Red Hessians

**ALLIES:**

Bundschuh, Mollys, Coalition

**ENEMIES:**

Corsairs, Unioners, Bounty Hunters, Daumann, Kruger, Rheinland Police, Rheinland Military, Bretonia Armed Forces, House Corporations

The Red Hessians are a numerous and well-organized criminal group composed largely of unemployed miners operating out of Rheinland space who attack civilian and commercial targets of opportunity. The Hessians are fighting a bloody war with the Corsairs for domination in Omega systems and Rheinland space, a war that has already cost thousands of lives from both sides and is nowhere near ending.

## Rumors

* This is where Daumann and Kruger are coming, so this is where we must be. I don't think it's worth it. The Hammen Hole is where Hessians and Corsairs have staged their largest battles. Out there you'll find good salvage -- if you don't become salvage yourself.

* The Corsairs have better ships and many of them are better pilots than your average Red Hessian. Usually a Corsair will win one on one, but we have numbers on our side. I am confident of victory; it is just a matter of wearing them down. Besides, I've lived long enough to learn how to kill Corsairs on my own.

* The Omega-3 Jump Hole is where you'll find the action these days in our war against the Corsairs. Both sides run patrols there. We lie in wait so if any Corsair ships come through we can hit them. Funny -- the Corsairs do the same thing.

* Everything that we need at this base comes from Darmstadt, Freital, or Freistadt. Not just basic supplies, but Side Arms and Engine Components, too. This base is a military operation, so other Hessian bases funnel supplies here.

* I used to loathe Daumann more than any other, but that's changed. I hate the Corsairs as much as I could hate any. Of the forty pilots who came here as part of the Red Hessian Twilight Squadron in 797 AS, there are four of us left.

* This system is an important one for the Hessians; it has Jump Holes that lead to Cambridge, Omega-3, Omega-7, Omega-11, and Omicron Theta. That's a lot of traffic we can raid, and that's why it can't fall to the Corsairs; if they gain control we will be able to expand no further.

* The Hessians in Vogtland will tell you that we are chasing Daumann and Kruger operations here to Omega-5; it seems to me that it's the other way around. We came here originally to build a new main base of operations. Now we are entrenched in a bitter battle.

* I have a friend who is stealing Diamonds in Omega-11. The greedy swine was supposed to come here with me to help win the war against the Corsairs. He said he didn't want to die poor and unimportant. Unimportant indeed -- I have fought my way to squadron leader.

* Omega-5 is the site of a full scale war between the Corsairs and Hessians. The two factions are vying for control of this critical Jump Hole crossroads in the Omega Sector. Within the area of the no-man's-land and the Hammen Hole are numerous dead ships from both sides. Most are picked clean, but there are some that may still yield some weapons.

* Even though The Council are not official allies of ours, they keep the Royal forces too busy to deal with us. That's why we help them from time to time and make sure not to stand in their way.

* In this station we have a "rehalibition" program for Royal Police and Navy pilots that don't wish to change their opinions voluntarily. You'd think they would be used to following orders, but some of them are very obstinate.

* I don't have many kills on my rap, though I did manage to destroy this one Corsair next to Freital. My wingmates told me after that that he was an elite pilot, and that I am the best in their wing now. But I am sure that Raymond Amsel is better than me...

* Apparently the Corsairs have been stepping up their game in the systems ever since the attack on Bautzen, bloody barbarians, looking for any opportunity to mess with us.

* Higher ups say that taking out Strausberg were great victories, but you'd expect us to expand our patrols instead of limiting them. There's something they're not telling us.

* Higher ups say that taking out Strausberg and Bautzen were great victories, but you'd expect us to expand our patrols instead of limiting them. There's something they're not telling us.

* I overheard some of our engineers complaining about higher ups deciding to send out Kassel. Apparently it was nowhere near ready for a deployment. Now it's apparently nowhere to be seen?

* I overheard some of our engineers complaining about higher ups deciding to send out Kassel. Supposedly the ship wasn't lost to the Military, but due to internal explosion. Not sure if I believe them, we still won, right?

* The higher ups are working us shipbuilders to the bone, we're pulling over-time non-stop since our two reserve Hels made it back from the Leipzig battle. Would be nice if we had proper parts to work with, too.

* Apparently the Corsairs have been stepping up their game in the systems ever since the attack on Leipzig, bloody barbarians, looking for any opportunity to mess with us.

* We've been helping the LWB a bit. They let us use their base in the Ostnebel in Stuttgart. They aren't really up to Hessian standards as far as combat skill and equipment levels, but they are fast learners.

* This is a good stop-over point for our forays into Hamburg. Not really our territory up there. We just make runs on the prison occasionally, mostly when they capture a senior pilot or someone else valuable to our cause.

* I've just come in from the Freital base in Omega-11 with some Diamonds mined from the Von Rohe Belt. You're on the edge of nowhere out there -- Corsair country to the south and west. We've got a little war with them going in Omega-5, if you want some action.

* If you want to make friends with a Hessian, start shooting up some Daumann or Kruger ships. We mount many of our attacks in Berlin right out of this base. You've got Kruger's base at Essen, and the Trade Lanes to Hamburg and Stuttgart. Plenty of choices, just depends what mood you're in.

* It's kind of nice to see a sun again. I've been trapped on Vogtland for months, repairing ships damaged in the Omega-5 battles. They let me have a little rest and recreation in Berlin. So I'm out popping Bounty Hunters and Daumann escort ships. I find it very therapeutic.

* All the supplies we need to keep this base going are bought by us from Junkers in Kreuzberg and brought here. Thank goodness for our lovely black markets in New Berlin.

* We might eventually win this system from the corporates. Ore deposits here will soon be exhausted, and our attacks cost them dearly. Intelligence suggests they may be moving the bulk of their mining operations to Omega-7. If that happens, it will be a great victory for us.

* I'm one of the few Red Hessians left who really tries to fight for the cause. Mostly, my brotherhood is one of pirates, but there are still some of us who haven't lost the meaning in all of the greed that has overcome the others.

* Diamonds come to this base from Freital in Omega 11. We will take them to the Junkers in New Berlin to be sold on the black markets. It is these Diamonds that fund the majority of all Red Hessian operations.

* What a fitting place this cloud is; formed from the sulfurous waste of the smelting plants in the system, crafted by Daumann and Kruger's heedlessness. Now it hides their greatest threat: the Red Hessians. It also hides the Jump Holes to New Berlin and Stuttgart.

* The Giftnebel is a dangerous cloud to move through, but its proximity to the Kruger and Daumann operations here makes it worthwhile. We know this system well, and that helps us when we raid the corporates trying to ship their goods back to New Berlin.

* I fought during the battle for Leipzig, and let me tell you, I've barely made it out alive. The heroic story of a massive Military defeat that the higher-ups are preaching is full of crap, but you haven't heard that from me, got it?

* Aye fought during the battle for Leipzig, and lemme tell ye, I've barely made it out alive! \*hic\* Shame about the Kassel though. \*hic\* I mean… yay Hessians!

* We may have suffered some losses near Leipzig, but nothing compared to the Military losses. No doubt the Corsairs would be eager to come in and take advantage of the situation but the minefield keeps us safe for the time being.

* Along with basic supplies, we also purchase Side Arms and Engine Components from the Junkers in New Berlin to ship here. Surplus weapons and engine parts get sent to Freital.

* Years ago this was our only base. But we have expanded, due greatly to the Jump Holes that have been found. Also, we've had great success mining and stealing Diamonds. Hessians know the corporate strategies and protocols -- we used to be part of them. That's why our strikes are so effective.

* We may have suffered some losses near Bautzen and Leipzig, but nothing compared to the Military losses. No doubt the Corsairs would be eager to come in and take advantage of the situation but the minefield keeps us safe for the time being.

* This base serves as a trade depot for other Hessian bases in the area. The basic supplies we ship here also get shipped to Freital. If you made these shipments, it would be easier for us since the police actively hunt for us.

* The Rheinland Republic was supposed to be about the common man getting paid well for hard work, about companies that cared if their employees were safe. Those brave souls who died fighting to overthrow the empire -- why? Rheinland has the same masters, only now they rule a republic instead of an empire.

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