To: Großadmiral Alfred Henze From: VIPER [URGENT]

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.......● RECIPIENTS:.........Großadmiral Alfred Henze
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.......● SUBJECT:.............."GIFT"

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Admiral:

This can't wait much longer, the opportunity to bring down Valhalla Shipyard - a major alien installation - is among us.

There is a slight caveat that requires some strings to be pulled, and this is particularly where I need your assistance.

How I intend to destroy Valhalla Shipyard is something I've gone to extreme lengths to mask from all my contacts - friend & foe - as well as the world at large. My weapons development skills are the reason my very person was erased from all records - public & private. Previous mentors took steps to ensure that I wouldn't be found during the Civil War.

I call it, the NEUROTOXIN. It's an extremely powerful railgun, similar in appearance to the standard-issued "Heavy Mortar", it has unique properties that allow it to discharge unfathomable amounts of Ionized Plasma Energy and leave behind a Plasma storm in its wake. The weapon currently has two iterations - one for planetside discharge, and the other for capital-class warships.

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[ NEUROTOXIN LIVE TEST FIRE RECORDING FRAME#123873 ]

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A weapon of this size and scale would require dramatic amounts of power to fire, which becomes problematic when considering it for any kind of warship - even the great Bismarck.

However, we have an ace up our sleeve to solve this.

The surface of Weimar is home to several Alien ruins, some of which are currently active. We have found one that we believe functions as a power source, the energy readings we've managed to decipher from it indicate it has enough idle power to charge three of my NEUROTOXIN designs. We call it the "Dragon's Egg", we haven't been able to decipher much more from it, and currently, I don't see the need considering we managed to extract it from its dormant state on Weimar without the entire facility exploding.

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[ DRAGON'S EGG ]

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The problem with utilizing a planetside cannon - aside from the obvious based on what I've told you - is that timing would come to an extreme. Any maintenance/weather/vectoring issues that arise that might delay our window could very well delay it an entire week. Stray asteroids, Solar winds, you name it - it's a factor. To counteract this, I've decided the safest and best course of action to ensure victory within a timely manner is to discharge it onboard a capital class warship closer to Valhalla Shipyard.

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[ KOLLEDA FIRING POSITION ]

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[ NEUROTOXIN HAZARD WAKE ZONE ]

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Now, this is where I need your assistance.

RNC-Kolleda is currently more expensive than it's worth, despite being a newer design it's been left in Drydock for years. With a full decommission from the Ministry of Defense, time is running out to give the beloved warship something to be remembered by.

We need to utilize the Kolleda to destroy Valhalla, if the plan fails, we would be leaving a warship idle that was scheduled for decommissioning anyway. We'd have to resort to more traditional means to wipe out Valhalla, but based on my planning with this - I don't think that will be the case.

Give yourself time to get up to speed with this, I will have a crew drafted for the mission and am open to crew adjustments from your end should you deem it so.

I need not express the security aspect of this, if news of this weapon or this mission ends up in the wrong hands it could very well undo this in a matter of hours. There are spies everywhere, internally & externally. I am taking a leap of faith given our cooperation these past few months, this is for the security of the house - not to stroke my ego. I don't play games with people's lives. Do NOT disclose this to any other MND personnel at all, there are several anomalies such as the "Division 7" that have appeared from nowhere.

From,

Direktor V
Büro des Marinenachrichtendiensts

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► Source: Kaiserliche Rheinwehr HQ, Kolonnenplatz Neu Berlin
► Encryption: port RM-OKW-0UT-TB-BDME
► Submitter: Großadmiral Alfred Henze
► Recipients: VIPER
► Subject: RE: GIFT

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Frau Viper,

While I understand the need for secrecy, I need more of a warning to be able to provide anything but the cursory assistance. The military apparatus does not move on a whim. The best I can do at the moment is a detached taskforce providing security. Anything bigger will certainly draw attention, and someone will inevitably put the pieces together.

I will dispatch a marine assault frigate with the taskforce, its Kapitanleutnant to take orders only from the Kolleda's kommandant and any others you select. These men and women will safeguard the Kolleda against sabotage and any of the more... sinister outcomes. The marine kaleu and the taskforce kommandant will be briefed with the tactical details of the operation, nothing more.

If that is agreeable to you, that is the best I can offer at this time.

Hochachtungsvoll,
Alfred Henze
Großadmiral der Kaiserlichen Rheinwehr

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.......● RECIPIENTS:.........Großadmiral Alfred Henze
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Admiral:

After today's events in Zurich I think they have all the convincing we need, the amount of aliens that were present at the Zurich pass is extremely troublesome. I had my suspicions before, but now I'm certain there's some alien infestation in either the MND or the Rheinland Military - or both.

I should've deciphered it before, that group "Division 7" fed us intelligence that suggested the Zurich pass would be a much safer & traversable route than it was. I also saw none of them present for the convoy's defense at all.

While the certainties are at our fingertips, we don't have them currently. But I know how to deal with them, leave this to me. I only request two things:

- Do NOT give them the impression we suspect anything right now, intelligence - while usually accurate - can be discerned at a moment's notice.

- Use the events in Zurich today to press the need for this plan to take action, I will present a full report if that is what it takes. But for now, keep this between us.

From,

Direktor V
Büro des Marinenachrichtendiensts

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.......● RECIPIENTS:.........Großadmiral Alfred Henze
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Admiral:

NEUROTOXIN is ready to be utilized on the RNC-Kolleda. Our engineering teams have decided the best option for space management onboard the warship is that we ought to replace the Kolleda's drive core with the Dragon's Egg. We don't know exactly how the power supply will react to utilizing cruise engines, or jump systems. For this reason, I propose we install both devices at Jena Station we will conduct a test fire of the weapon at partial power (approximately 40-50%) to confirm all targeting, charging, and calibrating protocols are in order while minimizing the chances for any unnecessary reaction.

Once this is done, we will need to utilize heavy lifting vessels to tow the RNC-Kolleda into position, where we will discharge the weapon at full power.

Plans for Operation Gift will be disclosed to BDM personnel once the defense ministry approves the mission. I will have a full brief with the ship's schematics ready should it be required, but for reasons listed earlier, I would prefer if that were not the case.

From,

Direktor V
Büro des Marinenachrichtendiensts

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► Source: Kaiserliche Rheinwehr HQ, Kolonnenplatz Neu Berlin
► Encryption: port RM-OKW-0UT-TB-BDME
► Submitter: Großadmiral Alfred Henze
► Recipients: VIPER
► Subject: RE: GIFT

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VIPER, after having returned from Gallia, I am at the end of my rope. I have instructed people to wait for the bigger prize, the controller of these infiltrators, but I now believe that we must act immediately. No one must be allowed to interfere with the operation you propose. I believe I have devised a solid plan to "kill two birds with one stone", as the Libertonians say.

Your timetable must move forward. Whatever tests you planned to run need to happen now, or right before the operation itself. If everything works as intended, you will move into position immediately. My reasoning is simple - whatever these infiltrators managed to discover, they believe they have more time.
But if the test-firing reveals a fatal flaw, we must forget about the operation for the foreseeable future. Wait for a few months, let things cool down. The infiltrators will attempt to counter a threat that never materializes, and we'll be ready for them.

Now, my plan. With our new Gallic allies more than a little unsteady, it is only natural for us to participate in joint exercises. Underscore the might of the alliance, exchange tactical suggestions and the like. But moreover, this will allow us to detail any assets we choose to participate - including those we do not trust. They will be forced to attend and become effectively sidelined for the duration of the exercises. And if they do not, they become renegades, instead of the infiltrators they'd prefer to remain.

I will personally hand-pick a battlegroup for a special mission in Frankfurt, and you will do the same. After the first day of exercises, they will depart to the rendezvous, and your operation will commence. Any others who depart without orders will be hunted down with impunity, ourselves and the MND. And if, by the Emperor, the Nomads make an appearance once again - the Gallic combined fleet will be three jumps away.

If you agree with the particulars, I will start making preparations. Otherwise, get back to me with your concerns, but do it quickly.

Hochachtungsvoll,
Alfred Henze
Großadmiral der Kaiserlichen Rheinwehr

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Admiral:

I won't lie, it's a valid plan, and does give the Gallic navy a bone to chew on after the escort disaster - very well.

We'll need to contact the defense ministry to approve the mission, and there are details we must discuss locally for the relative safety of the mission. The "Dragon's Egg" and "NEUROTOXIN" will be ready to install once the R.N.C-Kolleda has arrived in Thuringia. I will have a test fire site ready to make haste, the second the test fire is concluded we will move forward with the plan, both groups from our respective parties will depart - weeding out the traitors.

This Sunday I will be ready to meet.

From,

Direktor V
Büro des Marinenachrichtendiensts

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