by CHARON EMPIRE » Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:28 pm
Formal Inquiry into the events which led up to the Battle of Merkle Rift
Known to some as IPN.
On stardate 4169 4 squadrons of newly constructed batwing delivery cruisers were on routine training missions at Merkle Rift
Following two successful passes targeting the asteroids in the belt the 3rd pass met with hostile fire from the planet surface, all efforts to evade fire were made, but several craft were damaged and began to drift towards the planet
Fearing the incoming fighters would capture their craft and unable to self-destruct, due to damage to internal systems the crew broadcast a priority one call for help.
The captain of the 4th batwing squadron, Dorado, ordered the arming of 50 merv Hydrogen missiles. It was then a high speed pass over the planet was ordered to protect the crews of the damaged ships, according to galactic law the crews had a right to protect themselves. All missiles fired without incident.
Nearby on patrol, task group 57 also answered the call of a ship in distress. Fleet admiral Kavorkn VII, ordered a strike at the incoming fighters to protect the damaged craft and the sparks of the crew.
Also answering the call of a ship in distress was a Gorkonian Battle Fleet, not knowing if the hostile world had already gained information from these highly advanced cybernetic cruisers the fleet admiral ordered an invasion of the world to find any stolen information from the damaged craft.
It is the determination of this tribunal that had the world left our craft alone this training mission would have gone off without incident, nor would it have escalated into the battle at Merkle Rift which it soon became.
Sole responsibility of this event lies with the Planet Governor of Duchy and reparations of
8000 ru’s should be paid by the hostile government to pay for damage to our craft and reparations for the crew.
CHARON EMPIRE