[color=#FF6600]I do apologies for unsecured transmission my Lords. I took some fire on my way back and received second degree burs to my left arm thanks to an exploding console. According to the Doctor I can take my sabre out in two days.
Anyway
I met with Carl Anders and Zeta 01 (piloted by Duncan Voss) In the field behind Manhatten. Zeta 01 had somehow managed to pick up two unwanted tails however. A Secondary fleet fighter and a police officer. In order to preserve the security of our meeting point Zeta was forced to terminate them both (Guncam01 & Guncam02) Due to he expanding of the front line in Texas presence of military vessels was very low. So much so that Carl decided to take care of something on Ouray. Just as I jumped to Colorado I received a transmission from Zeta. It seemed he was under attack. When I proceeded to the location specified I found a Navy officer along with some Reavers a freelancer and a Rogue. Watching Zeta and a Hacker Broadsword taking fire from a Mandalorian. I decided to jump In and after a while our combined firepower took It's toll with the Mandalorian eventually falling the the Hackers marksmanship (Guncam03) We took stock of the situation and realized that the Rogue gunboat was for some reason attacking the Freelancer and Reavers. Zeta decided we should engage the Gunboat with my marksmanship proving decisive the kill was mine (Guncam04) However as the dust cleared It appeared the Freelancer was attempting to kill me. And doing a good job of It too. I got away. But not before I took a good amount of damage at which point I was ordered to return to base.
>>>Transmission Starts
[color=#FFFFFF]>>>Sender: David Montero, Fleet Admiral
[color=#FFFFFF]Good evening Legionaires, this is the report about our operation in the Bering system that happened some days ago.
We collected a small force of our forces, as well as some pilots of the Arbeitergewerkschaft and a mercenary that was employed by them and headed into the Bering system, scouts informed us about a huge battle between the forces of the Liberty Navy and the Rheinwehr. We destroyed a bomber of the LSF before we headed there, was a nice warm-up for us.
Once we arrived in Bering we checked for the easiest target to take out, as there were no capital ships at that moment we focused on bombers. They were easily found and destroyed after no time, we got one Fafnir and one Bergelmir. After we got these two we found a LSC without escorts, that happens rarely these days and we were happy to destroy this ship.
After that we found a random group of Pirates and of course some of the Indians. The forces of the Rheinwehr and the Liberty Navy were busy somewhere else so we took that moment and started to take care of these pirates. Some died, some ran and some exploded in the sun corona, nothing special.
A Liberty Dreadnought equipped with anti fighter weaponry entered the area and opened fire on our forces. We didn't have the force to break this vessel so we called for backup, which arrived in form of the Battleship Incursus with the Damocles as escort. They made sure the Dreadnought exploded.
Two Dreadnoughts in New York, so lonely without proper escort, easy food for the Ven'Gyr and the Libertine, with the Iblis as escort.
They were quickly found in the Manhattan area, Iblis played bait and lured them out, far away from the stationary defenses the capital ships opened fire at each other.
So far I'm happy with the results in Bering and Hudson, however we need to increase our efforts in said areas. The SAD wing will be sent to that area as well.
Furthermore I'd like to add that you are now allowed to enter the [color=#33CC00]Hamburg system, contact the AGS once you are there and team up with them to destroy our common enemies.
Do as you were told and much more important, do not fail.
Well, cough time for my first patrol report, I guess.. So, first day on duty was quite successfull.. Why? Here is why..
I took off from Ravager, to search and destroy Navy or Police vessels.. When I approached New York gate, Navy ship appeared.. As soon as he saw me, he started to shoot me, along with one transport.. *bursts out of laughing* So, later on, transport ran and Navy scum faced destruction of his ship, bad for him.. chuckles Later, when I was approaching West Point Academy, Police vessel appeared and started shooting me on sight. Yes, it was biggest mistake in his life, he was sent home in escape pod because his ship turned into atoms.. grins So, It was a good day, no? Here are few guncams, just for fun.. laughs
Again during my routine system scanning I spotted some disturbing activity around Hamburg.
Since new orders were dispatched, I decided to call for more Brothers to join. And again they didnt disappointed me.
After gathering some numbers, we decided to make some small recon.
Result were stunning. Rheinland secondaries were in number 8 Turties in front of planet Hamburg.
Smaller crafts were all around aswell.
LNS fleet was keeping distance, but was definitely in less fire power. I guess they started to use their brains.
At least, some of it. Instinct of fear part that is.
We decided to stay back for now. Moved out of Hamburg heading Westfallen. In the middle of the trade lane,
old habits of libbies returned at place. Sight of ships smaller than gunboats made their triggers happy.
Well, that didnt end up well for them.
I managed to get that one on my account, another skull on my Falcie cockpit.
Further actions were supported by our Comrades. We didnt have to wait long for the results of it.
They were more than satisfying.
Situation was kinda changing fast, as the targets we were picking. Time has come to deal with Rheinlanders.
Their tactic wasnt very surprising. Staying near planet during such brawl should be included in their basic training.
Well, seems it wasnt, so the battle moved near Hamburg. Even that didnt helped him much.
Lord, it's been a tough day. The Legion has been fighting all the way from Bering to Colorado.
Operations began with the deployment of Legion Captial ships to lock down the Bering system and eliminate Liberty Navy vessels. This is an easy task for the Legion ever since we secured passage through Unioner-controlled Duesseldorf. The Abaddon and Ven'Gyr are shown here moving into position.
The first major kill of the day went to the Cruiser Damocles, torching the LNS-Memphis in the Tanner Asteroid Belt, with the bomber Abaton flying cover.
Any other Navy vessels that might have been in the area did not take the bait, or were deployed elsewhere, so Grand Admiral Calder aboard the Incursus ordered my gunbship, the Icebrand, and the Damocles, captained by Fleet Captain Kapell up into the Texas system. Resistance was light, but we took a circuitous route around Planet Houston just to be safe, and then jumped to the New York system.
We proceeded cautiously towards Norfolk Shipyard. The Icebrand was tasked to scout, so we scanned the base at a distance. Registering both Naval and Corporate vessels in the vicinity, we pulled back to regroup and plan our next course of action. Calder had by then transferred over to the Last Sunrise, and Kapell to the Abaddon, in order to deal with different configurations of hostile vessels. We were also joined by the bomber Borgir.
To our surprise, we discovered a BDM gunboat that had infiltrated Liberty space. Undoubtably here on a spying mission, the Admiral ordered its immediate capture. We surrounded the ship and disrupted its cruise engines, demanding that the Rheinlandic vessel comply or be destroyed. Initially, it seemed the gunboat had given in to demands, but as we were on our way across New York, the gunboat diverted and dived for the New York sun's corona.
We relentlessly chased the gunboat into the corona, unsure if they were attempting to commit suicide and take their secrets to the grave, or whether they were attempting a risky manoeuvre to throw off our pursuit. Pounded by the sun's intense rays, the BDM gunboat crumpled underneath the combined fire of the Icebrand, the Abaddon and the Last Sunrise. It is unclear whether the captain's last words were ones of rage or defiance.
Unfortunately, the Icebrand's data recorders were knocked offline by stray cannonfire from Norfolk's defence grid. The Navy began deploying a number of bomber class vessels in an attempt to destroy our Capital ships, but the Admiral ordered a tactical retreat, and we made a fighting withdrawal across New York to the Jersey Debris Field. We narrowly escaped being caught by the Cloverfield, a Primary Fleet Dreadnought. Naval ships hot on our six, we jumped to the Colorado system.
At this stage the Task Force was nearly overwhelmed, so we called for backup from other Legion assets. A massive brawl erupted erupted on the Colorado side of the New York Jump Hole, with Legion interceptors attacking Navy bombers who were in turn targeting Legion Capitals, my gunboat included. Amongst our fighters were the Razordancer and Star Colonel Dagon.
The Iblis cruised in from our staging point near Ouray, supporting the fight at a distance. The Razordancer was shot down by Battleship Missiles from the LNS-Prosecutor. Taking heavy fire, the Iblis was crippled and had to withdraw. The Ven'Gyr, commanded by Voss, was approaching, as was the fighter Wainwright and the bomber Beta 3.
We directed our fire against the gunboat LNS-Montreal, to little avail. The number of bombers was more than our fighters could handle, and incoming torpedoes caused the Icebrand to lose power, drifting off into the asteroid field with failing engines. The Legion's last act of vengeance was to terminate the Prosecutor. The Ven'Gyr's heavy batteries left the Liberty Dreadnought a flaming wreck, buying enough time for our remaining vessels to escape.
We lost many good Legionnaires this day. I know their sacrifice was not in vain, as we managed to strike a blow to the heart of the Liberty Navy.
Gday. One more time this report will be just a little addon to what honourable Brother Kinnaird described.
About Bering activities, I was designated to the recon and intercept mission.
Well, if not the Free Port near it, we would get him with more style.
Wasnt long though.
Second part of this were the NY activities.
Norlfork Station again didnt helped poor navie boy to take cover.
As I sated at the beginning, it is just little fillups of mine actions in this big, as it appeared later, operation.
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