Red Hessian Reporting Facility

[Varyag]

From: Markus Heissner
Ship ID: RHC-10 Varyag

We got word of the engagement in the Hamburg system so I sent Ackart in the Bluker to provide artillery support while I remained behind in New Berlin with the Varyag to intercept reinforcements moving to that system.

Captain Ackart's Report follows:
On the orders of Major Heissner I launched the Bluker to support the assault on two battleships. We moved into the area and engaged the first BS with our single Light Mortar. We hit the already crippled ship with no less then 15 rounds when the Battleship fled the area. We attempted to pursue but the disrupter crew couldn't get a lock in time.
Our secondary armament lit up scoring hits on many of the snub craft with one destroyed. We were then ambushed by the second battleship and its cruiser support. We went to full power to the engines but still sustained heavy damage despite our dodging. The cruiser was able to catch up to us and we engaged it with our flak cannon. RHA and SCRA snub craft assisted and we were able to down the cruiser.
At this point the ship's condition was critical and a focused attack from RM snub craft disabled us. We lost contact for the rest of the fight till the Varyag came in after the fight and towed the Bluker to 54 for repairs. She took quite a bit of damage but the ship is salvageable. It looks like the recent armor upgrade was worth its weight in gold to my crew's lives.

Report Ends

After we received word of the Bluker's fall my crew and RHA Pilot Raymond Amsel were jumped in New Berlin by the Cruiser Weser, the Gunboat Gorgoroth and 1 RFP heavy bomber and a wraith.

I went toe to toe with the cruiser as it launched its mortars. Both struck the shields of the Varyag. My gunners opened up with our primary armament and shredded the cruiser. As it exploded we caught the gunboat close range pounding the hull. Our salvo caught it quick enough that it barely had time to reload and exploded from the fire of 12 primaries.
Raymond had the bomber distracted with his fire and my gunners were able to put two complete salvos into the heavy bomber's hull. Amsel quickly took it apart before it was able to reload its nanos.

The wraith fled screaming at the death of his brothers and to the taunts of the RHA pilot.

Commander, RHC Varyag
Vogtland Base

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"I looked up and all I saw was green death"