Walter Steiner - Personal notes and reports

[Wolfspirit]

From: Walter Steiner, wingman of Immelmann squadron
To: Oberkommando des Westliche Rheinland Flotte
Rank: Zugsfuhrer
Codename: Alpha-4
Subject: Report #22 Texas invasion

Tonight all was quiet on my duty time. This is what a patrol pilot like, flying without risking his life. But this wasn't true in whole Rheinland. As I got reports on long-range communication web, I heared a massive Liberty fleet approaching to Hamburg across Hudson system. I joined to the defenders as volunteer, they was glad. As soon as I turned my ship's noise to Berlin I got something strange. A Luxury Liner under Junker IFF. It must sawing closer, because this ship dont used the standard routes, he used the deep space. I figured out he want to use Omega 11 hole. so I went before him, used up the lane system. Finally I catch him in Omega 11. He was a simple slavery. Looks like Orbital Spa and Cruise dont have enough profit, they time to time carry some illegal "living cargo" too. Because the Central Forces await me, I just escorted him to Solarius, wasn't more time for him, I hope Daumann Security dont let him to go. I turned to Berlin and switched my cruise engine...



When I arrived I got order to enter Hudson system and see around there. Hell - a recon mission, but whatever, this is what I like, facing the whole enemy fleet - alone.



I jumped and reported what type ships I see. The Liberty Fleet made an ambush at Hamburg Gate, but they failed. One Part of Rheinland Forces turned their back and they was between two front, after the remained forces from Hamburg arrived to Hudson. I myself served the Rheinland capital ships in this fight, I stopped the Siege Cruisers and gave them a false target until back-up arrived. I dont let running away noone. My first victim was a siege cruiser:



Second was a gunboat:



After repelled attack we regrouped and headed to Texas system. There the libertonians awaited us. 1st just a smaller force, they started withdrawing, but not too fast so they suffered heavy losses. I myself shot one of them:



Later the enemy got more and more reinforcement. We killed a lot and lost some ship. I myself helped to catching and stopping the capital ships and hunting down the bombers, until I didn't get an order for breaking and retreating. I myself headed to Hudson Hole and reached the Hamburg system in one piece. This was much more better invasion than before. We lost lesser number ship than enemy.

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