TO: Anyone it may concern
FROM: Professor Hughes, Magellan research facility
RE: R&D sedition
This is probably of little interest to many of you, but it has come to my attention that the BMM have -somehow- obtained data on the joint IMG-Zoner mining drone project, which my department have been working on for quite some time. Our prototype, Mining_drone_alpha just sent us back images of an exact replica of itself bearing BMM identification markers and IFF, rather tactlessly (and no doubt mockingly) identifying itself as mining.drone.beta. I am quite simply outraged at this blatant sedition.
Of prime concern: this clone has resulted in a number of cases of mistaken identity, causing our units and their accompanied haulers to be identified as BMM. I fear this could have repercussions, sooner rather than later, for our units becoming caught in the crossfire the Molly-Betonia conflict, which again seems to have flared up of late.
Whilst this is a great test-bed for our drones, I would very much like to keep this project on budget. Which will be difficult with these knock-offs undermining our work. I intend to issue a reward for the decommissioning of this unlicensed mining.drone.beta (BMM IFF) and any other unlicensed clones, adaptations and/or imitations of our mining drones within possession of the BMM.
However, not being a particularly active member of the guild out in the 'field', I do not wish to cause any unnecessary hardship on the rest of my guild. If this is bounty is an issue I can arrange an alternative, more discrete method of disposal.
Faithfully,
Prof. Hughes, Magellan research department.
