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We begin today\u2019s Empire Report with breaking news out of the Oberon System where Admiral Bishop\u2019s campaign against the Vanduul has scored its first major victory.\n\nAlan Nuevo: That\u2019s right, Beck. The battle in the Oberon System involved the 65th Battle Group, and was led by Admiral Bishop aboard a new flagship, the recently commissioned UEES Retribution. While there is currently scant public information about the ship, rumors about its existence have been around for months.\n\nUEES Retribution\u2019s first action comes in the wake of recent, devastating Vanduul attacks on Uriel, which left thousands dead or missing. Earlier today, Admiral Cedric Cochran held a press conference in Kilian describing a decisive victory against the Vanduul and confirming Retribution\u2019s role in the battle.\n\n[ Admiral Cochran stands before a podium during the press conference. ]\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: Operation Mandrake began roughly two days ago, when we received credible intelligence that a Vanduul clan was in the process of mounting a second attack on the Oberon System. Concerned about such a possibility, Admiral Bishop had detached a small strike team to sweep the system. When the Vanduul appeared, these forces were able to intercept and engage the clan before it could attack another Human settlement. While the advanced forces occupied the aggressors, Admiral Bishop ordered Retribution into the system and cut off any escape back to Vanduul space. Once Retribution was in place, the Vanduul \u2026 well, they found themselves between a rock and a hard place, as I like to say.\n\nReporter #1: What else can you tell us about Retribution? There are reports it\u2019s the largest capital ship ever built by the UEE.\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: Details on Retribution are classified. Right now, all I\u2019m authorized to say is that personnel aboard the ship were very pleased with its performance during the battle.\n\nReporter #2: Can you describe the extent of the Vanduul forces?\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: The exact specifics are currently being analyzed, but from the reports I\u2019ve seen, it\u2019s probably best to describe them as a medium sized clan.\n\nReporter #2: Does that mean a Kingship was present?\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: No, though there were multiple capital ships reportedly destroyed.\n\nReporter #3: What was the extent of UEE casualties during the battle?\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: Look, one life lost is too many in my book, but safety and security doesn\u2019t come without sacrifice. It\u2019s a simple reality that every member of the UEE armed forces understands, so yes, there were reported casualties. I will refrain from getting too specific until family is notified.\n\nThat said, I couldn\u2019t be prouder of how the men and women of the Navy performed. This victory was only possible thanks to a team effort that includes everyone from the Starmen aboard Retribution, the rest of the 65th, and all the way up to us here at High Command. The people of the UEE should be proud of what their Navy accomplished today.\n\n[ Back to Alan and Beck ]\n\nBeck Russum: Joining us now in the studio is military expert Jack Hayden. He\u2019s a consultant at the Center for Universal Security and author of Clan Brutality, which examines what little we know about the Vanduul clans that we find ourselves fighting.\n\nBased on what you\u2019ve heard from your sources, what else can you tell us about Admiral Bishop\u2019s victory in Oberon?\n\nJack Hayden: This was a successful operation in many regards. Essentially Admiral Bishop got Retribution in theater and gave it a test lap against overmatched opponents. I would expect the victory built confidence among his crew and gave them a chance to work out any kinks on the new ship before engaging a truly dangerous enemy.\n\nBeck Russum: So you don\u2019t consider the Vanduul in this battle to have been a serious threat?\n\nJack Hayden: Well, as Admiral Cochran alluded to, this did not appear to be a particularly developed Vanduul clan \u2014 one that hadn\u2019t even accrued enough materials to build the framework of a Kingship. That leads me to believe this was what I call a \u201ccarrion\u201d clan. They are not built up enough to engage in large scale attacks, so they feast on areas weakened by previous assaults or clean up what stronger clans leave behind.\n\nBeck Russum: It sounds like you are classifying this as more of a symbolic than strategic victory?\n\nJack Hayden: Not entirely. It does give the UEE a clear cut victory against the Vanduul after the horrible events of Vega and the unexpected, initial incursion into Oberon. I\u2019m sure there are plenty of people among Imperator Costigan\u2019s staff and in the halls of the Senate who are excited by this outcome. I would argue that while this victory is good for morale around the UEE, it wasn\u2019t the entire motivation behind Bishop\u2019s decision to commit.\n\nBeck Russum: Then what was? Oberon is an unclaimed system and not under the official protection of the Navy.\n\nJack Hayden: Oberon may not be an official UEE system but it is still, very clearly, a Human one. Having Oberon fall under the control of the Vanduul would be a setback in that regard. By establishing a presence in Oberon, the system can be used as a staging ground for a push into Vanduul territory. The system has jumps into Virgil, Tiber and Caliban, all systems that used to have UEE settlements. If Admiral Bishop wants to retake any of those systems, Oberon can now be a part of that plan.\n\nOf course, I\u2019m far from the Admiral\u2019s inner circle and he has surprised me many times in the past. With there being so little verifiable information on Retribution, it\u2019s hard to predict how the new ship and its capabilities will affect this war.\n\nBeck Russum: Thank you for your time.\n\nJack Hayden: You\u2019re welcome. Always a pleasure.\n\nAlan Nuevo: Coming up, residents of Lago call for the UEE to increase its presence in the Nexus System after a series of comm relays were destroyed by pirates. We\u2019ll ask if the UEE has the resources to aid this struggling system. That, and more, when the Empire Report returns.\n\n< Transmission Break >","de_DE":"\u00dcbertragung beginnt >\nBeck Russum: Guten Abend, ich bin Beck Russum, hier mit Alan Nuevo. Wir beginnen den heutigen Empire Report mit Nachrichten aus dem Oberon System, wo die Kampagne von Admiral Bishop gegen die Vanduul ihren ersten gro\u00dfen Sieg erzielt hat.\n\nAlan Nuevo: Das stimmt, Beck. Die Schlacht im Oberon-System beinhaltete die 65. Kampfgruppe und wurde von Admiral Bishop an Bord eines neuen Flaggschiffes, der k\u00fcrzlich in Auftrag gegebenen UEES-Vergeltung, gef\u00fchrt. W\u00e4hrend es derzeit kaum \u00f6ffentliche Informationen \u00fcber das Schiff gibt, gibt es seit Monaten Ger\u00fcchte \u00fcber seine Existenz.\n\nDie erste Aktion von UEES Retribution folgt auf die j\u00fcngsten, verheerenden Vanduul-Angriffe auf Uriel, die Tausende von Toten oder Vermissten forderten. Heute fr\u00fch hielt Admiral Cedric Cochran in Kilian eine Pressekonferenz ab, in der er einen entscheidenden Sieg gegen die Vanduul beschrieb und die Rolle der Vergeltung im Kampf best\u00e4tigte.\n\n[ Admiral Cochran steht w\u00e4hrend der Pressekonferenz vor einem Podium. ]\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: Die Operation Alraune begann vor etwa zwei Tagen, als wir glaubw\u00fcrdige Informationen erhielten, dass ein Vanduul-Clan gerade dabei war, einen zweiten Angriff auf das Oberon-System durchzuf\u00fchren. Besorgt \u00fcber eine solche M\u00f6glichkeit hatte Admiral Bishop ein kleines Einsatzteam abgetrennt, um das System zu durchsuchen. Als die Vanduul auftauchten, konnten diese Truppen den Clan abfangen und angreifen, bevor er eine weitere menschliche Siedlung angreifen konnte. W\u00e4hrend die fortgeschrittenen Truppen die Angreifer besetzten, befahl Admiral Bishop die Vergeltung in das System und unterbrach jede Flucht zur\u00fcck in den Vanduul-Raum. Sobald die Vergeltung an Ort und Stelle war, befanden sich die Vanduul... nun, sie befanden sich zwischen einem Felsen und einem harten Ort, wie ich gerne sage.\n\nReporter #1: Was k\u00f6nnen Sie uns noch \u00fcber Vergeltung sagen? Es gibt Berichte, dass es das gr\u00f6\u00dfte jemals von der UEE gebaute Kapitalschiff ist.\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: Details zur Vergeltung sind geheim. Im Moment bin ich nur berechtigt zu sagen, dass das Personal an Bord des Schiffes mit seiner Leistung w\u00e4hrend des Kampfes sehr zufrieden war.\n\nReporter #2: K\u00f6nnen Sie das Ausma\u00df der Vanduul-Kr\u00e4fte beschreiben?\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: Die genauen Details werden derzeit analysiert, aber aus den Berichten, die ich gesehen habe, ist es wahrscheinlich am besten, sie als einen mittelgro\u00dfen Clan zu beschreiben.\n\nReporter #2: Bedeutet das, dass ein K\u00f6nigtum anwesend war?\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: Nein, obwohl es mehrere Gro\u00dfschiffe gab, die angeblich zerst\u00f6rt wurden.\n\nReporter #3: Wie hoch waren die Verluste der UEE w\u00e4hrend des Kampfes?\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: Schau, ein verlorenes Leben ist mir zu viel, aber Sicherheit kommt nicht ohne Opfer. Es ist eine einfache Realit\u00e4t, die jedes Mitglied der UEE-Streitkr\u00e4fte versteht, also ja, es wurden Verluste gemeldet. Ich werde darauf verzichten, zu konkret zu werden, bis die Familie benachrichtigt wird.\n\nDennoch k\u00f6nnte ich nicht stolzer sein auf die Leistung der M\u00e4nner und Frauen der Marine. Dieser Sieg war nur dank einer Teamarbeit m\u00f6glich, die alle von den Starmen an Bord der Vergeltung, den Rest des 65. und den ganzen Weg bis zu uns hier im Oberkommando umfasst. Die Menschen in der UEE sollten stolz darauf sein, was ihre Marine heute erreicht hat.\n\n[ Zur\u00fcck zu Alan und Beck ]\n\nBeck Russum: Zu uns kommt jetzt im Studio der Milit\u00e4rexperte Jack Hayden. Er ist Berater am Center for Universal Security und Autor von Clan Brutality, das untersucht, was wir \u00fcber die Vanduul-Clans, gegen die wir k\u00e4mpfen, nicht wissen.\n\nBasierend auf dem, was Sie von Ihren Quellen geh\u00f6rt haben, was k\u00f6nnen Sie uns noch \u00fcber den Sieg von Admiral Bishop in Oberon erz\u00e4hlen?\n\nJack Hayden: Dies war in vielerlei Hinsicht eine erfolgreiche Operation. Im Wesentlichen erhielt Admiral Bishop Vergeltung im Theater und gab ihm eine Testrunde gegen \u00fcberholte Gegner. Ich w\u00fcrde erwarten, dass der Sieg das Vertrauen seiner Crew st\u00e4rkte und ihnen die M\u00f6glichkeit gab, alle Knicke auf dem neuen Schiff zu l\u00f6sen, bevor sie sich einem wirklich gef\u00e4hrlichen Feind zuwandten.\n\nBeck Russum: Sie halten also die Vanduul in diesem Kampf nicht f\u00fcr eine ernsthafte Bedrohung?\n\nJack Hayden: Nun, wie Admiral Cochran andeutete, schien es sich hier nicht um einen speziell entwickelten Vanduul-Clan zu handeln - einen Clan, der nicht einmal gen\u00fcgend Material angesammelt hatte, um den Rahmen f\u00fcr ein K\u00f6nigtum zu bauen. Das l\u00e4sst mich glauben, dass dies das war, was ich einen \"Aas\"-Clan nenne. Sie sind nicht ausreichend aufgebaut, um in gro\u00dfem Stil angreifen zu k\u00f6nnen, so dass sie sich an Gebieten erfreuen, die durch fr\u00fchere Angriffe geschw\u00e4cht wurden, oder das, was st\u00e4rkere Clans zur\u00fccklassen, aufr\u00e4umen.\n\nBeck Russum: Es klingt, als w\u00fcrdest du dies eher als symbolischen als als strategischen Sieg bezeichnen?\n\nJack Hayden: Nicht ganz. Es gibt der UEE einen klaren Sieg gegen die Vanduul nach den schrecklichen Ereignissen von Vega und dem unerwarteten, ersten Einfall in Oberon. Ich bin sicher, dass es viele Leute unter den Mitarbeitern von Imperator Costigan und in den Hallen des Senats gibt, die von diesem Ergebnis begeistert sind. Ich w\u00fcrde argumentieren, dass dieser Sieg zwar gut f\u00fcr die Moral rund um die UEE ist, aber es war nicht die ganze Motivation hinter der Entscheidung von Bishop, sich zu verpflichten.\n\nBeck Russum: Was war es dann? Oberon ist ein nicht in Anspruch genommenes System und steht nicht unter dem offiziellen Schutz der Marine.\n\nJack Hayden: Oberon ist vielleicht kein offizielles UEE-System, aber es ist immer noch, sehr deutlich, ein menschliches. Oberon unter die Kontrolle der Vanduul zu bringen, w\u00e4re in dieser Hinsicht ein R\u00fcckschlag. Durch die Gr\u00fcndung einer Pr\u00e4senz in Oberon kann das System als Etappenort f\u00fcr einen Vorsto\u00df in das Gebiet von Vanduul genutzt werden. Das System hat Spr\u00fcnge in Virgil, Tiber und Caliban gemacht, alles Systeme, die fr\u00fcher UEE-Abwicklungen hatten. Wenn Admiral Bishop eines dieser Systeme wieder \u00fcbernehmen will, kann Oberon jetzt Teil dieses Plans sein.\n\nNat\u00fcrlich bin ich weit vom inneren Kreis des Admirals entfernt und er hat mich in der Vergangenheit oft \u00fcberrascht. Da es so wenig nachpr\u00fcfbare Informationen \u00fcber die Vergeltung gibt, ist es schwer vorherzusagen, wie sich das neue Schiff und seine F\u00e4higkeiten auf diesen Krieg auswirken werden.\n\nBeck Russum: Vielen Dank f\u00fcr Ihre Zeit.\n\nJack Hayden: Gern geschehen. Immer ein Vergn\u00fcgen.\n\nAlan Nuevo: Als n\u00e4chstes fordern die Bewohner von Lago, dass die UEE ihre Pr\u00e4senz im Nexus-System erh\u00f6ht, nachdem eine Reihe von Kommunikationsrelais von Piraten zerst\u00f6rt wurden. Wir werden fragen, ob die UEE \u00fcber die Ressourcen verf\u00fcgt, um diesem k\u00e4mpfenden System zu helfen. Das und noch mehr, wenn der Imperiumsbericht zur\u00fcckkommt.\n\nGetriebeunterbrechung >","zh_CN":"< Transmission Begins >\nBeck Russum: Good evening, I\u2019m Beck Russum, here with Alan Nuevo. We begin today\u2019s Empire Report with breaking news out of the Oberon System where Admiral Bishop\u2019s campaign against the Vanduul has scored its first major victory.\n\nAlan Nuevo: That\u2019s right, Beck. The battle in the Oberon System involved the 65th Battle Group, and was led by Admiral Bishop aboard a new flagship, the recently commissioned UEES Retribution. While there is currently scant public information about the ship, rumors about its existence have been around for months.\n\nUEES Retribution\u2019s first action comes in the wake of recent, devastating Vanduul attacks on Uriel, which left thousands dead or missing. Earlier today, Admiral Cedric Cochran held a press conference in Kilian describing a decisive victory against the Vanduul and confirming Retribution\u2019s role in the battle.\n\n[ Admiral Cochran stands before a podium during the press conference. ]\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: Operation Mandrake began roughly two days ago, when we received credible intelligence that a Vanduul clan was in the process of mounting a second attack on the Oberon System. Concerned about such a possibility, Admiral Bishop had detached a small strike team to sweep the system. When the Vanduul appeared, these forces were able to intercept and engage the clan before it could attack another Human settlement. While the advanced forces occupied the aggressors, Admiral Bishop ordered Retribution into the system and cut off any escape back to Vanduul space. Once Retribution was in place, the Vanduul \u2026 well, they found themselves between a rock and a hard place, as I like to say.\n\nReporter #1: What else can you tell us about Retribution? There are reports it\u2019s the largest capital ship ever built by the UEE.\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: Details on Retribution are classified. Right now, all I\u2019m authorized to say is that personnel aboard the ship were very pleased with its performance during the battle.\n\nReporter #2: Can you describe the extent of the Vanduul forces?\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: The exact specifics are currently being analyzed, but from the reports I\u2019ve seen, it\u2019s probably best to describe them as a medium sized clan.\n\nReporter #2: Does that mean a Kingship was present?\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: No, though there were multiple capital ships reportedly destroyed.\n\nReporter #3: What was the extent of UEE casualties during the battle?\n\nAdmiral Cedric Cochran: Look, one life lost is too many in my book, but safety and security doesn\u2019t come without sacrifice. It\u2019s a simple reality that every member of the UEE armed forces understands, so yes, there were reported casualties. I will refrain from getting too specific until family is notified.\n\nThat said, I couldn\u2019t be prouder of how the men and women of the Navy performed. This victory was only possible thanks to a team effort that includes everyone from the Starmen aboard Retribution, the rest of the 65th, and all the way up to us here at High Command. The people of the UEE should be proud of what their Navy accomplished today.\n\n[ Back to Alan and Beck ]\n\nBeck Russum: Joining us now in the studio is military expert Jack Hayden. He\u2019s a consultant at the Center for Universal Security and author of Clan Brutality, which examines what little we know about the Vanduul clans that we find ourselves fighting.\n\nBased on what you\u2019ve heard from your sources, what else can you tell us about Admiral Bishop\u2019s victory in Oberon?\n\nJack Hayden: This was a successful operation in many regards. Essentially Admiral Bishop got Retribution in theater and gave it a test lap against overmatched opponents. I would expect the victory built confidence among his crew and gave them a chance to work out any kinks on the new ship before engaging a truly dangerous enemy.\n\nBeck Russum: So you don\u2019t consider the Vanduul in this battle to have been a serious threat?\n\nJack Hayden: Well, as Admiral Cochran alluded to, this did not appear to be a particularly developed Vanduul clan \u2014 one that hadn\u2019t even accrued enough materials to build the framework of a Kingship. That leads me to believe this was what I call a \u201ccarrion\u201d clan. They are not built up enough to engage in large scale attacks, so they feast on areas weakened by previous assaults or clean up what stronger clans leave behind.\n\nBeck Russum: It sounds like you are classifying this as more of a symbolic than strategic victory?\n\nJack Hayden: Not entirely. It does give the UEE a clear cut victory against the Vanduul after the horrible events of Vega and the unexpected, initial incursion into Oberon. I\u2019m sure there are plenty of people among Imperator Costigan\u2019s staff and in the halls of the Senate who are excited by this outcome. I would argue that while this victory is good for morale around the UEE, it wasn\u2019t the entire motivation behind Bishop\u2019s decision to commit.\n\nBeck Russum: Then what was? Oberon is an unclaimed system and not under the official protection of the Navy.\n\nJack Hayden: Oberon may not be an official UEE system but it is still, very clearly, a Human one. Having Oberon fall under the control of the Vanduul would be a setback in that regard. By establishing a presence in Oberon, the system can be used as a staging ground for a push into Vanduul territory. The system has jumps into Virgil, Tiber and Caliban, all systems that used to have UEE settlements. If Admiral Bishop wants to retake any of those systems, Oberon can now be a part of that plan.\n\nOf course, I\u2019m far from the Admiral\u2019s inner circle and he has surprised me many times in the past. With there being so little verifiable information on Retribution, it\u2019s hard to predict how the new ship and its capabilities will affect this war.\n\nBeck Russum: Thank you for your time.\n\nJack Hayden: You\u2019re welcome. Always a pleasure.\n\nAlan Nuevo: Coming up, residents of Lago call for the UEE to increase its presence in the Nexus System after a series of comm relays were destroyed by pirates. We\u2019ll ask if the UEE has the resources to aid this struggling system. That, and more, when the Empire Report returns.\n\n< Transmission Break >"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":128,"created_at":"2016-03-30T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"10 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-18 12:54:47","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15271,"next_id":15274}}