The Free Republic

+++ THE FREE REPUBLIC
+++ REQUEST FOR NAVAL ENGAGEMENT SECTOR 546DE
+++++OFFICER REPORTING: FLEET CAPTAIN SABURO, THE RONIN

10.10.891

0054st Arrived in S 544DE. 1st Katana Sqdn & 54th Hayabusa Sqdn in attendance.
Commence patrol.
Warp Rift energy signature negligible at 0.074Kn. Situation Normal.

1330st Patrol en route to assembly point, Naval Order 1010891-AP002 at S545DE.

2355st Arrived S545DE. Carnage class cruisers, Daimyo I & Daimyo II at assembly point.
Captain Sakai aboard Daimyo I report situation normal at S548DE and ready to proceed for patrol sweep of S546DE.

11.10.891

0004st Fleet ordered to prepare for warp jump.
0019st Warp Jump. Patrol en route to sector 546DE.

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21.11.891

0256st Arrived S546DE. Daimyo I, Daimyo II, 1st Katana Sqdn & 54th Hayabusa Sqdn in attendance.
54th Hayabusa Sqdn report loss of 2 escort vessels during warp jump. May their souls be saved.

Situation Normal.
0430st 1st Officer informed of accumulation of anomalous energy signature in sector 546DE.
0431st Request Fleet Admiral Miyamoto to engage any unidentified vessels.
0543st 2nd Officer report increase in anomalous energy signature. Fleet and flight decks ordered on general alert.
0550st 1st Katana Sqdn request permission to perform reconnaissance of affected area.
Request granted.
0655st Request for naval engagement granted from Fleet Admiral Miyamoto.
Launching Doomwing fighter squadrons for close air support.
Request report from 1st Katana Sqdn.
0701st 1st Katana Sqdn report source of anomalous energy signature found to be a warp rift.
Possible unidentified vessels in vicinity. Request immediate fleet support.
Request Granted.
Fleet en routefor rendezvous with 1st Katana Sqdn at navpoint D2.
0805st Fleet arrived at navpoint D2. Warp rift signature registered at 15.56Kn.
0819st The Ronin bridge registers spike in anomalous energy signature coming out of warp rift. Contact eminent. Fleet on red alert. Prepare to engage.
0830st Unidentified Eldar cruiser with 12 escorts registered on fleet sensors.
Eldar vessels fail to respond to general hailing on all communication channels.
Scramble Doomwing fighter squadrons!!!
All fleet vessels. Engage! Engage! Engage!
For the Republic!




+++ THE FREE REPUBLIC
+++ ENGAGEMENT REPORT - SECTOR 546DE
+++++OFFICER REPORTING: FLEET CAPTAIN SABURO, THE RONIN

Lord Admiral Miyamoto,

I am pleased to inform you that the threat posed by the unidentified Eldar raiders in sector 546DE has been nullified with a resounding victory.

Losses
4 Iconoclast Escorts 54th Hayabusa Sqdn *2 vessels lost in warp jump
2 Idolator Escorts 1st Katana Sqdn 1 kill(escort)

Daimyo I lightly damaged from lance and torpedo hit from unidentified Eldar cruiser.
Request for immediate return to Port Zion for Fleet repair and rearm.

Kills
Daimyo I 4 kills(escort) Recommend Capt Sakai for Order of the Lion 2nd Class
Daimyo II 3 kills(escort)
1st Katana Sqdn 1 kill(escort)

Tactical Notes
Eldar vessels are fast, stealthy and extremely maneuverable due to their sunsail mode of propulsion. Future fleet patrols advised to operate solar sensors at full capacity to identify elder incursions. Courage of crewmen from the Katana sqdn must be commended.
Iconoclast escorts proved obsolete. Request permission to accelerate rate of Idolator production on all industrial communes.
However, Eldar vessels proved to be extremely vulnerable to massed gun batteries, 7 kills to the Carnage Class Daimyos are a good example of this. Ranged firepower proved effective as they received close air support from The Ronin.
So far, no sight of an Eldar carrier abounds. Fleet advised to continue on High Red Alert.
Fleet to resume patrol after rearm and refit.

Glory to the Republic!

Fleet Capt Saburo
Order of the Lion 1st Class
The Ronin
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