commanders died today..and we could've just lost a territory...I am, it is safe to say...outraged by this turn of events...but, they say I should rest now...so..."
Rachel salutes the monitor, obviously pained by lifting her arm in salute. The screen slowly fades to black.
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