Freeport 1 CT8K-0 Falls Despite 3 to 1 Advantage

A combined force of nearly 400 pilots, mostly from PFR and HERO fell to a less than 200-man BOT/RUS fleet.  This comes after what would be considered a win for the PFR from claiming part of the Scalding Pass region.  On December 15, Phoebe Freeport Republic has liberated the last outpost in Scalding Pass belonging to N3 - 4-CM8I, which is now PFR’s Freeport 2. The other 11 outposts were captured by their like-minded allies The Gorgon Empire. The new owners do not want to repeat N3’s mistakes and hold a different approach to their SOV.

All 12 outposts in Scalding Pass are, as of now, freeports - the docking fee is removed, and all services are available to anyone. The Gorgon Empire has claimed that anyone willing to settle in the region will be granted a limited NAP with them which applies to POS, sovereignty structures and fleets that are formed to defend sov or to grind the remaining N3 systems.