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To: Order Primary Fleet
From: Captain Eric McCormick
Subject: Battle Report
Ah, first battle report I've submitted in years. I'll get straight to the point. I, the Hieroglyph, and Commander Brian Scott went on a reconnaissance mission in Omicron Iota. The main point of interest was the Altair Research Complex. The Hieroglyph led us to the Alien Jump Gate in the northeastern part of the system, where Scott and I proceeded to jump, emerging near the Complex. The Hieroglyph remained at the Gate while we proceeded to examine the complex. While Scott kept the Nomads off my back, I managed to obtain these pictures:
If you look closely, the Complex appears to be primarily man-made while the defense platforms are of a Nomad design. However, it's unclear how a human expedition could ever have the time or the resources to build a station so deep in hostile space without detection. I would like to request a further investigation in the matter, especially since the Nomads have now taken over the base and are using it to build Nomad Battleships.
As we prepared to leave the system, the Hieroglyph was attacked by two Keepers, who had detected our presence. We returned to the the Alien Gate and engaged the two Keepers, who were flying an Assassin and a Bomber. Under the combined firepower of Scott and myself, the two disengaged from the Hieroglyph and went after us, giving the Hieroglyph time to flee. Once it was out of harms way, we made our way out of Iota and began calling for reinforcements. At this point, a massive fight erupted among us, the Keepers, the Wild, additional Order pilots, and the Corsairs, who rushed to our aid. In the confusion, I managed to take out one Nomad Assassin, shown here:
Shortly afterwards, I ordered a full retreat, since it was clear that Nomad reinforcements were coming in nonstop and that we would not be able to handle it. I was the first to escape, since I had been chased by three Nomad and Wild pilots. Shortly afterwards, Scott and two ships from the Secondary Fleet, the Kemosiri and Johanna Hardcastle, returned to Minor. The Corsairs valiantly continued fighting to cover our escape. I'm still not sure the outcome the battle between the Corsairs and the Nomad-Wild forces, but I noticed that once we escaped, a few Corsair ships were taken out by the Harbinger. I commend the Corsairs for their bravery since without them, we could not have escaped. I'm happy to report that the Order suffered zero casualties in the operation.
Sincerely,
Captain Eric McCormick
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Carlos Rivera: Corsair Brotherhood Pirate - Retired, shifted to Tripoli Shipyard's Research and Development engineering teams Anthony Cameron: Guild Core Bounty Hunter - Killed in Action, committed suicide after being trapped in Omicron Minor following its destruction Juan Ruiz: Outcast Ghost of Razgriz Pirate - Killed in Action, killed by the Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army during Bretonian piracy raid Michael Winchester: Liberty Security Force Agent - Missing in Action, likely killed during Rheinland espionage mission or trapped in Rheinland Space Eric McCormick: Order Pilot - Retired, shifted to planetside training of new recruits
