Battleship Myoko

CLASS: Sekigahara

CREW: CLASSIFIED

ARMAMENT: CLASSIFIED

One of the first ships constructed for the Kusari Navy by Samura, the Battleship *Myoko* is the most venerable of those military ships still in service. It is currently deployed in the Shikoku system to help stem the growing tide of piracy from the Independent Worlds. The *Myoko* is scheduled for decommissioning in 806 AS, but it still remains a powerful warning to any outsiders who may wish to cause trouble.

## Bribes & Missions Offered

* Samura Industries
* Farmers Alliance
* Hogosha

## Commodities

* MOX
* Pharmaceuticals
* Cardamine
* Light Arms

* Oxygen
* Water
* H-Fuel

## Rumors

* After the Shikoku-Tokyo Gate was built in 300 AS, our period of isolation was over. Since then more and more Gaijin have entered our space. At first, the foreigners were closely monitored, and not many were allowed to enter beyond this system. That has changed, and now you may travel rather freely through our space.
* This system is a crossroads of Kusari and Liberty shipping. Consequently, we get a lot of Liberty criminals here. There are Rogues and Lane hackers as well as our own Blood Dragons, Golden Chrysanthemums, Farmers Alliance, and Hogosha.
* The Blood Dragons are fierce opponents, and the police require our help to fight them off. Bounty Hunters are also successful at dealing with them, and I know that Samura has hired many of these mercenaries to deal with the problem. Deshima is home to the Bounty Hunters Guild in Kusari. No where else will you find their bases operating in this part of space.
* I fly a patrol into the Keiun to hunt down Gaijin pirates. They are mostly coming in from that area. I also escort convoys from the Border Worlds. Often times the ships have been so beaten up out there that to be attacked here in Shikoku almost insures their death.
* The Xenos in Kepler wreak havoc upon our shipping concerns traveling between Kusari and Liberty. They feel as we do toward outsiders. Though I can sympathize with that sentiment, they are not justified in their belief as we are.
* The Lane Hackers make attacks upon our vessels in Galileo. They have a base there in the Komatsu Cloud, though its exact position within the cloud is unknown. They are always able to sniff out the most expensive cargoes to seize. We have taken to escorting the most lucrative shipments; sometimes it is not enough just to run patrols.
* The police are commissioned with capturing criminals, whereas we are not burdened by that limitation. If pirates are harassing shipping, we are fully within our rights to destroy them. Only if they surrender will they be spared.
* I wish that the Liberty Rogues would confine themselves to Liberty. They are not skilled or coordinated in their attacks, but they are plentiful, which is unfortunate. I must try harder to kill more of them. They are the foulest of the Liberty criminals; they have no intellect or honor.

* Samura makes a run to Yokohama from this station every few days. The engines of this battleship produce Toxic Waste, which is shipped there. We return with full loads of MOX.
* My family members are fishermen in Junyo. I thought it would be exciting to become a pilot. Now I wish I could be a fisherman again. I suppose one always to be something else, but this is different. Do you know how often Samura pilots die in this system just running supplies?