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Post by HeadlessSeeker on Nov 7, 2019 14:20:57 GMT -6
Commodore Ekkehard Rosengarten stood at the door with his arms behind his back. Clasped together and with a raised chin he would reach out, touching the door controls. He had been invited over for a chat and a drink. The chat probably had to do with the situation at hand, and how to move forward. He had been been harsh but truthful about the situation Zeon now found it self in. It was true, the Federation was spread thin, but all it would take was for them to gather their forces and they could possibly strike a decisive blow. The door to the Commander's Office opened, and he entered."You wished to have a word with me?"
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Post by Knightcalibur on Nov 7, 2019 22:30:01 GMT -6
The Commander of the Hell's Raiders Mercenary Corp, Lucius Smith sat in a chair across the table. The entire chamber was a large room that had a few chairs and a large table connected to a desk facing away from the door, indicating that it is used for gatherings. The room itself looked to be adorned with different banners and artworks dating back from the early days of the war to even modern times. "Ah yes, Commdore Rosengarten was it?... I'm glad you have the time so we may properly meet in person! Shall I get you some refreshments? Tea or food perhaps before we begin?" The polite bow of his head at the fellow man.
Afterwards to that end, the digits of his right palm as he presses a button as a small fridge opens up revealing some ice as he scooped himself up some ice into a small glass before pouring some water into the cup for himself before taking a sip from the cold glass of water for a long moment before he began slowly after a heavy sigh.
"I'm not angered concerning what happened earlier if you want to know, it was my fault for not realizing how bad it truly was. But I encourage you to take your seat before we get begin. This topic... I'm about to explain it at first will shock you for both the right and wrong reasons. Also what we are about to talk about will NOT leave this room... as this is a matter i will inform the Chairwoman of as well." His serious tone in his voice shows a steely cold resolve in his tone as he pressed his hands slowly together as he was trying to hide his bleak look on his face from he found on the way here.
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Post by HeadlessSeeker on Nov 9, 2019 20:20:20 GMT -6
"Some tea would be fine." he would simply respond as he eyed Lucius up, scanning him and the room over for a rather brief moment."No food, I already ate." he sad politely refusing the offer of food to go with the drink. He was curious as to what the Mercenary Commander wanted to speak about and found the situation a tad odd perhaps. Walking over in a calm confident stride he placed and open palm onto the backrest of the seat which had been offered. He gripped it just a tad as he raised an eyebrow at the Commander."Rest assured, I am no stranger to confidentiality. I am also no stranger to shocking news." he said having taken direct notice of the bleak look on their face."So, what is it?" the old Commodore asked as he pulled the seat out and then went around, slowly taking his seat.
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Post by Knightcalibur on Nov 9, 2019 20:47:10 GMT -6
"Any tea be fine? Do we have Rose? Thai or Ginger?" He asked politely attempting to be a very open host at first before his eyes before pressing a switch as the platter of food slowly slides into a small container within the desk itself. With his face slowly returning to the business at hand with a heavy sigh. Instead of answering directly, he offered a question.
"How Familiar...? Are you with Operation Stardust and the Delaz Fleet?" He asked accordingly gauging the older man for a moment before pressing onward as his tone becoming increasingly exceeding solemn. "During a recon of the region before we arrived to aid you, we had a detour to a debris field. We sent salvage teams to recover lost supplies and broken units, typically to repair and retrofit more antiquated models to heighten my ranks. That's when we found this." With a button, he shows a video image of the RX-78GP02A Gundam "Physalis" appeared on screen as it looked to be heavily damaged as the pieces are separated but salvageable particularly it's rare AE/ZIM.G-BAZ-0186-A Atomic Bazooka, though worn from age still looks in good condition.
"I had Shay my Bridge Captain go over the files... to double check i had the right machine... This is the the same unit that the 'Nightmare of Soloman' once used to destroy a majority Earth Forces Fleet." After a long few moments, he finished his words showing a older picture of the great speech where the Delaz Fleet declared war upon the Earth Forces with the same unit standing in the background.
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Post by HeadlessSeeker on Nov 10, 2019 20:01:37 GMT -6
"Rose tea if you please." he gestured a little as he got comfortable. Ekkehard would shake his head to the question in regards to Delaz Fleet and Operation Stardust."I've been around longer than that. The One Year War. Not many survived to get to Axis after Delaz Fleet got cut off." he said circling his finger around on the armrest of the table."I was on Axis at the time, tending to other matters. Trying to get what remnants were spread out to come to us so we could regroup. So many of them were angry though when we finally got into contact with them. They couldn't believe we simply went to Axis to regain our strength. Delaz, in my opinion, should have done the same. Operation Stardust cost us a great deal. But hindsight is 20/20. I can't blame te man, especially when he proved that the Federation broke the antarctic treaty." he sighed with disappointment in his voice.
However, his eyes lit up a little upon seeing the video image of what was presented."So that's why..." he paused looking the man across the desk from him. He had wondered why they specifically brought up Operation Stardust."How long do you think it has been there? Floating in the silence of space. It doesn't have nuclear ammo at this point right?" he asked curiously."The design is outdated of course... but still... that cannon... Where is this?"
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Post by Knightcalibur on Nov 11, 2019 10:28:28 GMT -6
After pouring him the cup of rose tea before sliding it across the table to him while carefully listening to his response, a noticeable smile started to slowly form on his head. "I believe it was sleeping in space since Gato's ghost wanted to help us even in Death." He quietly muttered to himself if not the other man before clearing his voice. "Ah yes! I will need to overhaul a great many things about it including the Cannon itself with a new barrel system and the Shield to improve it with the latest technology. I won't bore you with the logistics of it." he explained as on-screen they appeared to be taking apart a Dovenwolf as they are slowly retrofitting the Cannon itself with a few of the parts.
After observing his reaction tightly to his words with a small laugh. "Ah, your catching on. What my ploy is though yes, it lacks a nuclear missile inside of it. Not yet at least but I'll level with you, my plan is simple to appear as the 'Earth Forces' had attacked one of the Lunar colonies. By dressing in the appearance of the Earth Forces then drop a nuke to cover our exit. Paint them as this generation of the Earth forces once again wicked as the "Second Coming of the Titans" in order to rally support for Axis Zeon and seed distrust inside the Earth Forces and their associates."
After explaining his master-plan to him as he reveals on-screen the bay containing the broken down Earth Forces Mobile suits being retrofitted and repairing along with the new White and Red version of the Physalis seemly being rebuilt from scratch using the main body as a shell for a brand new machine. His eyes lit up a little upon seeing the video image as his smile unfolded almost like a serenity demon before asking. "So I want your option how to do this plan better and if you would like to help in the future with it?"
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Post by HeadlessSeeker on Nov 11, 2019 19:35:22 GMT -6
"A false flag operation huh?" Ekkehard would say, a curious look on his face as he furrowed his brow. Thinking it over carefully, his hands forming a sort of finger pyramid as he looked at the presented imagery."I think it can work of course... but some details will need to be added." he said sitting slowly back up."We will have to make the colony a possible target. For that, we will need an expedition of Zeonic forces. Some stage craft you see? Then, we nuke it and well... things should go as planned." he said taking a sip of the rose tea."I do have to ask something though. Aside from damaging the reputation of the Earth Federation... what shall we hope to accomplish here? As far as I can tell the Zeon remnants on Earth have all been but destroyed. Perhaps this move is intended to draw others to our side? "
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Post by Knightcalibur on Nov 11, 2019 20:01:54 GMT -6
"Draw others to our site as well as create discord in the ranks of the Earth Forces among their allies. Independent forces, Jupiter Colonies and potentially start riots all across their other region. My goal is to create a violent climate where Earth Forces will be too busy fighting each other to be worried about us until we are ready." His words were calm as he keyed in a few buttons the blue-glow of the galactic map shines throughout the room to display the many colonies that are allied to the Earth Forces, Independent or Friendly colonies highlighted on screen.
"If we take this opportunity to win the 'Hearts and Mind' i would think that'd be a good bonus. If we do manage to get the nuclear weapons as required ould I count upon you to help with sow the seeds to stage crafts. I would like ones in the shape of Earth Forces-type ships. What I was planning to "nuke" was one of the lunar colony but I would love to have you on board to help smooth over the rest of it." He continued explaining as he simply looked at Rozengarten with a focused expression.
"Currently I've worked on Stage 1, which is why I am leaving to meet with the Chairwoman after this to handle the details but I'd love to have you design Stage 2 for me since I need a man with experience and wisdom than me. If you are not interested I understand but that's up to you." He offered to slide the datapad with the remaining details of the nearby colonies including Side 4 and Lunar 2 but his eyes slowly fall into his hands as his knuckles press on his temple.
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Post by HeadlessSeeker on Nov 11, 2019 21:10:24 GMT -6
He tapped the arm of his chair thinking it over."Getting ships in that shape... as you put it would be no easy task... It would be far easier to get together ships that resemble those of the Puppet Republic of Zeon. Some Chivvay Kai-class and Musai Kai-class can do the job with the proper markings. Otherwise, we would need to establish a shell company and purchase some Clop class which will take a great deal of effort and time."
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Post by Knightcalibur on Nov 16, 2019 6:28:10 GMT -6
Lucius was now standing as he was pacing back and forth with his chin cupped. "I suppose... but I also don't want to draw attention back to us if the wrong person sees a Zeon ship attacking the Colony. For my plan to work I want them to believe the attack came from the Earth Forces, in reality, it not. If you are confident it'll work I will believe you." After digesting his words slowly, he replied with a calm yet shakily response as he appeared unsure about this. It wasn't that he didn't trust using the 'Puppet Republic of Zeon' ships won't get the job but they could easily shift the blame back to Zeon itself.
"There is only one problem with that, I also see on the flip side of that. I'm worried that a smart commander might try to shift the blame to the 'Puppet Republic' or use it as an excuse to attack us. If that happens then it'd be doing the reverse of this operation's intentions. That's my only concern with using Zeon-based ships but I trust you if that's what you recommend." The tone in the statement seemed to be scanning through his words speaking again as much to himself as Rozengarten.
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Post by HeadlessSeeker on Nov 18, 2019 14:51:29 GMT -6
"Yes, that is a real danger of course. But the alternative is to either somehow capture Federation ships intact, or simply try not to be seen at all. Both of which are difficult to pull off in their own right." he said rubbing his chin."Hmm, actually there is an option. Anaheim Electronics has a supply of modified Clop Class that they use for cargo. This would take some prep time, but AE is a very discreet supplier. So long as they dont have any big orders cumming in, we should be able to get their stock."
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Post by Knightcalibur on Nov 18, 2019 15:24:37 GMT -6
After a moment, he grinned broadly not considering of that concept. "That would work excellently. Let us go with AE company first. If they are able to provide us with the ships. They'll need a large number of credits but it's far easier then hijacking a ship and less noisily... That just leaves me hijacking a nuclear missile from the Earth Forces themselves." He rubbed his chin briefly before standing at attention.
"I'd like you to handle the arrangements while I handle arranging the nuclear missiles personally. When we get the supplies set up, we'll get prepared for our False-Flag operation and hopefully, in time, this may lead to an opening to split the Earth forces turning on each other. In time I hope we can be excellent partners " His words were calm and to the point while he wandered over to the other man before extending his hand to him as he looked to be preparing to leave after pressing a few buttons on the table to disable map of the current galaxy.
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Post by HeadlessSeeker on Nov 23, 2019 13:36:34 GMT -6
"Now, a nuclear missile will be harder. We of course have some pre Antartic treaty examples around, but for that suit? Afraid it will be far harder to pull that off." he would say with a shake of the head."I trust you have an idea as to how to begin with that. But yes, I can handle it rather easiliy. The most difficult part will be removing the rather obvious cargo sections so it is more believable."
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Post by Knightcalibur on Nov 29, 2019 20:36:27 GMT -6
"The chairwoman is providing us a damping container for radioactive energy as well as getting the right smuggler in the route to their second base the island colony Londenion. The Heart of the Earth Forces, Luner two is way too hot for stealthy extraction mission given the Gundam-type units and likely ace for my taste. The plan is to sneak in and extract the warhead or an entire shipment if possible then get out quickly." He explains the details showing a holo projected image of the colony itself as it shows the logo of "Londo Bell" the famous faction that was once led by the legendary Amaro Ray during the Final Destruction of Char's Zeon Uprising.
Lucius folded his arms as sweat beams down his forehead thinking about the task before resting his fist onto his chin as he looked at the other man in the eyes before adding in frank terms. "We have a Smuggler inside their ranks and the lady chairwoman is most-likely gonna give us details and what we need to break into the storehouse unit that contains the nuclear weapons. That's the difficult part and why I didn't want to trouble you with it. In case this fails I didn't want to drag you down with me." He closed explaining as a definite sign of anxiety developed on his face, as this really was it. The linchpin of his plan. All of his hard work in organizing this False Flag mission hinders this simple part of the mission.
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Post by HeadlessSeeker on Dec 1, 2019 18:24:32 GMT -6
Ekkehard said nothing for a moment thinking it over, before then shrugging."Very well, if anything you have my approval and backing to move forward. So long as your plan goes according to plan, everything should work out." he paused however."But do you have any contingency plans should you be caught at any point during this?" he said eyeing them over."Say, during the extraction?"
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