Today we engaged Xenon Dreadnaughts CRS Spetnaz, CRS Spetnaz II and CRS Apex. The ships were what was left of the Xenon fleet after our decisive raid on their base of operations. These were the last of their vessels. They discovered our base coordinates and prepared a final assault. Our intelligence network and deep-space LIDAR array located them en route to base and the fleet assembled for combat against the enemy.
Spetnaz and Spetnaz II were engaged and destroyed. Apex took heavy damage but continued to escape combat; eventually the Xenon commander signalled a surrender.
Losses:
AFS Jenkins - Tantalus cruiser class - Field command (AI)
AFS Dignity - Tantalus cruiser class - Commanded by
@Planr
AFS Oedipus - Vindicator frigate class - Field command (AI)
AFS Shaken - Shaken exploratory corvette - destroyed at port
AFS Survivalist 001 - Long-range miner vessel - destroyed at port
After the battle, damages were assessed and two more ships were deemed too heavily damaged to repair; they were decommissioned and destroyed for resources.
AFS Successor - significant hull and systems damage - replaced - commanded by
@Captain_Boroski
AFS Vengeance - total destruction of computers - replaced - commanded by Wispfire
The flagships of the fleet, AFS Puppetmaster and AFS Overlord were unscathed. Both have assumed stationkeeping at Starbase Beta.
The Order of the Eagle has been awarded to Comrade Wispfire for killing CRS Spetnaz. His unrivaled bravery brought victory to our people this day.
The Order of the Eagle, third class, has been awarded to
@Planr for his service in battle. His sacrifice made victory possible for our people.
The Medal of Valour has been awarded to
@Zyrr and
@Captain_Boroski. Their actions in battle were the apex of Arstotzkan Bravery. Not once did they retreat from their position; they pressed the attack no matter the cost.