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[jasonwill2]

Incoming Transmission
Source: Planet New Berlin
From: Flieger Martin Nelson
Subject: Patrol report #1
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Guten tag! May the Fatherland live eternally! Approximately two days ago from the time you receive this message these events shall have passed. Yesterday I undocked from Altenburg when I was contacted by Gefreiter Manstein to begin a patrol run. I continued to New Berlin, and was ordered to patrol the trade lanes. I immediately took a left upon entering the system to the trade lane, and by chance had luck in the first go. Half way through the trade lane I saw a glimpse of three plus hostiles on my scanners. A shot was made at my craft, but missed. I did not take kindly to this attack on me as a soldier of our nation. I informed Manstein of an unknown hostile presence, and at the end of the trade lane took a quick run around, breaking off the lane about 3 klicks from their location.

They were Hessians. By this time, Manstein had already caught up, apparently he was not far. It was at this time that they demanded to be informed of Manstein's rank.

Additional image of the battle at the onset: http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz79/ja...ort%20one/2.jpg

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Manstein accused the Red Hessians of pirating, and attempted to arrest them. Being the criminals they were, they denied this, and the morons went as far as to resist the lawful arrest. I was ordered at this time to attack, as the Hessians themselves were about to retaliate. Of the foes we faced, only three of the Red Hessians were of concern, the others were obviously no match for us. We battled them for approximately four or five minutes before we picked up a signal from a Freelancer that was contracted with the RM for patrols aboard the Vigilance. Manstein granted him the go to assist.





Vigilance destroyed the ship as ordered in a matter of a couple of minutes, secured the cargo, and fell back to New Berlin.

Additional image, Proof of the Vigilance's kill: http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz79/ja...ort%20one/4.jpg



I was then ordered to destroy the next target, Muecke, and did so with all the precise might I could muster. the battle continued for several more minutes with little progress. We were still outnumbered somewhat, but we did not fail. At one point my ship nearly fell apart from a huge blast hitting me from the back, and I needed to use up all of my remaining nano-bots to save my ship. My hull was at a low 25% at that point. I quickly regained my composure however, and the battle continued as before, at a roughly equal stalemate of us two vs the two remaining Hessians and a few minor nuisances.


Manstein landed the killing blow onto the ship we were targeting, and with only one of the competent pilots left, they retreated into one of the asteroid fields, presumably to 'Kaiserlautern'.








Manstein then conversed with Owens as we went home, and assured him that he would be well payed for his services. It was then that it was revealed that Owens and his crew had an agreement with the Military for his services. The damned Hessians then made an insult to justice and the consequences for resisting arrest, claiming murder.






Strangely, after we were on the last trade lane to Planet New Berlin, we were contacted by Buffel, one of the Hessians from the battle that fled. He requested that Manstein met him alone, to discuss some undisclosed matter. Manstein rejected, and he moved to dock before we parted ways again.





With the patrol completed, I went to dock with a port in New Berlin and take a night's rest before writing this report. While it was a short patrol, it was of a great service to Rheinland. By taking out the hessians that we did, we made our home system of New Berlin we made travel that much safer for the Rheinland companies and loyal civilians within our boarders.

Flieger Martin Nelson out.

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Where I was born was not my choice, but where I want to be, and what, is.

-Martin Neale