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Neoluna survives another pirate attack

08-11-2003, 02:35
Asociated-planetary Press

Neoluna came under another surprise attack as it launched an envoy to the nation of 01 in the Middle east. The scientific envoy wsa turned back and made it safely to base under the cover of Neolunas effective array of experimental weapons like auto plasma missle launchers with multitargetting abilities. About half of the 500 raider ships were destroyed the rest escaped but heavily damaged the external shipyards and interplanetary-launch facility on the way out, killing 6223 Neoluna citizens in total - no nation has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Neoluna Director Sun had this to say, "the people responsible we be brought to justice - and we will rid the skies of this threat. We will then return to our original charter of peaceful exploration of space and scientific discovery. We are close to formulating an effective defense system at Neoluna - we have been forced to pick up arms and build weapons of war instead of vehicles of exploration. But we will prevail, even excell at this too - the people of Neoluna will rise up to this challenge and the evil bastards reponsible for these atrocities will be dealt with acordingly - we will have justice - I swear it!"

Besides the powerful and moving words of the colony of Neoluna's Director roughly 250000 left the region for a more secure environment on Earth. The first large exodus from Neoluna in the nations history - these developments are sure to have repurcusions through out the aerospace industry of the world as soem of the greatest orbital launch and transport systems have come out of Neoluna since its founding 60 years ago.

AP
10-11-2003, 02:15
Nations in the region of Space had these comments in reply to Neoluna
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The Rogue Nation of Pirates du Solaris
Hey now... don't hate on the pirates now, otherwise raids will increase to offset the construction/arrival of any defenses you may acquire. We have our network of spies, we will not vanish, and will continue to live as we wish.

-Cyrus
Leader of the Space Pirates
The Rogue Nation of Pirates du Solaris
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The Holy Empire of The Tritanium Tochiro
I thought that this region was principally space pirates ever since we decided to put those moon lasers into operation.

The Holy Empire of The Tritanium Tochiro

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Earlier today Neoluna unvieled a fleet of heavily modified aerospace transports - fielding an array of experimental weapondry and time proven ones they apearently are taking the threat seriously now and are preparing a defense force.
Later a small raid by unknown pirates attemped a raid on a large convoy which landed at the middle east nationstate of "01" - the pirates were turned back by a squadron of the newly armed aerospace vehicles. Neoluna has yet to be able to identify the attackers and capture a pirate ship but this is a prority mission according to our sources.
While the transport convoy was on its way back to Neoluna what apeared to be weapons platforms began pouring out of Neoluna's remaining, functional shipyards.

In a reply to the pirate states of the region Neoluna had the following to say.

"You turned our nation into a battlefield - well now we're going to turn this region into a warzone."

"Everyone not activlely seeking out and destroying terrorist and space pirate groups will be concedered harboring these illegal groups and will thus be conceder and treated as rouge nations which we are now at war with. As of now Neoluna is at war. We are at war."

Neoluna Director
-Sunseraph

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AP.
10-11-2003, 02:45
AP

The situation in the region escalated when pirates destroyed a returning exploration cruiser before it could get back to Neoluna. 2312 interplanetary engineers, scientist and explorers were aboard. No survivors have been found.

Neoluna responded by launching all of there new escorts ships to the 3 returning exploration cruisers left that will arrive at Neoluna sometime tonight. This leaves only Neoluna's new defense platforms to stop another potential pirate attack like the one that claimed over 6000 lives last week and sent a quarter million Neoluna residents seeking refuge planetside. The defense platforms are still being worked on as they are deployed by Neoluna engineers and manufacturing drones from "01" which arrived at the orbital colony today under escort.

Neoluna Director had no coment.
Asociated-planetary Press.(AP)
10-11-2003, 04:45
AP

Upon arival at Neoluna the Cortez, Intrepid and Nomad we imediatly guided to drydock facilities at the colonies 2 shipyards for upgrades no doubt. While the colony continues to pump out defense platforms which at this rate number around a 100000 within 24 hours.

Another escorted convoy was sent down to "01"

"We are glad the remaining exploration cruisers made it home safely - we are following several leads which seem promissing and are formulating an offensive strategy," Director Sunseraph. "These terrorist cannot be allowed to continue commiting these atrocities. To us or anybody else in the region. We will find those responsible and they will pay. I had a good friend on the Mesenger.
"A word for the culprits out there if they're listening. You are terrorist - but we are not terrorized. You will pay for what you've done."

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AP.