Battleship Nagumo

CLASS: Meiji

CREW: CLASSIFIED

ARMAMENT: CLASSIFIED

The Battleship Nagumo was constructed in 723 A.S. as part of the recent Kusari emphasis on military development. The Nagumo was initially stationed in the Kyushu System as a strategic deterrent against criminal intrusion from the neighboring border worlds; however, its mission has since been expanded to include protecting the Nansei Research Complex and preventing incursions by Blood Dragons.

## Bribes & Missions Offered

* Gateway Shipping
* Kishiro Technologies
* Samura Industries
* Farmers Alliance

## Commodities

* MOX
* Pharmaceuticals
* Cardamine
* Light Arms

* Oxygen
* Water
* H-Fuel

## Rumors

* One of the greatest threats to Kusari is the spread of Cardamine abuse. The Golden Chrysanthemums have been smuggling Cardamine into Kusari through this system, and it must end. I have ordered all Golden Chrysanthemums to be summarily executed and given flight commanders a red pass on patrols in the Border Worlds and this system.
* Though some of their actions do get a little violent, the Farmers Alliance is not a real threat to Kusari society. Much of our time and resources would be wasted hunting down a paper tiger. The occasional accidental attack on Kishiro occurs, but for the most part they attack only Gaijin shipping.
* The Golden Chrysanthemums might be our number one priority in this system, but it is the Blood Dragons who are the greatest threat to our physical safety. The Golden C. pilots are young and reckless; the Dragons are skilled and fearless.
* The Golden C. are using the Ohka Field to get Cardamine into the system. We know they are not coming through the Jump Gates. It is infuriating that they are getting in right under our noses somehow. Soon those disrespectful girls will be put to rest.
* Dragons lay bleeding while the Chrysanthemums die fighting Kusari.
* The Seiran Dust Field is the point of entry for the Blood Dragons that enter the system. Our patrols have spotted them moving between there and the Okha Dust Field. We cannot interrogate the ones we capture as we would like to, so many of their strategies remain secrets.
* Our patrols in Tau-29 come up against Outcasts on occasion. We know they are the source of Cardamine, but they are not the problem for us. It is the women who smuggle it into our system. Before the Golden C. there was no Cardamine problem in Kusari.
* Much of our effort is spent redirecting the Gaijin into Shikoku. We are trying to seal this part of Kusari space and, more importantly, New Tokyo from their presence. Bretonians and the populations of the Border Worlds are very unsavory characters. They would be more comfortable in the other system.
* The Shoki, part of a Blood Dragon raiding party in the Kyushu system, was intercepted and destroyed by the Kusari Naval Forces. Two of the three ships have been located and salvaged. The patrol leader’s ship, the Shoki, remains at large. It is believed to be somewhere in the western Ohka Dust Field, which is difficult for the Blood Dragons to operate in, given its close proximity to the Nagumo.

* Side Arms are given to every soldier aboard the ship. They are supplied from relay bases in New Tokyo.
* All the basic supplies needed to run this base are brought here from Kyushu. The shipments also bring in mail, since many of the soldiers aboard the *Nagumo* are from the finest families planetside.
* This ship plays an important role in keeping the foreign criminals out of our beautiful system. Let them infest Shikoku if they must; Kyushu is ours. Personally, I wish that Kusari was still strictly isolationist. We could always transfer goods at our borders, but the government has grown lax.
* The Nansei Research Center is protected by this battleship. It is a great responsibility protecting the best and brightest minds in Kusari. Someone must take the forefront of scientific research in Kusari, and that great task falls upon Samura's shoulders.
* I enjoy this assignment aboard the *Nagumo*. I am afforded the pleasure of seeing the worlds beyond Kusari, but in the safety of a battleship patrol. Yes, sometimes the pilots will take me with them on circuit sorties -- very exciting.