*****GuildComm Activated***** TO: Hauling team. Mining team of the taus-barrier
FROM: John Carsten, piloting Calora Gold, IMG ore barge
RE: Transport team report
1. Names and vessel type: Calora Gold, Heavy Tanker; NorthernWind, Atlas class.
2. Route taken : Tau Sector to Planet New-Berlin , Rheinland (Jumphole to NB).
3. Cargo carried : Niobium ore, produced by the guild.
4. Escorts hired: BH~Perun (Core Gunboat), "Instant" - Freelancer fighter.
5. Hostiles encountered: None in transit.
Continuous ion storms plagued this journey and the mining operation in advance of it. Still, the mining operations do not seem to suffer as severe from the ion winds as the engines and targeting sensors do. The mining operation prior to our departure saw the occasional curious Outcast, but the presence of both fighter and gunboat escort proved sufficient deterrence for them to turn away. No pursuit was ordered.
The journey to New Berlin proceeded without incident, with only the ion storms slowing us down on occasion.
Statistics:
Escort well paid (4M to our fighter, 7M to the BHG who were later joined by a second gunboat)
Just shy of 10000 ore hauled. Return trip was incomplete due to severe ion storms, we were forced to make berth at Honshu.
Special note:
The BHG Core gunboats were very proficient scouts and escorts. I would recommend hiring them again for this task, should IMG defense units be unavailable.
Sidenote: A previous trip saw our mining vessel fined for attempting to export Optronics to our shipyard at Jakarta. I spoke at length with the authorities involved, and we could acquire a license for our entire IMG| guild to be sanctioned to carry most of these goods (Optronics, Nuclear devices, Quantum Capacitors etc) for 125M. A guildwide license could be useful should we need to supply either Singapore or Jakarta with Optronics, Engine Components or likewise materials. It would also be useful for supplying Nuclear Devices back to Java for use in our mining operations (a rather profitable venture if I might add). I would encourage our trade director to consult with Kusari police authorities on such, since Zed too has been fined for carrying goods to be considered illegal, namely MOX.
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