[TRI News Bot]

105.12.20.19:31.7

By Rafel Solamis
Octavius Core (TRI-FP) - Earlier today, the Octavian
Ministry of War released a statement regarding the recent damage caused by
sentient conflux attacks.
"The Ministry of War is now convinced that the recent attacks are part
of a new offensive campaign by the conflux," stated Dr.
Calatorius. "Clearly, they cannot match Octavian, or even other TRI
pilots in direct combat, so our analysis indicates that they have deployed new
weaponry for the sole purpose of destroying key production facilities. The
destruction of the RB-3, Biomass and Antiflux facilities are key examples of
their strategy. The Antiflux facility was clearly destroyed to make it harder
for miners and haulers to traverse more dangerous parts of space, the Biomass
producer was destroyed with the intent to slow down nuclear missile production,
and the RB facility was hit to reduce the likelihood of buildings being repaired
while under attack.

"We see this pattern continuing, with key targets being the Maul, Glaive
and Sabre facilities, along with the other RB facilities.

"Unfortunately, the conflux sentients are using a previously unseen
missile, capable of inflicting nuclear damage. While not as potent as the TRI
nuclear ordinance, the conflux variant appears to be smaller, lighter, and thus
more maneuverable.

"Further analysis of strikes to date indicate that these missile are
carried by C17-S variants, with C8-S
variants being used as scouts or decoys. While the C8-S identifies targets, the C17-S
deliver 6-8 missiles in a close cluster before returning to rearm, or being
destroyed by defending pilots. This flawed strategy clearly provides us with an
interim counter measure, until our scientists identify a longer term solution.
We know that conflux missiles are venerable to Amananth's PWD100 device,
therefore, a lone pilot equipped with a PWD100, and flying close to the target
building, should be able to destroy any incoming missiles before they impact the
building. Additional pilots can be deployed to provide additional anti-missile
coverage, as well as drone suppression and diversion, leaving the bulk of the
pilots to provide tactical interception of the inbound sentient(s) at the
earliest possible point. We believe that the application of simple combat
strategy, combined with the already superior combat skill of our pilots will
provide an adequate defense."

TRI has indicated that the Defense Condition will remain at level 3, for the foreseeable
future, and reminds pilots to keep beacons tuned, especially those in sectors
with anomalies.




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