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The confrontation surrounding the Maitland colony came to a stunning climax earlier today, as the renegade warship MCS Coromandel engaged Alliance cruiser squadron 537 in battle, inflicting damage on Rear Admiral Zacarías’s flagship SSV Khartoum before being destroyed. Coromandel entered the system at 19:30 local time, and broadcast a short message in which Captain Joseph Denton restated his belief that the referendum in which the Maitland colony agreed to join the Alliance was a fraud, but denied any connection to any organization beyond his own crew and denounced those responsible for the STC bombing which killed 37 Maitland citizens and 8 Alliance technicians. Coromandel then shut down communications and, with her weapons and defensive systems active, entered squadron 537′s engagement range. SSV Khartoum and SSV Luxor fired warning shots and when Coromandel returned fire, damaging Khartoum’s weapons, all four Alliance cruisers opened fire, inflicting severe damage on the Maitland frigate, which subsequently exploded, likely as a result of core damage.
The Maitland administration and Alliance issued a joint statement expressing regret for the loss of life, and entreating other independence groups to cease anti-Alliance activity. Citing the continued operation of rogue units originating from other colonies, the state of martial law in Maitland has been extended.
The Maitland administration and Alliance issued a joint statement expressing regret for the loss of life, and entreating other independence groups to cease anti-Alliance activity. Citing the continued operation of rogue units originating from other colonies, the state of martial law in Maitland has been extended.