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[a1s]

I, for one, am in awe of technology that can take a fall from a mile up, but goes down from a single AAM. We must learn its secrets. And fix them.

B

[KitRougard]

This is our property now.

B

[Kashyyk]

You order the UFO to be seized, and whilst another set of calls are made to the barracks and air strip your XO learns close and asks:

"Do you wish to lead the mission sir?"

A) I can't miss our first downed UFO! Besides who knows what sort of tricks they may have waiting for us
B) Nah. My soldiers are professionals, they don't need me to babysit them

[King Zultan]

A

[Screech9791]

A, we're nicknamed 'Redshirt' for a reason.

[KitRougard]

A, if we can't go on the mission personally.

[Pavellius]

A

[Kashyyk]

Before heading to the airfield, you stop off at your office. You quickly change into fatigues, with your lucky red shirt underneath. By the time you reach the airfield, the rest of the strike team are already aboard the dropship. Your secretary informs you that he has already loaded your gear, so you head up to the cockpit and strap in.

Whilst the pilot goes through the pre-flight checks, you review what you know about the upcoming mission.

- A single, small UFO has crash-landed in a wooded valley in rural China. The craft is approx 15 meters in length and cylindrical.
- Other than an apparent loss of propulsion, the level of damage is unknown.
- Accompanying you are 16 soldiers. As no-one has any idea what you'll be facing, they are equipped with the Standard Unknown Engagement package, containing an even mix of anti-personnel and anti-armour options, along with equipment suitable for multiple combat ranges. They all have standard infantry body armour.
- It'll be around 3am when we arrive. The squad is carrying a number of light-options, including flares, torches and Night Vision scopes on weaponry.


The flight is uneventful, and periodic updates from your XO confirm that the downed UFO has not moved and no other UFOs have been spotted. The soldiers are quiet, no doubt concerned about the complete unknown they'll be stepping into.

About 30 minutes out, the pilot asks how you wish to deploy on arrival:

A) Land a mile or so away, we'll spread out and advance on foot
B) Land just out of sight, the sooner we secure the ship, the better
C) Hover above just above the crash sight, we'll rappel down

[KitRougard]

Lazers are provably still active on the thing, as well as radar - hovering overhead is a no no, and I want to spread out so badly but that's asking for the classic pick-off.

B

Edit: Good point, by the books boys.
A

[a1s]

A

It would be really unfortunate if we got shot down  and died during our first mission. I’m not sure what you mean by “spread out” exactly, but don’t get out of visual range. Ironically, because we know so little about what we’ll face, our best bet is a by-the-book assault on a prepared position.

[Doomblade187]

B

To avoid the pickoffening.

[MrThrowaway]

C

No fear!

[King Zultan]

A

[Kashyyk]

You tell the pilot to land a healthy distance away from the crash site. You wouldn't want to get shot down by any surviving defence mechanisms after all.

On landing, the squad hustles out of the dropship and forms a perimeter. Confirming there are no ETs in the vicinity, you leave a couple of guards behind and start moving towards the crash site, in a rough line, keeping close so as not to lose one another.

With the tree cover blocking all moonlight, you'd be almost blind without the Night Vision scope attachments, as limited a field of view as they are.

You're still just under a mile out from the crash site.

Should your soldiers use their flashlights and flares to illuminate the area on the way to the crash site?

A) Yes, we need to maintain situational awareness
B) No, better we struggle than announce our presence

[King Zultan]

B