Alright, 7 countries have cut funding. One more and I lose.
After a large number of Mutons and three Sectoid Commanders murdered my two Colonels, three Majors, and Captain.
After the upgraded Floaters murdered the next squad of rookies that I started training.
After more Mutons and Commanders murdered the squad and two SHIVs I sent after that.
Four rookies left. One with a light plasma rifle, three with laser rifles, all with Carapace Armor. Titan Armor is available, but I don't have the alloys.
TERROR MISSIONI move my first soldier up. He sees three chryssalids, two upgraded floaters, two repair drones...and a Sectopod.
All or nothing.
After my soldiers shoot the Sectopod, dealing a grand total of 9ish damage, it shoots back and immediately and instantaneously murders two of my four soldiers.
Chryssalids and floaters murder civilians.
One of my soldiers panic, and runs out into a different location. The sectopod shoots him, he dies.
Turn 2: My last soldier, in one futile effort, shoots at the Sectopod again. Miss.
Alien Activity. The repair drones have fully repaired the Sectopod, which amazingly enough misses. However, a floater hits, dropping the soldier to 1 HP. I move, to prevent the floater from flanking me. Shoot at a Chryssalid, killing it.
Turn 3, Alien Activity: The Sectopod fires, and misses. The floaters fire, and miss. A repair drone moves up, fires, and hits.
Game Over.
X-COM: Enemy Unknown Normal Difficulty, Iron Man. I had the Hyperwave research, or whatever it's called, but not the facility. 200 aliens killed total.