Another interesting shift, eh Ishikawa-san? Starting just after noon, today, I launched for an assigned patrol, and soon linked up with Ishikawa, whom served as the flight leader. Once linked, we did a short circuit through Honshu, and then New Tokyo. Personally, I picked up five contacts, all legitimate traders, although one was... Bretonian...
Then we moved for Kyushu. Immediately out of the gate, we were confronted with the wreckage of a Red Hessian battleship! Two Hogosha bombers were on the scene, but they were not very forthcoming on what happened, to cause a Hessian battleship to visit Kusari space. As Ishikawa-san questioned them, I noted a Solar Engineering vessel on scanners. A quick scan revealed nothing problematic- but the Hogosha proceeded almost immediately after the vessel.
Ishikawa-san decided that we had best follow them, and we did, trailing them to New Tokyo, at which point they split up. Ishikawa-san followed the one whom continued on, and I kept a watch over the one whom decided to sit in New Tokyo orbit. Soon enough, our efforts were rewarded with.. Well, I'll let the guncam footage speak for it's self.
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**Log Begins**
12:29 (-14 NTST [New Tokyo Standard Time])
Patrol start.
12:31 (-14 NTST [New Tokyo Standard Time])
Linkup with N.Ishikawa.
12:43 (-14 NTST [New Tokyo Standard Time])
Contact with transports, over Shinigawa.
12:48 (-14 NTST [New Tokyo Standard Time])
First contact with Hogosha pair.
12:51 (-14 NTST [New Tokyo Standard Time])
First contact with Gallic Train.
12:52 (-14 NTST [New Tokyo Standard Time])
Hogosha Jump to New Tokyo.
12:53 (-14 NTST [New Tokyo Standard Time])
Ishikawa re-gains contact with Hogosha Bombers, near Shinigawa.
12:54 (-14 NTST [New Tokyo Standard Time])
Solar|Cuvier reappears on scanners, being chased by both Hogosha.
12:56 (-14 NTST [New Tokyo Standard Time])
Gun-cam capture-shot of Piracy taken.
12:59 (-14 NTST [New Tokyo Standard Time])
Warnings given, and ignored. Engagement begins.
13:00 (-14 NTST [New Tokyo Standard Time])
Solar Train is destroyed by rogue Hogosha forces.
13:02 (-14 NTST [New Tokyo Standard Time])
Both rogue Hogosha land on planet New Tokyo, overriding lockout commands, and being arrested on the surface.
-'Oda_Nobunaga' (Naval Forces Very Heavy Fighter, Chimera class)
-'[KNF]Ni.N.Ishikawa' (Naval Forces Very Heavy Fighter, Chimera class)
-'[KNF]Ni.Nagai.Teika' (Naval Forces Very Heavy Fighter, Chimera class)
**Log Ends**
Points of clarification:
The rogue Hogosha forces were clearly ignoring my presence there, and had I been quicker on the trigger, I most likely could have prevented the destruction of the Solar Engineering vessel, with little or no risk to myself.
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**GUNCAM FOOTAGE**
[1] First Hogosha Bomber [2] Second Hogosha Bomber [3] Solar Engineering Train [4] Piracy Demand [5] Train Destruction [6] Final Hogosha Dock
Though the capture of the rogue Hogosha forces should list this mission as a success... I feel that the destruction of the foreign train is a personal failure. I shall have to try harder, next time.
