The FNN is glad to announce the reconstruction of the Juggernaut, Ableben, flagship of the Theta Defense Fleet, funded by the Asgard Warriors.
The ship has been positioned above Freeport 9 as the center of the defensive network surrounding the base. The ship will be supported by a few other BSs, as well as destroyers, cruisers, gunboats, and a wing of fighters. The fleet is predicted to be the second largest, only to the main fleet. Another extension to the fleet will be positioned in Omicron-54, supported by our own defenses.
Already we have noticed a major decrease in Phantom activity, as well as pirating of traders. We predict that the decrease of Phantom activity is due to their reluctance to fight someone who can and will fight back.
The Ableben has a secondary job of keeping the peace in Theta. Keeping hostilities between the Corsairs and Outcasts out of the system, and hostilities between Order and Bounty Hunters Guild ships non-existent in the system. (GoR and Corsairs, Bs| and sso|)
Likewise, to disallow overzealous police forces from chasing pirates in and bringing more fighting in the system.
With that ship complete, the AW have shifted assets into the reconstruction of the Caedo for the Main fleet secondary battleship. It is going to act as the backup flagship in the absence of the Odin, the biggest and most heavily armed battleship yet to be built, which should be finished in a year.
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Allow the sso| battleships to travel through the system. They are allowed to stay in the system for a period of an hour or two, but NOT to stay any longer, nor station their Battleships in the system. (AKA F1 and leave it there.)
Same goes for everyone else except the Phantoms. Attack them on sight. Also, defend any ships attacked by their enemies in Theta. There is to be no hostilities except those authorized by the AW. No Bs| and sso|, or Corsair and Outcast hostilities for example.
If one side shoots the other (if they are just messing around ignore it, but if they have the intent to kill then do this) then defend the side that was shot at. Also, order the attacker out of the system for an hour, as punishment for violating our laws. Then send the name of the attacker to Grand Admiral Korrd, or Lord Captain Dab.
The flagship of the empire, the Odin, has been launched yesterday night from the Malta Shipyards. The ship then proceeded on his shakedown cruise to Omicron Delta for arming. His primary systems were tested during the shakedown. We also have to thank to the nomads for helping us in testing the shields grid array.
After the ship was completely armed with the new configuration, it proceeded to the weapons testing grounds (read, nomad space), to perform various weapons testing against decoys, drones, and various targets.
The ship received a distress call from Omicron Theta, coming from a Bs| ship that was engaging the phantom cruiser Desolator. As it was the only AW ship in range, it set course to theta. At the time of arrival, the phantom cruiser was already gone. But after a not so long wait, it attacked again, this time a [HF] trader. This time, the distress call informed precise coordinates. Unfortunately, the trader was destroyed before the Odin could reach them. The Odin got very close the Cruiser Desolator, but it entered warp before the Odin could get a fix. The Odin would have been able to stop it from fleeing, but the construction crew ommited the small detail of the cruise disruptor launcher being already operational.
The Odin is now back at the Delta polygon, performing various weapon tests and system testing. If all goes as sheduled, it will be operational within the next two months.
(If you find any mistake in my English, please let me know via a PM)
(Really, I speak terrible English, so please, tell me if I make mistakes. I'd like to improve it a bit )
This is Korrd. Today, I've been hunting phantoms. Or at least trying to hunt them. Every time an AW ship got close to a phantom ship, no matter what ship we are flying, the phantom ship runs away.
I've tried to get the Glock, but he flew away through all of Delta.
The other day, i tried to get the Desolator, after receiving a distress call from a HF trader. When I reach the location, the Desolator aborted his attack on the helpless trader and ran to Omega 5. As soon as I left, he came back and attacked the trader, but ran away as soon as i entered his sensor range, and didn't come back after i escorted the trader all the way.
I think they are not willing to fight us. They claim victories as if they were from great battles, but I'm yet to receive confirmation of that. I wonder if their current claims are true or just a big propaganda campaign...
On other news, I'm pleased to announce that the Odin is now fully operational. It passed all the tests and is now on the guard of our home world, Theta.
EDIT2: Removed all the CUFF Stuff, and softened the post. I didn't realize at the time that the post was that insulting. Sorry if i offended someone.
(If you find any mistake in my English, please let me know via a PM)
(Really, I speak terrible English, so please, tell me if I make mistakes. I'd like to improve it a bit )
Yes, the only Phantom to engage me for the last few weeks has been the Oblivion. Every other one flees at the sight of me. I've heard likewise from the Xiasus.
This doesn't seem to be any kind of strategy I know of, unless they prefer the "run away so we don't get hurt" method.
I hardly think anyone could call what they are doing a strategy. Because a strategy means actually inflicting damage on the enemy. Last I heard, the only recent damage they have done is do some minor hull damage to thge Xiasus when we took the Oblivion out of commission.
I can't fathom what has the houses so scared, I haven't heard of them getting attacked by Phantoms either. All that I have heard of, is a few traders losing a measly amount of cash to lost cargo. None of which have been AW traders.. I'd say they lost their nerve. Perhaps that Brawl we won against the seven Marauder unnerved them..
Hey i was going to the Heimdall as a name for my-..... oh never mind.
Can we please stop complaining about it, you both make it sound like this is a new tactic of theirs. The phantoms use guerilla tactics and are cowards *SOMETIMES*
We never heard the Rheinlanders complain about the GMG doing similar things in the 80 years war, no they just tried to devise some counter tactics (though miserably) which is what you should be doing instead of whinging. Now because i am in Alpha with the Leviathan and phantom activity there is barely existant but do i complain NO. In fact it makes my life way easier.
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I know where it is Cortana, I just have to find it. - Commodore Puddles
OOC: If you want the name, i can change it. I didn't know you had a ship with that name before the wipe.
Alpha, I'm ranting because it spoils the fun having to hunt a ship all around just because the guy behind the helm is afraid to fight. And don't call that RP. Every time that happens it makes me willing to uninstall freelancer and never play again.
I read the Ph dump and think "hell, if i find those guys/ladies on space, they are going to wipe my a**", but in recent times, it hasn't happened.
I remember the phantom not long ago. They didn't run from battle, they fought to the last (wo)man, and that made them hell of good pilots.
On those days, finding a phantom ship was a scary thought, because they didn't run. Instead they would hunt you, stop you from running and will try to destroy your ship even if that meant going out of the cockpit and throwing asteroid debris at you or having to carry a nova to your ship on foot. They inspired REAL FEAR. I remember my last encounter of those days. I meet two ravens and a Battlestar in Leeds. I was able to took a raven, but the other put a nova down my throat with the help of the Battlestar.
And after that i remember having fought another slipstream (i think it was a slippy) that took me down after 30mins of battle, and i was on a Sabre. At that time i looked at the chat list to see if the system i was about to jump was "phantomed" or not.
I'm not asking that everybody changes to a phantom char and attacks me every time I'm in. I'm asking that they return to their old practices of REALLY striking FEAR in the hearts of people by actions. Not just sitting on a message dump to write propaganda about big stuff being done.
(If you find any mistake in my English, please let me know via a PM)
(Really, I speak terrible English, so please, tell me if I make mistakes. I'd like to improve it a bit )
But times have changed back then there were more phantoms than now (ok some were inactive but there were still more) Also the tactics have changed. Now that we are more RP and more terrorist we seem to have resorted to terrorist tactics which is guerilla warfare, which more befits the role of a terrorist than a more pvp orientated stand and fight (skill is irrelevant). Personally we happen to like our new style in general and as for our enemies who dont seem to like it that much, well i can only apologise.
I know where it is Cortana, I just have to find it. - Commodore Puddles
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