Source: [color=#FFFF00]Mecklenburg Station, Braunschweig System Submitter:Doctor Anton Miller Recipient88th Rheinwehr Brigade Command Subject:Status of Fähnrich Carl von Manstein Encryption:Normal Priority:High
Greetings 88th Command.
My name is Doctor Anton Miller, I specialize in alien contacts. Today in approximately 1300 hours, Fähnrich Carl von Manstein was found unconscious in his pod in Omega-7 close to the Stuttgart Gate. Until this time, he remains unconscious while his brain activity has returned to normal levels. The upcoming hours are vital for his life.
According to the evidence we have gathered, the said pilot has probably encountered an alien or a wild contact which brought him to this state. Fähnrich Manstein was patrolling Omega-7 when he found a Hessian Odin. According to the report he sent back to the base, he destroyed it after a brief fight. After that we were only able to retrieve 2 transmissions, one was sent to the HQ and the other to a Kruger escort vessel as a system-wide transmission:
Code:
10:18:31 [RM]Fr.Carl.v.Manstein: Code blue !
Half an hour later...
10:47:58 [RM]Fr.Carl.v.Manstein: Kruger ! What is your position? I need help
Code blue is used when you encounter an alien or an infected live form so that is why we are almost certain of what Manstein encountered. Anyway, a team searched his stuff and I noticed that he was preparing to submit a report to the HQ. Since he is currently unable to do that and because his report might contain important or urgent information, I will attach the files to this message.
I will keep you updated regarding his status.
Q-63 Patrol Report
[color=#FFFF00]I started from Battleship Karlsruhe for a typical patrol in Stuttgart System and Omega-7. In the trade lane between Ulm and Freiburg I found one Corsair Gunboat and one Titan. They instantly showed their hostile intentions so I called for backup since I wasn't able to deal with both targets and the incoming transports could still be intercepted. Luckily, a gunboat class vessel, RNC-Freya arrived and we successfully demonstated what happens to each and every Corsair in Rheinland !
Afterwards, I moved to Omega-7 where I encountered 3 CR fighters near Briesen. A Military pilot named Hans Bucher has already engaged one of them. I conducted a scan to their leader and I verified GMG weaponry as you can notice in the following attachment.
As for the Colonial Remnants, each and every one of them was neutralized.
Some moments later, a large Hessian force appeared in our scanners which forced us to retreat and regroup in more fortified positions.
SD-6 Patrol Report
Since the ceasefire was signed, I was assigned back in Battleship Strausberg, so I started my patrol from Karlsruhe and finished it in Strausberg. Stuttgart was quiet but when I jumped to New Berlin I found a pirate in a gunship trying to pirate a transport. Fortunately the trader managed to flee, so I called for support to apprehend the pirate who identified himself as The Joker. He said something about a ban movement, but honestly I don't pay attention to comedians while I am in the field. Some moments later a lackey of the Joker arrived, in a gunboat as well.
The backup arrived quickly but Joker was still refusing to surrender. So this is how his comedy turned into a drama.
Then the lights turned to his assistant who was using a Hessian gunship as you can see in this image. He performed quite well and exited the scene some minutes after his mentor.
Half an hour later, I noticed a transport of unlawful origin heading to Kreuzberg Base. I hailed him but he didn't stop. The attachment shows his cargo hold.
My guess is that after Kreuzberg, his cargo would end up in Liberty. Soon after I stopped persuing the smuggler, I returned to Strausberg and finished my patrol.