RSB/RSAD Combat & Damage Report

The Following Has Been Censored and Thoroughly Reviewed By RSB High Command, RSAD Director(s) and the Rest of the Initiative Board of Directors
Prior to Its Release.
This Report has been broken down to critical moments, for just the after action report refer to the bottom.

On the night of September 15th 2025 in High Orbit above Annaxes *RSB-05 "Salt" Callsign Sierra 0-6 was conducting scheduled drills with The rest of Sierra ASWELL as two other newer groups Identified as Vulture & November including yet to be released project entries. Approx. 1h after the drill initiated at;
02:21 Local Time
Sierra 3-1, 3-2 and 3-6 Two Arquintins and a Venator respectively detected a Dozen Hyperspace Signatures with Republic IFF tags registered to the Thyferra Defense Fleet.

02:40 Local Time
Visual & Radar Contact established to the Stern of the fleet formation by 02:43 after confirmation from multiple personnel all 12 Vessels were discovered to be Four Groups in a Tight diamond Formation. Comms Officer Reported 11-Munificent Class Frigates & 1 Providence Class Dreadnought.

02:50 Local Time
Admiral Inita ordered all Sierra 3 Elements to maneuver about to engage the enemy & sent out an immediate distress call.
The Fleet Comprised of in total Three Arquintins-Class Light Cruisers, Two Venator Class Star Destroyers and A Pelta Class Frigate
3-0 Through 3-2 were The Arquintins, 3-3 & 3-4 Consular Class Cruisers Carrying Four Project Funding Senators 3-5 Salt's Venator "Audacity" 3-6 Inita's Venator "Lockjaw"

03:00 Local Time
Sierra 3- 1, 2 and 4 were Destroyed nearly instantly after entering weapons range. Hostile Contacts were descripted as acting abnormally to how CIS Naval Forces usually operate both in overly aggressive tactics and firing pink-burning turbolasers.
Unique markings were too documented & described by survivors as a Blood red/crimson colour with symbols resembling an effigy encountered by anaxes personnel weeks prior.

03:15 Local Time
3-0 withdrew backwards while recovering life-pods from 2 & 4 Senators confirmed KIA.
3-3 Attempted to flee the battle by the senators orders against advisement from crew and fleet command. They gained several KM's before being disabled, Rammed and Boarded.
3-5 and 3-6 moved forward in the formation devastating the 4 Muni-Vanguard before both having their engines destroyed by both flanking groups to the Port and Starboard

03:20 Local Time
3-0 Pulled off into the wreckage while the enemy was surrounding the "Lockjaw" & "Audacity" (5 & 6) who were being boarded.
GAR- The Enemies designated Jamming ship was destroyed in the process of the engagement and ground teams were currently scrambling after finally receiving the TIC

03:30 Last *Available Log.
3-0 reports seeing a dozen LAAT's fleeing both ships and Clocks several RSAD IFF tags which it cannot make visual contact of.
Radio contact with one of the LAATs showed a Priority-1 Patient in need of medical attention Callsign S 0-6, The LAAT then conducted an emergency space-deployment with the PT inside a vaccum-sealed stretcher. Personnel upon arrival inside the docking port ID'd as Fireteam Crimson & (Declassified) Sierra + November Company Pararescue.
GAR Friendly forces were also arriving with whoever they could task from the defense fleet. Ground Batteries & Mass Drivers began providing covering fire deterring Hostile forces from pursuing the gunships.
AFTER ACTION REPORT
Casualties:
KIA-Thousands of Naval Personnel, Fleet Troopers, General Staff, 2 Senators, Entirety of the "Lockjaw" Crew Including the Admiral. [Rest of the KIA has been Removed by Order of RSAD]
MIA- Both Senators aboard S 3-3 Along with their crew, Several Dozen Un-Accounted for LifePods carrying an unconfirmed number of personnel.
Sierra, Vulture & November Company - Combat Ineffective over 75% Strength Dead or Missing.
*RSB-05 "Salt"- Catastrophic Injuries, Multiple FBO's Piercing the Abd & Chest, Severe Blood Loss and Multiple Missing Bones + Vertebrae.
Full Hand-Off Report Available to the Medical Battalion or Upon Request to MC LTCOL FRL Salt.
OpFor Casualties:
462 of Hull-Carry and Hanger Deployed Vultures and Vulture Variants
6 Confirmed Downed Munificients 2 From Ground Batteries, Multiple Others Received Significant but Not Catastrophic Damage.
Opposition Desc:
Red Markings - Effigy Insignia Depicting Humanoid Like Qualities - Pink Tibanna Gas
Prioritizes ambush and overwhelming force, High-speed, Disabling and Boarding with Infantry
RSB Analysts Confirm Consistency with Previously Engaged; Rogue-CIS Splinter Faction
"Blood Corps"
-Post Report Action-
Effective Immediately RSB-05 Supervisor Salt is to be stripped of his Rank, Command, His RSB Designation Re-Assigned and Confined to Medbay in custody of the First Responders & ERU Shock Detail, Authorized by RSAD & RSB HCOM, pending further investigation of the attack. RSB and RSAD Assets are Mobilizing in full force to assemble a Dossier, Campaign Plan and Gather Recon as to the Origin and Capabilities of the "Blood Corps"
As For the Surviving Personnel Within Sierra Company, They are to put on stand-by for the foreseeable future till an agent can be re-assigned to oversee the rebuilding, deployment and expansion of the taskforce.