For Your Eyes Only
Dear Marshal Bemba,
I am aware of your concerns over how our planes will be able to reach Merina. First of all, we will be sending our aircraft in from the east, so as to avoid the rather active waters of the Strait of Shaw. This will most likely allow our aircraft to reach Merina with little in our way. Secondly our P-4 aircraft have an extended range and multiple Electronic Warfare Support measures. If we keep it the fact that we're sending aircraft confidential, we'll be able to get our aircraft around Lodjan waters without raising much suspicion. Now, the reason for which we plan to utilize these aircraft in the liberation operation is to patrol the Strait of Shaw and set up a perimeter of mines to prevent enemy ships from interfering with the mission. We plan to publicly announce that we have placed mines. The P-4 aircraft are equipped with numerous weaponry and defense systems including anti-submarine torpedoes, depth charges and missiles capable of both air-to-air combat and air-to-surface combat. In addition to that, they are also capable of using electronic warfare to impair the enemy ships' ability to detect the fleet. Finally, to answer your question about whether we could postpone the mission, I believe it's better to send the aircraft sooner rather than later because as we wait, more ships are being activated and the region is becoming more strongly monitored. If you have any aircraft which you feel are capable of fulfilling that role, then feel free to use them instead, if not, I await a letter confirming that we can send our planes.
Sincerely,
Jackson Kazakhi