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Commodore Benjamin Maxwell
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Operation Codname: Hellfire
Planet: Delacruz, Kaznejov Prefecture, Galedon Military District, Draconis Combine
Terrain: Temperate Forest/Rocky Foothills/Highlands
Time: Day

NARRATIVE:

The Legionnaires have come highly recommended to the Federated Suns High Command by General Tomas Gulliver of the AFFS Department of Mercenary Relations for their valor and, more importantly, their discretion. The Draconis March Regional Command has been planning a black op along the Draconis Combine border for the past month and they require the services of a professional outfit such as ourselves.

Recently, MI-4 agents have discovered that the DCMS recovered a Word of Blake data core during the fighting on Arlington. They believe this core has been taken to a secret ISF research facility somewhere on the planet Delacruz in the Kaznejov Prefecture of the Galedon Military District. MI-2 and the NAIS have a keen interest in studying the core’s contents and its possible applications for AFFS field forces in the future.

As you might imagine, relations between the Federated Suns and the Draconis Combine are tense due to recent unauthorized raiding in response to unverfied reports of POW camps within the Combine. House Davion does not wish to aggravate this situation further by sending AFFS units into Combine space and attacking one of their installations. In addition, the newly reconstituted AFFS (formerly the AFFC) is short of manpower and machines after the conclusion of the FedCom Civil War, and all available assets are currently being used to combat resurgent Word of Blake activity, especially on the besieged capital of New Avalon. Hence, their need for the services of the Legionnaires.

The operation will be codenamed Hellfire and will consist of a covert insertion of our forces via pirate point. Once on planet, we will rendezvous with an organization known as the Croix Rose (Rose Cross), a semi-secret group of Catholic monks that have been persecuted by the planetary authorities for much of their history. They have agreed to help us and provide valuable on-site intelligence for this op. Using their assets, we will locate the ISF research facility, which is believed to be somewhere in the Roche Grande highlands north of the planetary capital of San Joaquin. We will then assault the facility, recover the Word of Blake data core and any other valuable research discovered, and extract before DCMS forces can respond. The core and any other data will be delivered to Davion agents on Robinson upon completion of the operation.

A word on defenses. Delacruz is defended by a single battalion of ‘Mechs from the 11th Ghost Regiment plus a regiment each of armor and infantry. As you may be aware, Ghost Regiment personnel are drawn from the “undesirable” castes of Combine society, including the Yakuza criminal element. Though unorthodox, these irregulars should be treated with caution as they have proved their worth many times in battle. According to Davion analysts, only about 20% of the mech battalion is equipped with advanced technology weapons and systems. The 11th Ghost has its permanent garrison on the Urizen Proving Grounds right outside of San Joaquin, but sporadic patrols are deployed across the planet.

A more serious threat is a mixed company of ISF MechWarriors and battle-armor stationed directly at the research facility. I can guarantee that this outfit will be rated elite and equipped with the best technology the Combine can provide, including at least one Akuma-class assault mech. The unit’s code-name is Kajiki, which is Japanese for Swordfish.

As for remuneration, the AFFS Department of Mercenary Relations will offer the standard MRBC pay-rate for a unit of our size plus 20% for the dangerous nature of the op. Any salvage taken in battle is ours for the keeping save the contents of the research facility itself. To sweeten the pot, the Legionnaires will also be given a brand new TLR1-0 Templar Omni-Mech fresh off the Kallon Industries assembly line.

Finally, ladies and gentlemen, I will not lie to you. Using a mercenary unit like ours for this operation will give the Federated Suns a valuable option should the mission go poorly: deniability.

MISSION OBJECTIVES:

- Make planetfall at LZ Bishop after medium altitude drop (10,000 feet) and redezvous with Croix Rose contact (see Abelard Umberto file attached below)

- Assist Croix Rose forces in securing the area around LZ Bishop from any hostile threats. It is imperative to avoid early detection by planetary authorities in order to preserve the element of surprise.

- Determine location of ISF Research Facility in Roche Grande highlands.

- Elimenate any hostile forces at Research Facility, including ISF Unit Kajiki (see attached intelligence estimate below). Enter said facility and secure Word of Blake data core and all related intelligence.

- Destroy the Research Facility and any remaining, non-usable equipment (except for salvage claimed by Legionnaires).

- Extract planetary surface at LZ Stonewall (alternative LZ is codenamed Jackson). Withdraw from Draconis space to rendezvous in Federated Suns.

CALLSIGNS:

LANCE I:
Tiger-1: Major Benjamin Maxwell
Tiger-2: Captain Garrett Garland
Tiger-3: MechWarrior Alex Thorn
Tiger-4: MechWarrior Holmes Nets

LANCE II:
Damocles-1: Lieutenant William Rhodes
Damocles-2: Sergeant Major Robert MacArthur
Damocles-3: Wedge Lourde
Damocles-4: Nathan Schuster

AEROSPACE ASSETS:
Falcon-1: Corporal Luke Winston
Falcon-2: Pilot Elizabeth Evers

SUPPORT:
Archangel: Dr. Jessica Saturina (Captain, Medical Division)

ELECTRONIC WARFARE:
None

THREAT REPORT:
Below are listed are best intelligence estimates on Task Force Kajiki and the local garrison of the 11th Ghost Regiment. Keep in mind that even the best intel seldom survives contact with reality.
Task Force Kajiki
ISF Special Operation Company
Shogun Lance
Tai-sa Hohiro Kurosawa (Company Commander)
1 x AKU-1X Akuma (90 tons)
1x NDA-1K No-Dachi (70 tons)
2 x NJT-2 Ninja-To (65 tons each)
1x Arcas (65 tons, captured from Clan Ghost Bear)

Ronin Lance
1 x AV1-0 Avatar (70 tons, Primary Config.)
1 x BHKU-0 Black Hawk-KU (60 tons, Config. A)
2 x TSN-1C Tessen (50 tons)
1 x RTX1-0 Raptor (25 tons, Config. D)

Gunjin Platoon
Drawn from Draconis Elite Strike Team (DEST) 25
5 points of Kanazuchi Battle Armor (20 suits total)

Various Elements from the 2nd Battalion, 11th Ghost Regiment (Bringers of Light and Life)
Mostly recruited from Rekara yakuza clan.
1 x QKD-5A Quickdraw
1 x WVR-6K Wolverine
1 x PXH-1 Phoenix Hawk
2 x SDR-5K Spiders
2 x PNT-9R Panthers
1 x JR7-K Jenner

1 x Demolisher Tank
2 x Scorpion Tanks
3 x Warrior VTOLs
3 x Pegasus Hovertank
3 x J.Edgar Tanks

2 x SRM Platoons
2 x Machine Gun Platoons
2 x Laser Platoons


PLANETARY OVERVIEW – DELACRUZ
Delacruz, Kaznejov Prefecture, Galedon Military District, Draconis Combine
Ruler: Governor Alistair Travick
Star Type: K4III (Recharge Time: 185 hours)
Position in System: 4th
Time to Jump Point (Zenith): 4.2 days
Number of Satellites : 2 (Fortuna, Angelo)
Surface Gravity: 1.0
Atmospheric Pressure: Normal (Terra-Standard)
Surface Water Coverage: 60%
Equatorial Temperature: 34 degrees C
Highest Native Life: Amphibians
Recharging Station: Zenith
HPG Class Type: B
Population Size: 1,232, 517,000
Delacruz was settled by Catholic missionaries under a Benedictine named Father Joaquin Escovar in 2274 along with a large wave of colonists from several South American countries escaping the death throws of the Terran Alliance. Father Escovar, before his death in 2305 had built a thriving network of monasteries across the planet’s northern continent of Sierra. After his passing, the grateful citizens built a new capital city and named it San Joaquin. (Escovar was canonized by Pope Benedictus XXXII in 2316.) Absorbed by the Draconis Combine in 2362, many of the residents of the world, including the monks, had problems adjusting to the dominant Japanese culture, and the ISF wasn’t exactly friendly in “re-educating” the populace. This led to the formation of a secret society, led by the Benedictine monks, called the Croix Rose (Rose Cross), which waged a clandestine campaign against DCMS occupation forces for almost five hundred years. Eventually the movement died out under harsh pressure from ISF agents and Combine military units that saw many innocent civilians killed or imprisoned.

More recently, Coordinator Theodore Kurita’s reforms have enabled a freer form of religious expression across the Combine, and many of the citizens of Delacruz have returned to their Catholic roots. Many of the ancient monasteries, ruined in the fighting and religious persecution of past centuries, have been restored and rebuilt. However, in 3062 things took a turn for the worse when Allistair Travick was appointed Governor by the Prefect of Kaznejov. An ultra-reactionary and suspected member of the Black Dragon society, Allistair had no stomach for Theodore’s reforms and immediately cracked down on the Delacruzians, just as they were beginning to enjoy their new found freedoms. In 3065, monks at Hollyrood Abbey staged a non-violent protest, to which Travick responded with military force, ordering his mechs to level the abbey and slaughter some forty five of the monks.

This outrage sparked the secret reformation of the Croix Rose and to this day the monks and other freedom fighters have opposed the corrupt regime of Governor Tavrick, operating from hidden bases in the treacherous Rouge Grande highlands and raiding DCMS patrols and supply depots. Unfortunately, for the people of Delacruz, Theodore Kurita has had his hands full with attacks from the Ghost Bears, the Federated Suns, and the Word of Blake, allowing the rogue Governor to pretty much flaunt the Coordinator’s will as he pleases.

Delacruz is a pleasant, temperate world with a tropical equatorial region. Two major continents (Sierra and Castille) and a number of smaller island chains make up the habitable surface. San Joaquin, the capital is located on the northern of the two, whilst the southern continent is the agricultural breadbasket for the planet. The wilderness areas are dotted with Benedictine monasteries, some centuries old, home to devout monks and nuns who are known for the excellent vintages of wine produced at their abbeys.


COMMANDER'S NOTES:

MechWarriors, this Operations calls for both bravery and discretion. We are walking a thin line here between two of the Great Houses. A misstep could easily lead to an outbreak of hostilities, something the Inner Sphere cannot afford, especially in light of the Word of Blake Jihad. With their own capital under siege, the Federated Suns is desperate for any edge they can gain against the Blakist zealots. This core just might be the answer.

Having said that, I have the utmost faith in your abilities and resolve. Good luck and stay safe.
- TRANSMISSION ENDS -

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Sender: Major Adam 'Gunman' Wolf
Encryption Priority: HIGH
HPG Relay 29XCDX1-OMEGA-3477
Recieved: OP Comp. 0340 Standard Terran Time
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