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[SamSpeeds]

We could give our fighters ground support, but that would mean we would have to send a fighter with every mission if we want them to be able to do that. The Medium Scout will probably end up being like 2 UP so if we sent a MS with a fighter we'd end up sending like two missions. So -

Medium Scout Proposal C - Artillery Support

Sometimes, it is the size that matters. So it is with this design. The Medium Scout has a larger core and propulsion system, three plasma turrets (located equal distances around the circumference of the craft), an Elerium Mortar (a weapon capable of launching impact-detonated Elerium Grenades for considerable distances) to provide support during ground combat, and room for twice the troop loadout of the Small Scout. In addition, it has an increased capacity for storing captives and materials, with more holding cells and a small operating room where preliminary research may be conducted. It is, more or less, just an upscaled scout, capable of more intensive missions.
Naturally, we have scaled up the toughness as well as the size; by having all critical systems in the center of the ship, any incoming fire has to get through not only the outer armour, but also the outer ring of miscellaneous rooms (the dividing wall between them and the center is also armoured).
The Medium Scout has the same shape as the Small Scout, but is about twice the size.

I think this deals with our present issues pretty well, so I'll be voting for it. I could be convinced that it's too ambitious, though.

And if we are sending more expensive craft we should eventually upgrade our base. But we should retry Lesser Mutons for our revision this time.

Savage Reavers: (1) SC
+ DNA Token: (1) SC
Medium Harvester: (3) Kashyyk, Puppyguard, Piratejoe
Medium Scout: (3) NUKE9.13, Failbird105, sprinkled chariot
Medium Scout C: (1) SamSpeeds

[NUKE9.13]

Savage Reavers: (1) SC
+ DNA Token: (1) SC
Medium Harvester: (3) Kashyyk, Puppyguard, Piratejoe
Medium Scout: (2) Failbird105, sprinkled chariot
Medium Scout C: (2) SamSpeeds, NUKE9.13

Yeah, alright, let's glue a mortar on there, why not.

I wouldn't be surprised if a Medium Scout/Harvester cost 3VP. We will definitely want to look into base upgrades to increase our VP soon.

[Kashyyk]

Savage Reavers: (1) SC
+ DNA Token: (1) SC
Medium Harvester: (2) Puppyguard, Piratejoe
Medium Scout: (2) Failbird105, sprinkled chariot
Medium Scout C: (3) SamSpeeds, NUKE9.13, Kashyyk

[Failbird105]

Savage Reavers: (1) SC
+ DNA Token: (1) SC
Medium Harvester: (2) Puppyguard, Piratejoe
Medium Scout: (1) sprinkled chariot
Medium Scout C: (4) SamSpeeds, NUKE9.13, Kashyyk, Failbird105

[NUKE9.13]

Thinking ahead, for our attack plans, I'd like to do something like this:

Spend 1UP Token on Skin Crawlers
Depending on whether Medium Scout costs 2 or 3VP, either save the Joker Token or spend it on a Small Scout.

Target: Brazil
Vehicle: 1x Medium Scout (2-3VP), 1x Medium Fighter (2VP)
Crew: 1x Sectoid, 1xMeld Container (1UP, 1EP), 1xScout Drone (1UP), 2x Skin Crawler, 1xElerium Grenades (4UP, 1EP), 1xSkin Crawler (Infiltrated)(Free).
Objective: Harvest

Target: Australia
Vehicle: 1x Small Scout (1VP or Joker Token, depending)
Crew: 1x Sectoid (Free)
Objective: Harvest

The idea being that XCOM may be confused by the lone scout, and believe we have developed cloaking or something, and thus send a disproportionate response after it. Hey, it could happen. At the very least they will send one interceptor after it, which is one less to target our main mission to Brazil, which will have a large crew to fight off XCOM (On the basis that 1 unit of Skin Crawlers=1 unit of XCOM, we should be able to defeat them this way).

[10ebbor10]

Medium Scout Proposal C - Artillery Support

Sometimes, it is the size that matters. So it is with this design. The Medium Scout has a larger core and propulsion system, three plasma turrets (located equal distances around the circumference of the craft), an Elerium Mortar (a weapon capable of launching impact-detonated Elerium Grenades for considerable distances) to provide support during ground combat, and room for twice the troop loadout of the Small Scout. In addition, it has an increased capacity for storing captives and materials, with more holding cells and a small operating room where preliminary research may be conducted. It is, more or less, just an upscaled scout, capable of more intensive missions.
Naturally, we have scaled up the toughness as well as the size; by having all critical systems in the center of the ship, any incoming fire has to get through not only the outer armour, but also the outer ring of miscellaneous rooms (the dividing wall between them and the center is also armoured).
The Medium Scout has the same shape as the Small Scout, but is about twice the size.

Hard : 4 + 3 -1 = 6  Above Average

The Medium Scout is a large UFO, designed to deploy and support troops on the ground. It's powered by an enlarged elerium core, which together with an upscaled gravity wave propulsion system allows it to retain most of the smaller Scout's agility and speed. These systems, together with the bridge, are held inside the armored core of the vessel, where they should be better protected from incoming projectiles.

Wrapped around the core are several large open spaces, some of which have been subdivided into smaller rooms. Filled with a plethora of auxiliary equipment, such as life support systems or lab equipment, these should allow the Medium Scout to better fulfill it's mission. Combined with it's larger carrying capacity, the medium scout can thus deploy 4 squads of units at once. Supporting these units is an elerium Mortar, a simple weapon that sits in it's own armored bulb on top of the main hull. Given proper coordinates, it can lob elerium grenades at distant targets with reasonable accuracy.

For defenses, the UFO relies on 3 plasma turrets located an equal distance around the hull. 

Invasion

We're still aware of a psionic signal in Egypt. Other signals in other places exist too.

Spoiler: Equipment (click to show/hide)

Vehicles

Small scout : One of the tiniest vessels at your disposal, the Small scout is both cheap and reliable. Powered by a single Elerium core, the vessel makes decent speed, while carrying up to 2 units to their destination. It's equipped with a plasma turret for self defense . Cost : 1 VP

Light fighter : Roughly half the size of a Small Scout, the Light fighter is a small craft that can be slaved to a nearby UFO to defend it. It's armed with 3 forward firing plasma guns, giving it a decent amount of firepower. Like the small scout, it is powered by a single Elerium core that gives it decent speed. Cost : 1 VP

Medium fighter Roughly 3 quarters the size of a small scout, the medium fighter is a small automated craft capable of independent operation. It's armed with 3 forward firing plasma guns, giving it a decent amount of firepower. Powered by an enlarged Elerium reactor, it's small size gives it greatly superior speed and maneuverability. Cost : 2 VP

Medium Scout : Roughly twice the size of it's smaller cousin, the medium scout is medium sized craft powered by a single large elerium reactor. It's armed with 3 plasma turrets around of the rim of the hull, and a mortar for ground use. It's armor is no stronger than that on the light scout, but an extra layer around the core provides extra protection to critical systems/ It's powerful engines give it's decent speed while carrying 4 units.
Cost: 3 VP

Equipment

Plasma Pistols : A basic simple sidearm that has been used in many pacification operations. The plasma pistol is a dependable bit of equipment that is light but not particularly powerful.

Elerium Grenade : The elerium grenade is powerful handheld explosive. Cost : 1 EP

Meld Container : A container filled with the precious Meld, a substance that consists out of billions of cybernetic nanomachines that automatically capture, catalogue and analyse any foreign DNA they find. Greatly increases the effectiveness of recovery operations. If capture threatens, the container will perform an auto-sterilization cycle.  Cost : 1 EP

ECM equipped flight computer : A modified flight computer that can mimic a larger ship or deceive missiles (sometimes), at the cost of shutting of the flight computer.
Cost: 0 EP

Elder's Scorn : A modified Elerium power core that destroy a ship when it sustains damage, or it's crew is killed/incapacitated.
Cost: 0.25  EP

Aliens
Sectoid : A formerly weak species with a limited capability for the gift. Nonetheless, their simple biology allows to easily clone these creatures and deploy them in great numbers. Integration of human DNA has brought their strength up to par with human baseline.
    - Reversable Mind Merge: Merge minds with an organic, intelligent friendly or enemy, giving or drawing upon them for strength
Cost 1 UP   ( 1 Free available)

Scout drone : A small but fast scout drone armed with powerfull short range non-lethal weaponry and powerfull sensors. Effective at hunting down humans as well as spotting threats, but lightly armored.
Cost 1 UP or 1 EP

Skin Crawler : An infiltrator unit capable of mimicking human form (more or less). Has 8 claw equipped tentacles and is capable of using most handheld technologies.
Cost 2 UP (+1 UP if infiltrated [Infiltrated units require no transportation, but can not use equipment]) [2 UP worth free] 

Mission Profiles

Harvest: A simple mission profile that involves a UFO landed in a secluded area to capture humans other lifeforms for analysis in the main base.

Recruit Collaborators : A more complex mission profile that relies on the insertion of infiltrating units to make contact and recruit potential collaborators.

Alien Resources

4+1 VP
6 UP
2 EP

1 UP token
1 DNA token
Nuke's Token

Dark side of the Moon base [Hidden, Industrious]

Spoiler: PANIC METER (click to show/hide)

Africa
---> Egypt
---> South Africa
---> Nigeria

Asia
--->Australia  Light infiltration
--->China
--->India
--->Japan

Europe
--->France
--->Germany
--->Russia
--->United Kingdom

North America
--->Canada
--->Mexico
--->United States

South America
--->Argentina
--->Brazil   X

Invasion

Turn 6

AABBCCDD

[Failbird105]

llllooks like we'll be needing to spend that Joker token on vehicles.

[NUKE9.13]

Jolly good.

So, yeah, I suggest we spend the Joker Token on a Small Scout. I figure we will always be able to find a use for one of those. Like in this plan, where it serves to divert XCOM's attention from our main mission:

Spend 1UP Token on Skin Crawlers
Spend Joker Token on Small Scout

Target: Brazil
Vehicle: 1x Medium Scout (3VP), 1x Medium Fighter (2VP)
Crew: 1x Sectoid, 1xMeld Container (1UP, 1EP), 1xScout Drone (1UP), 2x Skin Crawler, 1xElerium Grenades (4UP, 1EP), 1xSkin Crawler (Infiltrated)(Free).
Objective: Harvest (and investigate signal)

Target: Australia
Vehicle: 1x Small Scout (Free) masquerading as a Medium Scout.
Crew: 1x Sectoid (Free)
Objective: Harvest (and investigate signal)

[Kashyyk]

Ebbor, would we need a new mission type to interact with the source of the psionics in Egypt?

[10ebbor10]

It'd probably be best. Currently you only have the option to try to find their location thanks to the extra side objective.

[Kashyyk]

In that case I will support Plan A

[1] Plan A: Kashyyk

[sprinkled chariot]

In 4 engagements in row they just instantly sniped our scout drones, instead of drones we can probably set up elder scorn On every our mission, just in case.

[~Neri]

Could have a drone man the Elder's Scorn instead of going out to do shit.

[NUKE9.13]

In 4 engagements in row they just instantly sniped our scout drones, instead of drones we can probably set up elder scorn On every our mission, just in case.

Not sure what you mean by this. They can snipe sectoids as well. And we cannae replace them with (the all-but useless) Elder's Scorn, since it costs EP.

[~Neri]

It woulda been nice had Ebbor stated that a design would be functionally useless due to balance before we wasted a turn on it.