Signal Acquired'¦
INCOMING TRANSMISSION
Status: ENCRYPTED/CRITIC
Encoded: LN High Command
Signal Verified: Sub-Lieutenant Dante Villiers
Special After Action Report
On the afternoon of September 19, I had just exited the Connecticut system where I had been training in my bomber against capital warships, when I was informed of a nomad battlefleet in the Manhattan system. I immediately went to investigate, having received no word or warning from the LSF of any nomads in the area, and found to my horror 3 Nomad battleships (keepers.ourobouros, keepers.oureza, and 1 other), 1 nomad cruiser, and 1 nomad assassin attacking all ships near Manhattan and bombarding the planet itself (the total planetside death toll was estimated to be close to 250,000 by the Red Cross). As a sub-lieutenant, I immediately deferred to my superior, Commander Redline in the LNS-Saint Elmo's Fire. However, commander Redline charged into the Nomad fleet in orbit above Manhattan and was quickly destroyed, forcing me to retreat to Ft. Bush. Once at Ft. Bush, I ordered an emergency lockdown of Manhattan space and advised all travelers to land or evacuate the system. At this point, I took command of the small force that had assembled to stave off the nomad attack. We immediately called for re-enforcements and sent an emergency broadcast over the LNE channel. After 30 minutes or so, our force included the LNS-Black Messa, LNS-Assault1, LNS-Assault7, 2 bounty hunter ships, 1 AI core cruiser, and several fighters (the only one I specifically recall being Truth. and. something), one rouge gunboat, as well as my fellow subs John and Matt Smith. As acting commander, I ordered the fighters to scout out the location of the nomad fleet, which was located blockading the Texas jump gate and attempting to move towards Zone 21. At this point, I ordered all ships to engage the nomad fleet with extreme caution. After several minutes of taking heavy losses, which included Sub-Lieutenant John Smith who was critically wounded and medivacced to Norfolk space, we were re-enforced by the LNS-Angel and an order battlegroup with 2 Osiris-class vessels. With these re-enforcements, we at length destroyed the nomad force and I immediately began the recovery process to restore function and stability to the Manhattan system with the help of Sub-Lieutenant Matt.Smith. The emergency lockdown was lifted, and all temporary allies (the order, AI, and criminal elements who had aided in the defense of Liberty) were given 10 minutes to return to their respective zones before the return of Liberty to its usual state of diplomacy. I am pleased to report that the order vessels conducted themselves honorably and left the system without incident. All survivors were transferred to the RedCross.SacredHeart, which had acted as an emergency medical center throughout the battle, for care and treatment. Several civilian and trading pilots, notably Mr. Carsten Miller, also answered my request that liberty be swept for survivors. In the meantime, SL John Smith and I conducted a security sweep of liberty after I declared that the 10 minutes had passed and Liberty was resuming normal diplomatic status. In our sweep, we found an RNC gunboat at the Texas gate that had aided the nomads during the battle and a rouge fighter piloted by a mr. Johnny.Johnson attempting to enter Zone 21. The RNC vessel was engaged and destroyed by Assault1 and Assault7. Mr. Johnson also refused to leave, and opened fire on myself and SL John.Smith (both of us were flying bombers, unfortunately'¦). After a lengthy battle SL John.Smith was shot down and I was forced into a fighting retreat after tractoring in his escape pod. Fortunately however, an LSF wing commanded by a Mr. Mosby entered the area and I was able to send out a distress signal to them. LSF Excalibur arrived on seen soon afterwards and together, we fought him into the badlands. He retreated to Buffalo base when, initiating a standoff while 2 other members of the LSF wing (reno ashford and one other) arrived. After several tense exchanges, the rouge agreed to dock on Buffalo and we exited the badlands. At this point, badly in need of rest and repairs for my ship, I handed security duty over to the LSF and landed on Norfolk. This concludes my official report to Naval Command.
As a side note to this report, I would like to extend my personal thanks to all those who assisted in the defense of Liberty against the Nomad fleet, your service and your sacrifice saved many lives. I would also like to extend my thanks to my fellow SL's Matt and John Smith, both of whom are in medical at the moment, for their exceptional support during the battle. I understand that I may have seemed testy over the comms during the fight, but I assure you that I truly valued your support and your suggestions. I wish you both a speedy recovery and look forward to serving with you both in the future. Finally, a special thanks to the LSF fighter wing, without whose timely arrival
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