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To: Bowex InfoNet.
From: Flight Instructor Andrew Peterson.
RE: Standard report; New London parade.

This report is being penned to cover last night's activities in brief. Upon launching from Southampton Shipyard, I proceeded to New London, where the BES Walpole was located. After exchanging pleasantries with our noble Director of Operations, I expanded our communications net to the BES Cook and the BES Bonny Lass, who was having some trouble with pirates. We decided it'd be a jolly good idea to RV at the rather centrally located Planet New London, given that the Cook was in Liberty and the 'Lass was stuck in the Omegas.

At this point, Mr Clark of the Sheridan launched from Leeds to join in the fun. However, while he was moving to the meeting point, 'disaster' struck! A barbaric Corsair Titan by name of Antonio.Tirado was sighted on the trade lane from the Leeds Jump Gate to Southampton! The Sheridan promptly engaged the menace in combat, as I hurried to assist. Spatial conditions at the time were, choppy... to say the least. It seemed everyone's targeting arrays were on the fritz!

A short while later, the lecherous shirker, Mr Bellock, decided to show his face. Late as ever, ey? By the time The Fenning dragged itself into the combat, the 'Lass had also made it back to our space, with Mr MacFarlane catching a shuttle over to CB-4, the Y. Fletcher. At my command, he elected to remain with the convoy that had now gathered in New London's orbit, given that three Clydesdales was more than enough to deal with this bugger.

After a moderately long scrap, the Corsair was brung low by Mr Clark of the Sheridan. Y'see, the brigand knew he was close to taking the eternal void-nap, and was flying in crazy, random loops while we vainly attempted to land shots on him through the interference. Mr Clark decided on a somewhat... unconventional strategy, with a rallying call of, "you know what? Bollocks to this". At least, that's what I believe he said. My comm transcript didn't pick up on it.

At any rate, on his next pass after we'd dropped its shields, he rammed it front on, aiming for the cockpit. In a rather brilliant display of suicidal Proactive Defence, the Sheridan succeeded in causing the pirate's canopy to implode. Well done indeed, Aaron!

After that, we all actually congregated at New London, resulting in a six ship gathering of the BES Walpole, BES Cook, BES Leeson, BES Sheridan, BES Fenning and BES Y. Fletcher. This resulted in the first full-wing Brigade parade - a sight to behold, to be sure! Shortly after this marvel, I was forced to abort from the evening's activities, missing the ensuring convoy. I was experiencing engine complications deriving from that scrap we'd just come from. Oh well. I landed on New London to get it fixed.

Well, that'll do for now. Here's a pretty picture for you all:
~Peterson.

(Image main: Left to right - CB 4, Y. Fletcher, MacFarlane. CB 3, Fenning, Bellock. CB 2, Sheridan, Clark. CB 1, Leeson, Peterson.)

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