Barrage Barge destroyed in heavy fighting

The Barrage Barge, the hacked together bombardment weapon the DDS put together to attack ABBO positions on Delta 9, has been destroyed during heavy fighting on the planet. A suicide attack by 2 ABBO fighters destroyed the barge, which is unmanned. No other DDS ships were damaged.

Fighting on the planet itself is said to be very heavy with "considerable casualties" reported by the DDS. It is thought the ABBOs are releasing radiological agents into the Deltan atmosphere. Two RQ-12N NBC reconnaissance drones are being rushed to the planet to check. Dozens of Deltan civilians are known to have been butchered by the retreating ABBO forces.

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