~ Kusari Ronin Action Reports ~

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+ From = [ Kitabatake, Kogo ]
+ To = [ Exiles High Command ]
+ Type = [ Singlepart pulse ]
+ Encryption level = [ Naval Forces grade #5 digest ]
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Reporting the destruction of a bomber in Tau 31.
Soon after, encounter of two BAF vessels near Harris, which was quite strange, since i thought Bretonians were too busy trying to protect their disgraceful space to fight the Gallics in the taus.

The vessels were belonging to the privateers. Those who were keen to murder Kusari born people.
We had some talks...

Here is the data gathered from my Chimaera...

QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: hello Ronin
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Konnichi-wa..
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: bag any frogs today?
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Hai.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Then all is well, for today at least
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: I come from Edinburgh...
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Any contacts there?
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Caught a signal... But i lost it..
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Frogs can be slippery...
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: I thought Armed Forces were forbidden to leave Bretonia.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Did this change?
QCP|Gareth.Silves: No. We are privateers
QCP|Gareth.Silves: We operate outside the formal Armed Forces, by the letter of Marque
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Right. The ones who enjoyed to kill Kusari civilians.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: I remember now.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Enjoy is not a good word.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Though there are some who might have...
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: dont pretend there was no slaughter of Brit Civs on your side mate
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: I'm female.
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: war is ugly
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: I didn't pretend we never killed any civilians, however.
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: sorry, miss
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: This is past anyway... Whether we like it or not, we will have to work together..
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Kusari born and Bretonians...
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: too true
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Indeed. And that is a better future I think, so long as we can stop the Gallics
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Where are you based? I wasn't aware Bretonia had grounds here.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Where we can is the short answer.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: I see.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Freeports?
QCP|Gareth.Silves: But, bases are sparse yes
QCP|Gareth.Silves: I have landed there. But I adhere to the Zoner rules. No using them as a staging point and whatnot
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: *Cold laugh* We always suspected you used those bases, back in time... Ah...
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Past is hard to forget.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: It is. I can say I have never launched an op from a freeport.
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: we never staged out of a freeport, the zoners would be none to pleased
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Looking ahead, we may both benefit if we can form relations with the Gallic resistances
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Council vessels sometimes helped us in Seto.. Hm.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Leeds that is.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Leeds indeed. The past is hard to forget.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Aye, the Council might become good allies. But we have to see...
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: You didn't meet any so far?
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: I'm unsure they have the forces to fight back.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Council, not yet. But then I spent much of the Tau campaign adrift in a gas cloud...
QCP|Gareth.Silves: I fought along side some Maquis. They seemed capable, but dissappeared as soon as the GRN were dead
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: I know nothing about those...
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Who are they.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Seemed like some sort of Council faction. Flew the same tech anyway if the sparse reports I have are any indication
QCP|Gareth.Silves: But, I have no idea what the internal politics there are
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: I did an advanced recon mission in Gallia several weeks ago.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Ahead from a strong mine field.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: I see. Find a decent entry or exit point? The Languedoc minefield is pretty rough
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Gallic Naval forces presence was heavy there. I believe they have their share of internal security problems.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Languedoc is the name of that system? The exit of the field was heavily defended.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Yes. Information is sketchy, but the Council seems organized.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: I barely got through, and got a tranmission from a Maquis base before turning back
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Either way, we pinned a strong potential. What seemed to be strange trade lanes were stopped.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Disrupting Gallic supply chain here would be valuable. But dangerous.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Aye. And again, this is what we do best.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: The trade network in Gallia looked heavily defended, down to every trade lane ring unfortunately.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Then we should consider to work together on such a project. I don't think Bretonia admiralty wishes to spend resources in such-
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: a thing.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Hai.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: No, they will keep the resources they have for an all-out defense.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: The lanes were also shielded and seemingly well armored.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: In all honesty, I can't fault that
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: The situation in Bretonia is dramatic enough, hai...
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Good to know. I did stop to try taking one down.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Convoys and mining ops in the Taus will be a good target as well, though likely guarded.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: The Emperor wishes us to cooperate the best we can, but it's sometimes hard to forget the grudge.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: BAF sometimes 'forgot' to send support to us. Which is normal.
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: I 'ear ya on that one
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Indeed. Hopefully in small bands we can cooperate more completely.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Fine. I will pass this to the High command... If you have a secured frequency we can reach you on, please pass it on.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: It's not easy to forget the loss of Stokes or the attacks on Leeds. But, let's focus on stopping Gallia from doing the same
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Agreed. I will pass word up the ladder in the Privateers as well.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: The way Gallics do war is honorless.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: We are a fairly informally organized group, but I'll see what can be done.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Indeed. I do wonder if Bretonnia does fall what happens next?
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: We won't find out.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: No that we won't.
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: Gallia will continue, they have nothing but hate
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Because it will mean we're all dead.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Aye. This war is to the death no mistake.
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: isn't all war
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Pride, honor and suffering.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Not always. I doubt there will be a political intercession this time. Unless both sides are depleted completely.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Too much of all three sometimes
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Gallia has no reason to stop.
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: yes but so far only one side is depleted
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Not unless they break their strength, no.
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: they really couldn't have hit us at a better time
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: they have been planning this for a long time
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Seems that way.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: The situation would have been better if our kind didn't ... Betray us.
QCP|Lion.el.Jonson: but they did not take into account the resolve of the bretonia people and the imperial Kusari
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Aye. Having the whole of Kusari in the war would help no doubt.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: There is nothing to except from Kusari.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: That way one won't be disappointed.
QCP|Gareth.Silves: Maybe that is for the best. We'll stand with what we have as long as we can
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: Hm.
[Ronin]Kogo.Kitabatake: I shall resume my patrol. Sayonara...

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