** C O N N E C T I N G ** ** ** ** C O N N E C T I N G ** ** ** ** C O N N E C T I N G **
** CONNECTION ESTABLISHED SUCCESSFULLY **
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Two groups of Corsair invaders took a beating yesterday night.
In the first shooting a small raider group consiting of the Sails group tried to provoke a response from Dublin Hood Defence Forces, who could not be drawn out for a fight as they were outnumbered. When BAF and EDGE forces showed up, IMG Defence joined the fight. All but Ms. Alice Etherington stayed out because of too intense cross fire.
Ms. Etherington scored the first kill in the fight in her Roc Bomber by hitting a dodging Sail raider with a Snac torpedo. Congratulations.
In the second attack, a Corsair raid party consisting of a lightly armoured Reconnaissance Cruiser and about 10 smaller craft, about 5 of them bombers, attacked Dublin, assumeldy seeking revenge.
IMG Defence scrambled and with the support of the IMG Core Zephyr "Rockabill" took their Cruiser out first and wasted the rest of them in the following short but fierce fight.
The lessons learnt from the fighting is that our Hydras perform well against Fighters, but tend to fall against massed bomber attacks. We lost one during the fight, the crew was saved and taken to Hood hospital. Also the loadout of the Rockabill seems to fit the mission environment. The Anti-Fighter Batteries were able to suppress the enemy movement efficiently and the Dual Mortars wasted the enemy Cruiser in one hit.
Recommendations:
In combat environment that include a significant bomber force, IMG Defence should rely on fighters. They can neutralise bombers easily and dodge enemy incoming capital ship, bomber and fighter fire. Anti-capital vessel fighting can be done more effectively by IMG bombers or the Rockabill. Hydras are perfect for the fight against the odd pirate or small marauder parties that consist of fighters and gunboats mainly.
Resumee: We won this time. Expect the Corsairs to come again. They never just accepted defeat. And we know from experience that there are many many more and better enemy vessels they can field against us.
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