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Summary: The Z.M. Egerius rescued the survivors of the Holton. They are taken as prisoners of war.On the cruiser Z.M. Egerius (from the 1st and 2nd Van Veen Division) there is a little conversation:
"My God," yelled the quartermaster to the Captain, "all those deads!"
"Soldier, you're nagging since the war started! What did you thought when you went in service by the Batavian Army? That we would hold every day a picnic with candle light dinners to end the day?" asked the Captain.
"To be honest...," said the quartermaster, "yes, I did!"
After the conversation with his quartermaster the Captain ordered to make contact with the Shirithian ships.
In the meanwhile the Z.M. Egerius rescued the last survivers and gave them a warm bath.
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(OCC: Aren't my ships kinda in the way of any "rescue effort")
"The captain of the what wants to talk to me? Where the hell did they come from?"
The radio officer simply shrugged.
"Right, put him on. This is Captain Ren of the IRS Sparta. What business do you have here? This is not a good place for sight seeing."
Ren awaited reply, frustrated with the days events.
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***FLASH TRAFFIC***
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11 Krondokin
TO CAPT CHARLES REN, IRS SPARTA
INFO BROOKSHIRE FLEET
IN REPLY QUOTE 001/45/8 11 KRO
APPRECIATE CONCERNS RAISED. UNFORTUNATE BUT UNAVOIDABLE. COUNTY SERVICE EPIDEMIC PREVENTION RESEARCH LABORATORY SELECTED AS ONLY MILITARY FACILITY OF SUFFICIENT SCALE TO COPE WITH POWS IN ANY NUMBER WHO SUFFER FROM PECULIAR PSYCHOSIS EVIDENCED IN RECENT DAYS. IRRATIONAL, SUICIDAL AND MURDEROUS TENDENCIES OF ENEMY RENDER NORMAL FORMS OF DETENTION INAPROPRIATE. WAR PSYCHOSIS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED IN BABKHAN AND NEW BRITANNIAN PERSONNEL, DATING BACK TO JARIS & CIRCUM-RAYNOR. EXPERTS IN FIELD PRESENTLY EMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY SERVICE OF LESSER ZJANDARIA.
INSTRUCTIONS: REQUEST ZM EGERIUS TRANSFER POWS TO IRS SPARTA.
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MOMA
To: Officer Commanding, Z.M. Egerius
From: MoMA War Crimes Investigation Bureau
Sir,
1. We note with gratitude your unanticipated efforts to rescue personnel from the scuttled Albion Class Troop Transport, the RMS Holton. The Imperial Republic of Shireroth requests the effective transfer of those prisoners of war rescued from the sea to the IRS Sparta at the earliest possible moment.
2. Personnel from the RMS Holton, particularly officers in a position of authority, are believed to be responsible for initiating acts of war and aggression against the Imperial Republic of Shireroth that are illegal in the absence of a formal declaration of war. These personnel shall, by necessity, need to be interviewed in order to establish their part in the tragedy of recent days.
3. Personnel found to be liable for prosecution on account of their actions over recent days shall be indicted on war crimes charges and put on trial before a military tribunal. All other Prisoners of War shall be treated with all the respect they are due and in accordance with the customary laws of war.
4. Personnel from RMS Holton have in recent day been victim to irrational orders and extreme peril which may in turn have induced a dangerous form of mental instability. Discretion is urged and immediate sedation recommended.
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OOC: As the Holton was around 4 days sailing for Benacia when it sank I refuse to believe that the Egerius could suddenly appear. There are no survivers of the Holton as anyone attempting to surrender would most likely be shot by their commrades or the enemy and given the suicide order you were a bit premature building POW camps.
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Erik, was that a hint for me to delete them before?
Now you see people, this is why we need rules in place otherwise things like the Batavians have just done will happen. But I agree that their cruiser couldn't just appear out of nowhere as it has done now and if I was the Shirithians at this point, I'd discount that particular post.
Now you see people, this is why we need rules in place otherwise things like the Batavians have just done will happen. But I agree that their cruiser couldn't just appear out of nowhere as it has done now and if I was the Shirithians at this point, I'd discount that particular post.
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(OOC: Nah.. We seem to just be going with it. We have experience with random things happening. What I was objecting to was all the argueing by people not even in this. The combatants and those entering combat have mostly been pretty well behaved, and I myself have no complaints toward them. It's the trolling that isn't even contributing to the story that I'm at issue with. Along with the constantly being told to "Follow the rules" when we've actually been able to manage decently without them for the time, and the constant comments about it are more disruptive then anything.)
(OOC: To Edward: No matter how you look at it, realistically we would probably pick up at least a small handful of survivors. Either because they were wounded and couldn't resist, none of their "enraged comrades" were nearby to attack them, or other various other reasons, like the basic survival instinct of humans.)
(OOC: To Edward: No matter how you look at it, realistically we would probably pick up at least a small handful of survivors. Either because they were wounded and couldn't resist, none of their "enraged comrades" were nearby to attack them, or other various other reasons, like the basic survival instinct of humans.)
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The cruiser didn't just appeared out nothing, but was inspecting the seas. When the Z.M. Egerius saw the ships, they decided to follow them.
The rescued soldiers will be taken to a hospital and will join there citizens in the Refugee Camp.
I'm sorry, but there weren't a lot of survivors. Only normal personel, no officers. They will go back to there land as soon as possible and we will take contact with the Bosworthian governement to tell who survived.
It's weird to do in a war, but because we don't see the need to held them locked up and the tax-payer prefers to give those soldiers amnesty (my God, it's war!)
Maybe I must make a map where our ships are...
And what I wanted to tell, but was to tired to do so:
The rescued soldiers will be taken to a hospital and will join there citizens in the Refugee Camp.
I'm sorry, but there weren't a lot of survivors. Only normal personel, no officers. They will go back to there land as soon as possible and we will take contact with the Bosworthian governement to tell who survived.
It's weird to do in a war, but because we don't see the need to held them locked up and the tax-payer prefers to give those soldiers amnesty (my God, it's war!)
Maybe I must make a map where our ships are...
And what I wanted to tell, but was to tired to do so:
Summary: The Z.M. Egerius is rescuing the survivors of the Holton. They will be taken as prisoners of war.
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You say the Egerius "saw the ships" and "decided to follow them"? The radar on the Holton had a range of 300 miles so there is no way you could of got within a day of visual range without us knowing you were there and you were not within a 300 mile radius when the Holton sank. I think it highly unlikely that someone could survive 24 hours bobbing around in the middle of a huge (most likely freezing cold) ocean, and considering Shireroth too are "rescuing" survivors anyone who had survived would of been rescued before you got there on the off chance you would of sent out a ship to "inspect the seas" thousands of miles off your coast. I refuse to believe you have any of our personnel given the aforementioned factors so don't bother making contact.
Similarly no one would ever go to a "refugee" camp in an enemy country, any civilains trying to escape would attempt to reach a friendly nation via the sea rather than walk into your concentration camps.
Similarly no one would ever go to a "refugee" camp in an enemy country, any civilains trying to escape would attempt to reach a friendly nation via the sea rather than walk into your concentration camps.
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Sir, I think you take this to serious. Concentration camps? Do you think we are nazi's?KingEdward wrote:You say the Egerius "saw the ships" and "decided to follow them"? The radar on the Holton had a range of 300 miles so there is no way you could of got within a day of visual range without us knowing you were there and you were not within a 300 mile radius when the Holton sank. I think it highly unlikely that someone could survive 24 hours bobbing around in the middle of a huge (most likely freezing cold) ocean, and considering Shireroth too are "rescuing" survivors anyone who had survived would of been rescued before you got there on the off chance you would of sent out a ship to "inspect the seas" thousands of miles off your coast. I refuse to believe you have any of our personnel given the aforementioned factors so don't bother making contact.
Similarly no one would ever go to a "refugee" camp in an enemy country, any civilains trying to escape would attempt to reach a friendly nation via the sea rather than walk into your concentration camps.
Then your ships radar doesn't work, maybe your soldiers where to busy with fighting or drinking to see the ship comming.
And why couldn't we be thousands of miles of our coast? By the way: The Z.M. Egerius is a very fast ship (and not to big) from the Batavian Independence-Class.
But okay, if you prefer to let die every soldier onboard, it's good for me.
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Alcohol isn't permitted on operational military ships in our navy so there would of been no fighting: your ship was not within 300 miles of the Holton when it sank and the chances of you having a ship randomly sat in the middle of the ocean are minimal. It couldn't make it above about 34 knots even if it were a fast ship of decent size so you can't of rescued any living soldiers.
Plus it isn't just nazis who use concentration camps...
Plus it isn't just nazis who use concentration camps...
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(OOC: Chances are the interception was done about the same longitude (is that the right one...?) as the isle of Yardistan, or farther south, thus more or less tropical water. At least temperate waters. Making 24 hours in it more then plausible. But as that's moot, and we got them all then yes. Just need to think of a reasonable number... 2000 marines.. + crew... some killed in combat.. most others killed when they opened fire like idjits on my ships... and some just commit suicide or were murdered by their crewmates.. so... let's say 15 men survived. A mix of sailors and marines. most injured. )
Ren walked into the infirmary to the smell of antiseptic and sterility. He never really cared for the whole feel of medical facilities. As he walked in two armed guards at the doorway stood at attention. Many of the more seriously injured survivors from the Holton had been brought here, the rest were under sedation and heavy guard; as well as suicide watch.
As he approached the ships surgeon, who was setting a broken arm, Ren observed the unconscious enemy sailor laying there. The Captain didn't know what to make of these handful of survivors, who scuttled their own ship and tried to commit suicide on the high seas.
Dr. Garthers, the ship psychologist, was standing next to one of the conscious and slightly calm sailors. When he noticed Ren he politely excused himself and came over to converse. The two of them stepped out of the infirmary and into the corridor.
"Captain, They think we are some sort of barbaric murders. That what we would do to them as prisoners was worse then death somehow."
Ren was confused. "Where would they get an idea like that? Was that what they were told about us?"
Garthers replied quietly. "I'm not sure, this one seemed a bit confused as to where the idea came from. It's possible they all suffered from some sort of mass delusion, possibly brought about by stress induced psychosis. It's hard to say." Ren Nodded as the doctor continued. "It's possible that their officers told them that we were monsters, and in their state of anxiety, fatigue and possible brainwashing, believed them whole heartedly. "
"I still don't understand why the officers would want to murder their own crew. " Ren would have died to save his own men.
"Not knowing much about their culture and religion, or how they indoctrinate military personnel, I cannot answer that question. It's possible the officers themselves are victims of something that goes higher up the chain of command. With the captain dead and all the senior officers, it will be unlikely we'll be able to figure it out here. "
"We have orders to take our prisoners to a mental facility in Elwynn duchy."
"Yes, I recall. I have heard of the facility once in the literature. I brought up some journal articles about the 'war psychosis' that fleet command mentioned. It did exist, and these men show the tell tail signs of it. Right now you could probably convince them their own mothers are working for us and poisoned them as children."
Ren pondered. "hmm, poor bastards. Keep me apprised if there is any changes in any of their mental states. Work with them, see if you can help any of them. I'll have food prepared and bunks. Maybe we can show them we aren't barbaric murders, but are in fact civilized people. "
Garthers nodded and returned to the infirmary. Ren walked down the corridor to go speak with the galley about preparing something for the prisoners. It still baffled him how this happened.
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