Talk:AFOH/@comment-27510151-20161126004335/@comment-10905876-20161127051306

OOC: Just a little clandestine observation, don't mind me.

IC:

-100km from the AFOH fleet, as they make contact with "Blackrock"-

Having monitored several transmissions between AFOH ships regarding lost vessels, and the closing off of a section of space, AIF High Command has despatched the Vigilance class frigate Birmingham under cloak. She has trailed the AFOH fleet, observing them on passive sensors and trailing from 100km distance.

Sensor Officer: "Captain, the AFOH vessels are approaching a large object. Readings on most sensors are dodgy, but it's solid on the mass scanners. The AFOH ships have armed boarding pods."

Captain: "This commander is quite fond of those. Helm, quietly move us within twenty clicks, continue observations. All hands, remain at deep stealth conditions, we don't need the AFOH crews getting trigger happy on us."

The Birmingham moves in closer using short bursts of her main thrusters, stopping at 20km from the AFOH fleet. Sensors continue to gather data, with recordings made of both unencrypted and encrypted transmissions, along with taking passive sensor readings. The small frigate remains under cloak, invisible to all but the most specialized anti-cloak sensors.

OOC: As I stated above, mysteriously vanishing ships, along with closed off sections of space will look somewhat suspicious to even your allies. Since cloaked ships are useful for intel gathering, they get used. And, if this turns out to be a threat to the Empire, or the AFOH crews need a bit of extra tactical help, I have something on hand.