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File: 19283/9297.1283_912
Report Filed By: “Samaritan”
IRON COALITION SCOUTSHIP DESTROYED
GigaCorp security forces announced today that an Iron Coalition incursion into corporate-owned territory was detected and intercepted near the “Aladdin” research colony.
According to GigaCorp spokesman Miguel Sanchez, “There was, thankfully, few casualties in the encounter. Unfortunately, the unknown intruder craft was destroyed. A rescue pod was recovered, and we are interrogating the subject before releasing him.”
Sanchez also indicated that the ship appeared to be an Iron Coalition LP1-C “Longview” Spotter Ship, though, he admits: “It is possible that the pilot was not an Iron Coalition soldier. Belters are known to use captured craft.”
The Iron Coalition leadership has not issued any statement in the matter, though troop movements in the adjacent Aleph route would indicate that the downed “Longview” was in fact an IC ship. For the last several weeks, Coalition forces have staged through several Alephs in the region, apparently searching for He3 deposits and laying mines.
Since the incident at Aladdin, Iron Coalition units - notably the 131st Marine Division (“The Assassins”) and the 77th Scottish Guards Division (“Screaming Death”) - have mobilized. A pair of destroyers, reportedly the Eisenhower and the Kennedy, have moved into the region.
>>Albatross_182: node 19832_9128312: “Interrogation?” GigaCorp “debriefing specialists” aren't known for their gentle and winning ways. If that IC flyboy comes out of Aladdin alive, he'll probably be nothing more than a vegetable.
>>KillCrazy: node 172718_1828_28: So what? Fisk's troops weren't exactly gentle on Luna. Or Mars. Or anywhere else.
>>Albatross_182: node 19832_9128312: Hey, I'm no IC apologist. But it could have been any one of us that strayed into GigaCorp space. I'm no fan of Fisk or his policies, but you gotta feel bad for a lone pilot being tortured just for doing his job.
>>Palmetto_X: node 001992_2881.282: Update, gang. There's a new destroyer and two cruisers augmenting the Iron Coalition in that sector. I just hopped into the region - shoulda checked the DataNet first, obviously - and ran smack into an IC patrol. Tagged ?em with a holorecorder and rabbited through a local Aleph; I was pretty lucky.
>>KillCrazy: node 172718_1828_28: I'll say. You should scrub the holo and see if you can get a make on the new ships.
>>Palmetto_X: node 001992_2881.282: Will do. My computer's a dinosaur - an old Pentium XX - but I should be able to clean up the image enough for at least a partial ID. I'll be in touch...
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