After its successful refit at Port Zion, Daimyo I was ordered to patrol the vicinity of 623DE and rejoin The Ronin.
En route to the vicinity, Daimyo I picked up a positive contact and proceeded to investigate.
Capt Sakai of Daimyo I ordered his psykers to call for reinforcements when the positive contact turned out to be naval vessels of the Imperium, which included a Overlord BattleCruiser.
Outgunned and surprised, Capt Sakai fended off the vessels until reinforcements arrived but not before taking torpedo hits that damaged its shield generators.
Daimyo I was joined by its sister ship, Daimyo II and the Slaughter Class, Kamikaze GO, with its 3 Idolator escorts.
Despite constant hailing for The Ronin, Fleet Captain Saburo was unable to fix on to the the coordinates of the engagement. The ongoing Warp Rift seems to be the cause of frequency breakdown. Captain Sakai of Daimyo I put himself and his fleet on an aggressive course and moved in to engage despite being outnumbered and outgunned.
In the ensuing engagement, the Republican fleet managed to cripple the Imperial Battlecruiser Enterprise. Daimyo II also managed to destroy the Yorktown. However, The Republican fleet lost the Kamikaze GO and all its Idolator escorts as they screamed in to help the embattled Daimyo I.
Daimyo I put up a fierce resistance and managed to take out at least 3 Imperial escort vessals before disengaging due to multiple torpedo hits.
It is clear that the Imperium has finally detected a breach in the Rift and have sent its Navy to quell the Republic.
The Republican Navy is on high alert and will continue to defend its independence from the Imperium.
The absence of The Ronin was sorely felt as Imperial bombers had free rein to engage the republican fleet. Thetorpedo salvoes of the Imperium also proved deadly especially witout fighter cover.
Republican fleet is advised to ensure that carrier vessels be present during any engagement and for future fleets to disengage if no cover is available.
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