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

Timeframe: from 23:45 to 00:27

If my last few patrols might have been tagged as relatively uneventful, this one sure makes up for all of them.

I was patrolling New Tokyo system, when I noticed a freelance Dromedary freighter by callsign JaucheJochen with its cargo hold full of human organs of unknown origin. He was on route by planet New Tokyo, so I halted him right on its orbit.

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Trader was cooperative when I explained that, according to Kusari legal codex, he is not allowed to transport human organs. I demanded the organs to be brought down to Ney Tokyo's surface and donated to local hospital, which would take care of them. Codex also requires a 5M fine to be paid by the offender, but considering the small size of the craft and its obviously poor condition, as well as the fact that offender cooperated willingly, I levied 250k fine, which was duly paid.


During the last few minutes of aforementioned incident, I picked up fragments of conversations in system-wide communications, which suggested pirate activity in system. I resumed patrolling the lanes and soon located a Golden Chrysanthemum bomber [GC]-Sei.Osugi and independent Rogue Gunboat La.Villa.Strangiato, right in middle of trying to pirate a Mastodon tracker.

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However, the situation proved to be more complicated that it seemed at the first glance. The transport had its hold full of plutonium, which is restricted to Samura, Kishiro and GMG.

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This situation was a rather delicate one: I couldn't engage the GC and its friend to let transport have a chance of escape, as the plutonium might as well be heading to our enemies across the front-line. And yet I could not allow military material to fall in hands of these pirates.

To make things more complicated, I was informed by transport The.Escapist through private channel that there is a phantom in Honshu by NT gate.

At this point the Rogue gunboat opened fire on the trader. As the vessel made no evasive maneuvers and didn't have reinforced hull, it took critical damage in seconds and started to disintegrate. As stated previously, I couldn't allow plutonium to fall in wrong hands, thus I set my weapons ready and and positioned my Chimarea near transport's cargo hold. As soon as the containers of plutonium appeared, I opened fire on them, effectively destroying them.

With one problem down, I still faced two, Chrysanthemum in pair with gunboat and the unknown Phantom. I received another transmission of the same source that Phantom is opening fire on a trade vessel.

Since there was little my weapons could do to the Gunboat, I opted to deal with the Phantom threat. GC said something when I departed that they are done for today, but they might have just been lying.

Communication log excerpt:

[05.11.2010 00:09:00] [GC]-Sei.Osugi: Wonderful, we were just on our way.
[05.11.2010 00:09:12] La.Villa.Strangiato: Lots of work for no gain.. *sighs* Let's go, then.

I arrived at Honshu gate to find the Phantom Pitchfork' attacking the trade vessel. I ordered phantom to cease fire at once, but, as expected, it didn't comply. I had no other options than to open fire.

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Unfortunately the trade vessel did not last long. After it was destroyed, I engaged in a duel with enemy.

After a while of fighting, two Hogosha members arrived on scene: [|]General-Yarr and [|]Xellos:Kurozawa. I heard them saying they will not engage unless asked to. My main motive by the was fury, so I did not ask for help to finish what I had started. If I fail it, the hogosha shouldn't have too much problems dealing with an already damaged craft.

I must admit the skill of the phantom pilot slightly exceeded mine. We both drained each other of our nanobot reserves, mine dwindling a bit faster. After a good while of relentless fighting, my unshielded Chimarea took a critical hit of a mine, forcing me to eject.

My escape pod was collected by a passing police patrol. The salvage crew has retrieved what is left of my ship and now the technicians are applying their skills and generous amounts of glue to put it back together in flyable order. They are getting quite used to it.

Signed,
Chūi Taiki Ono.

*End of transmission

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