Dest:High Command Iden:Viktor Zdroga, Lieutenant, Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army Fighter Corps Subj:Armed Reconnaissance Report
[color=#CCCCCC]Starting at 2345 hours I commenced a regular armed reconnaissance flight to Omicron Gamma. On my wing were comrade Smirnoff and Junior-Lieutenant Zilvinas Rudys. We launched from Gorodok and went through routine check-up protocols prior to moving out. After ensuring that all our ships were in top-condition and we were ready, we headed out for Omega-5.
On the way Smirnoff reported some unexpected issues with his IFF-systems, apparently being identified by our Hessian allies as a hostile. I ordered a change of course for the nearby Freeport 5 in the Omega-41 system, where I told Smirnoff to fix the problem. At that time I received word from Lieutenant Vasily Zaytsev wishing to join our recon-run. We waited up until Zaytsev was in the vicinity, then we made off for Omicron Gamma. The usual automated weapon-platforms and Corsair patrols greeted us, as expected, and they posed no issue. I lifted radio silence, and we proceeded towards Tripoli, searching for targets of opportunity on the way.
We found a lone Praetorian at first, piloted by a member of the Benitez family. Given that the other hostile contacts in the are were out of range, I figured I could spice things up with a little humor.
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[02.03.818 00:04:16] SCRA|Viktor.Zdroga: I have the first one locked comrades.
[02.03.818 00:04:22] SCRA|Viktor.Zdroga: He's sitting at Tripoli.
[02.03.818 00:05:17] SCRA|Viktor.Zdroga: Comrades, I'm seeing more of them.
[02.03.818 00:05:48] SCRA|Viktor.Zdroga: But eitherway.
[02.03.818 00:05:59] SCRA|Viktor.Zdroga: Corsair, you know how we used to say longer ago?
[02.03.818 00:06:10] SCRA|Viktor.Zdroga: Have any trace of a memory left in your rotten brain?
[02.03.818 00:06:10] Corsairs_Leon-Benitez: no...
[02.03.818 00:06:15] SCRA|Viktor.Zdroga: Well my friend.
[02.03.818 00:06:31] SCRA|Viktor.Zdroga: Let me put it in the way as Ares used to.
[02.03.818 00:06:34] SCRA|Viktor.Zdroga: GET SOME!
The shooting started, and we went loud. The following engagement lasted approximately half an hour. During that time-frame we managed to destroy half a dozen snubcraft, all except one belonging to the Corsairs. The one that didn't was a so-called "Black Dragon" with the Kusari Farmer's Alliance markings and IFF signature. It got torn apart by us just the same. To top it off, we made several other snubcraft of the Corsairs retreat, presumably crash-landing on Crete. At the beginning of the fight, about five minutes in, we were however facing an Osiris-class battleship of the Corsairs. I didn't mention it at first, seeing as its gunnery crews must have been drunk, as aside from maybe downing my and my comrade's shields once or twice in total, it didn't do anything to us, so it was rather irrelevant. Once the fighting was over, with only said battleship remaining, we proceeded to gather the usual telemetry and scan data. We then headed back to Gorodok the way we had come.
On the way back I was about to start a discussion with my comrades regarding the flying skill of the Corsairs present in that engagement, however after checking the Nanobot and Shield Battery supplies of my comrades via tactical uplink, I decided otherwise. Words weren't necessary.
Those guys had sucked. Regardless of that, comrades, I feel that given the behavior of the Corsairs we might want to refresh their memory of our Fighter Corps by having us fly more of those armed reconnaissance missions into their territory in the near future. If I may add, I almost feel sorry for them.
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