The DDS have lost 9 ships including the flagship of DDS Commander The Orchid in a massive battle that has raged near Liberation between the DDS South and the ABBO fleets. Liberation itself was also hit by an orbital bombardment with 4 DDS bases on the planet sustaining serious damage including a TPM production facility.
The DDS ships lost are reported as Pulsar 12A cruiser C110 Eurasia, Quasar 15A cruiser C126 Lepton (The Orchid's flagship which was thought to have been the main target of the ABBOs), Panther 35A destroyer D114 Manx, Missileer 21A carriers R106 Bowman and R110 Billman, Solaris 37C destroyer D165 Altair II, Terran Sea 43B/C frigates F133 Baltic Sea and F149 Philippine Sea and Sea Of Tranquility 43D frigate F161 Sea Of Tranquility. 72 Ferrets were also destroyed. 137 ABBO ships are reported to have been destroyed.
The ABBOs have now withdrawn. AP has taken over as Acting DDS Commander as per procedure.
