Gallic Royal Navy Transmission Center (iRP) (FO)

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ID: Margrave Blaise Mersenne, Marshal d'Armee Navalle
ENREGISTREMENT: GRN-3305-81-C
ORIGINE: Gap Station
DESTINATION: Sieges Sociaux
CHIFFRAGE: Securite-S

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This is Margrave Blaise Mersenne, submitting an action report for the 17th of Juillet, 743 A.G.S.


A naval operation was conducted within Lanquedoc in order to gauge the mustering and response times of His Majesty's Royal Navy. On-hand was the RNS Acre and the RNS Sylvana, along with an escort detachment comprised of combined Naval and Police fighter-craft; the task force transited through checkpoints in Burgundy and Dauphine to ensure that the fleet's coherence was maintained until we reached the targeted operation zone. Upon arrival to Lanquedoc, we were met with a single Agama-class fighter belonging to the RdG; this was undoubtedly a sentry posted in proximity to the Jump Gate to alert the local Council garrisons of a Naval incursion. Indeed, our suspicions were warranted when a fighter wing of RdG elements arrived. Operational command was given to one of the escort fighters while the Acre and the Sylvana remained on standby to maintain the tactical network.

At approximately 21:16 hours, the command was given to engage the RdG fighter wing. The operational zone was centered primarily around the southern-quadrant of the Lozere Asteroid Field, with occasional divergence into open space. The actual engagement lasted roughly 1 hour, with the advantage shifting back-and-forth between Royal and Council forces; combat ended when the remaining RdG forces issued a retreat towards Planet Quillan. Listed below is the confirmed count of Council units shot-down:

Losses sustained by Royal forces include three fighters, one gunboat, and one withdrawal due to critical propulsion damage.

With the operation ended, all Royal and Police elements returned to Gap Station, Dauphine, for debriefing and assessment.


Analysis: From the initial dispatch to our arrival in Lanquedoc, 35 minutes passed until combat was commenced. With the capital ships remaining on standby, our fighter wing was initially at a numerical disadvantage of 6 Royal units against 8 Council units; the arrival of a LE gunboat managed to draw the fire of four RdG fighters, granting our forces the opportunity to eliminate a pair of rebels. The gunboat was eventually incapacitated, but by this point the battle was relatively balanced. Both sides received sporadic reinforcements, but the decisive advantage was gained by Royal forces as the RdG suffered losses at a faster rate. When only four RdG Agamas remained, they broke their lines and retreated deeper into the system.


Conclusion: Beginning to end, the operation was satisfactory. Naval and Police forces that were called upon arrived in good time, and the fleet transit towards Lanquedoc was of suitable pace. The engagement within Lanquedoc provides us with insight into the combat protocols of the RdG; a focus on fighter- and bomber-craft grants them a degree of flexibility and mobility, but they have yet to display any form of dedicated capital-class vessels. We can surmise that the RdG pilots are suitably-adept at mitigating this weakness, and it would be within our best interest to utilize our own fighter wings instead of warships in future contacts. Also of note is the speed with which the RdG responded to our incursion into Lanquedoc, displaying a degree of organization that we had previously not seen. Naval command should take this into account for later operations into this system.


To the best of my abilities, I claim the contents to be truthful and accurate.


By my hand and eye,


Margrave Blaise Mersenne


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