Roleplay > War and Conflict

Under Crimson Skies

<< < (4/4)

DaveIronside:
The East Moreland team given the task of trawling through what was likely to be hundreds of hours worth of ICON data from Rokkenjima was headed up by Grace Yacobs a raising star of the National Intelligence Agency. Accompanying her where a gaggle of analysts and engineers, among them was Tillie Breckenridge, more accustomed to handling the King's cyber security, and Lindsey Easom , a serving officer in Cyber Legion who had made a name for herself using enemy communications against themselves in the Lodjain Civil War. The team got through a literal vat of coffee as they listened to radio messages, looked at encrypted data and countless other avenues of investigation. Finally they had prepared an interim report for the Rokkenjimans.


--- Quote from: East Moreland Report ---

Having been given access to the various system involved in the chain of command that concluded with the tragic downing of a Daito maritime patrol aircraft we have reached the following conclusions.

1. There was a long standing intention for officers onboard the INS Kurogitsune to subvert the Rokkenjiman military authorised chain of command. A series of seemingly innocent text based messages had been sent between the ship and a shore facility. These messages covered a range of topics ranging from requests for certain provisions including such things as ice cream and even a shipment of pencils. When examining these messages however it was discovered as well as being sent to the shore facility it was also sent to the INS Dispatch in a seemingly innocent administrative error.  The receiving ships logs were then checked and the exact same apparent mishap had occurred in their messaging. When comparing the two ships messages they had both made the same requests to the shore facility except for different quantities and catalogue numbers. For example three days before the incident the INS Kurogitsune ordered 120 tubs of chocolate ice cream while with the exact same message wording the INS Dispatch ordered 122 tubs of strawberry ice cream. When examined by cryptologists working for East Moreland National Intelligance Agency it was determined that these numbers were part of an elaborate code which saw the INS Dispatch give INS Kurogitsune orders to sail to the co-ordinates from which they launched the ill fated attack against Daito forces. While our time frame has permitted us to go back only so far it is clear such messages were being relayed for at least the past four weeks and we believe given more time this time frame could be much longer.

2. At least 50 members of the Rokkenjiman Air Force have subverted the chain of command. Data logs onboard IAF aircraft that regularly over flow the islands show that there was occasional chatter on a short wave radio frequency that while monitored by the IAF is not commonly used. While it is not uncommon for outside agencies to stumble across such frequencies the messages in morse gave tail fin numbers of aircraft due on patrols that day. It is therefore unlikely that such a correlation would have happened accidently. It is our belief that this was disloyal members of the IAF reporting to each other who was on patrol at times considered possible for attacks on Daito forces. It is our belief given further time we would be able to determine a location from where these messages originated.

3. The radio operators log onboard INS Kurogitsune omits some messages. Utilising onboard recordings and comparing them to the official log around 24 messages have not been recorded in official logs. The content of these messages can be uncovered if more time is given. At present we have one side of the conversation. It is clear from what we have seen that these messages are with civilian vessels in the area such as one which takes place with a fishing vessel. It is rather surprising that such a mundane call would be removed. We have discovered the identity of the fishing vessel on this call and it is currently declared missing. We have traced its owner and having examined their financial records they have recorded an abnormally large amount of landed fish. Upon discussions with the local fish market it is clear that these records are grossly exaggerated leading us to determine that the records are fraudulent and a form of money laundering. The payments for these fish include substantial payments from a company based in the Rokkenjiman capital and who have in the past provided funds for campaigns by the Centre Party.

4. Three minutes after the shooting down of the Daito aircraft a message on 121.5 MHz (international distress frequency) was sent by the INS Kurogitsune it simply said the word "Splashed" . It originated from the work station of a Marine air operations co-ordinator. We have traced that transmission to being made by Sgt Sgt Umeki . Having then accessed the work station logs the system intended for use to arrange for medical care for injured Marines had been used on several occasions to access a frequency used by the occasionally used small airfield just outside Bevelle. This is located just 3.5km from Bevelle where Charles Ofdensen was apprehended by members of Rokkenjiman security forces and placed under arrest. Having visited the airfield it is clear the airfield is only used for day operations as it lacks more than rudimentary lights and is utilised primarily by a local gliding club. This airfield has no sophisticated security systems except on hangars in which equipment is stored however utilising CCTV from a neighbouring golf club we identified the same vehicle arriving at the airfield five minutes before these transmissions made by Sgt. Umeki Mineko and leaving five minutes after. The vehicle is registered to one of the officers appointed to Charles Ofdensen's security detail upon Mr.Ofdensen's request after the election victory by the Centre party. Sgt Umeki Mineko is currently some $25,000 in debt due to a gambling addiction and has a baby on the way. A series of $5,000 payments have been made to Sgt Umeki Mineko from the same company who are mentioned in Point 3. There is no reasonable explanation for these payments.

5.  There are a huge number of ships in the INS. It was discovered that all those which had utilised covert communication had received a letter from the office of the Premier just 12 hours after Charles Ofdensen had taken office. While these letters are in themselves not problematic as they contain words designed to reassure the Navy of his reform, good intentions and hopes for a strong, proud future for Rokkenjima what is clear is that only those ships involved in the conspiracy received them. We have verified that the letters were sent via official chains of command and it is our belief that they have been used in such a manner as to relay instructions to officers loyal to Ofdensen's course of actions. Utilising a similar code as to that mentioned in Point 1 we have obtained partial messages which include the phrase "Strike at splash". Given more time we believe further coded letters will reveal more information and more connections linking Ofdensen to the crew onboard INS Kurogitsune and to some force possibly outside Rokkenjima.

We stand prepared to continue our investigation but in hopes that this will support ongoing peace efforts we thought prudent to make these findings avaliable to Rokkenjima, Daito and Grand Duke Hugo Lascelles.
--- End quote ---

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page