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Writing from the Hamburg sick bay.
I had a prisoner transport from Munich to Vierlande Prison, Hamburg when I got caught in an ambush of some Volksfront activists yesterday morning. They sabotaged the trade route somewhere between Planet Holstein und Mannheim Station. There were a pair of two. One of them immediately locked on me.
His name was VF)Malcom.Arison - that I remember.
Herr Arison insulted me and my Vaterland as fascists and demanded me to justify actions of the Rheinwehr military. I already knew at that point that any discussions would not lead to a peaceful end.
I was worried about their well equipped Sabres and tried to evaluate my chances.
The trade route was out of order, both of them had anti trans warp torpedoes mounted. Escaping was not an option.
All I could do was to try to protect my honour, my vaterland and myself through counter attack. We shouted at each other on the radio. He had no ears for me that I am in the Rheinwehr to protect my family and beloved ones. He claimed to be a man from Rheinland as well. Although engaging attacks against fellow countrymen... I was as mad as he was and vice versa.
We unlocked weapons and started fighting.
His flying skills were decent and I had trouble with getting him in my sights. We shot down both of our shields and the dogfight went on for quite a while.
Then I got a critical shot hitting my starboard side. A series of lightnings covered my cockpit instruments and I got an electric shock. I lost control of my ship for a second. I heard the metal bursting hits from the back of my ship. I had no shield batteries or nanos left. Where was he?
My radar flickert and sparks crackeled fom broken cover parts on me. I twisted and turned the ship. Forget about the noise, I mumbled to myself. You have to find him.
I turned again.
There he was. We were on collision course and on full throttle. Our weapons were on continous fire as we approached each other with breakneck speed. The noise of my breaking hull got louder and louder and I tried to shout against it to keep my concentration.
It was bright, I could not see anything - I felt the gush of heat coming from behind me.... The engines!
I made a determined move with both hands behind my head and grabbed the ejactor device.
The explosion was devastating. I only remember the shockwaves and the light...
I was already floating for about half an hour in my escape capsule when I gained consciousness. The ping signal of my capsule woke me up. It was sending my position constantly and only decodable for Rheinwehr scanners.
I waited.
And waited.
These headaches! The capsule was floating and turning in an unwaveringly manner. I waited. I got sick. I threw up into my combat gear. The stars were so beautiful.
The outer shell of those escape capsules are not very thick and hardly protected against cosmic radiation. I knew if they would not find me soon I had to die.
I prayed. Finally I fell into a deep sleep.
The next thing I remember is that I woke up in the hospital. The Rheinwehr Navy Clinical Centre Hamburg, tower 3, level 14, sickroom 23 B. That I was told by the nurse.
The staff is very nice and they really care about you although they have their hands full. More and more soldiers are getting here from the front.
My room is nice. I can see the Hamburg Central Business District from here. The space in between those habitat skyscrapers and commercial giants is filles with ships. Shuttles are docking non/stop at the bays. Business as usual. Not even a slight touch of the war is to be noticed here. Thanks god!
The letter the nurse left on the desk says that I will recieve the Silver Oak Leaf by next week for ''honorable behaviour in war''.
I will not inform my mother.
I do not want her to be concerned.
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