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**Action report,
*Source: Chūi Taiki Ono, [KNF]Taiki.Ono

Timeframe: from 14:51 to 15:49

The technicians have finally found the cause of all the problems in my Chimarea and I was given a green light for a patrol. (as I found out later, they had forgotten to connect the wiring of guncam's memory device, though, so all the shots I captured thorough the patrol were lost).

At the very beginning of the patrol I met a pilot of 113th division Kenzou Tenma outside Shinagawa station. He was about to finish his patrol, so after a bried conversation we parted our ways.

I went to New Tokyo's orbit, where, I assumed cargo scans of passing craft. The traffic was quite heavy today. As I scanned the passing ships in order of their appearance, I found two freelance transports carrying military vehicles. Unfortunately, they docked with trade lane heading to Kyushu before I had chance to order them to cut their engines.

I immediately followed and finally caught up with them at Thsushima depot. I ordered them to stop, which they did right next to tradelane ring.

Freelancers, ship callsigns Gibson and Jimmy_Buttes, asserted that their destination is Battleship Yamaguchi. They also said they are not aware of Tau export restrictions. They offered that I can escort hem to their destination. However, as I was considering their offer, they suddenly darted forward and docked with the tradelane. As I was caught mid-sentence with my microphone in hand, my reaction was a split-second late.

I assumed the chase, simultaneously contacting them over system-wide channel do get explanations of their actions. They answered that they have a schedule and, if I wish to escort them, I have to keep up. I began to have suspicions.

As I followed through Taus, almost every tradalane's last ring was down, which only confirmed my that these freelancers are on one hand with Bretonians. And right I was, as I got to Leeds gate, I managed to catch a glimpse of them on my radars, clearly heading to planet Harris.

I moved as close to planet and battleship as I deemed safe and began to wait. I was intent to intercept them on their way back and make them pay for their lies.

Soon they undocked and moved off the planet. However, after spotting me they changed their course promptly and went deeper into the barrier. I set my Chimarea on an intercept course and slowly gained up on them. I was about 3.5k away from these two vessels, when I finally noticed their destination - an unknown jumphole, moslt likely leading to some Bretonian system. They made a jump.

Communication log excerpt:

[17.10.2010 15:14:59] [KNF]Taiki.Ono: I don't like being lied to, freelancers
[17.10.2010 15:15:34] Jimmy_Buttes: we're not fond of having our business poked into either
[17.10.2010 15:15:47] Jimmy_Buttes: i reccomend against following us

I considered following them, but taking an unknown jumphole into enemy territory seemed to great a risk to do alone. I made a thorough scans of the jumphole, recoded it's location in navigation map and returned to Kusari to file my report.

Location of jumphole:


Signed,
Chūi Taiki Ono.

*End of transmission

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