After Action Report: Mission 1

Campaign: Millhiem - Operation Bulwark

Mission 1
Forces Deployed:
Hunters Hornets team designated 'Inquiry'.
Officer Kay-Boom as operations handler designated 'Nest'.

Mechwarriors:
Domino - Cicada
Dent - Hermes II

Support:
Charles Lockheed - J Edgar. Hover Gunner
'Whisper' Monroe - J Edgar, Hover Pilot

Team Inquiry deployed and proceeded 45 clicks NNW of the town Gallifars Folley to investigate and gather intel
on a possible Pirate activity site.

Shortly after arriving at the coordinates Lockheed and Domino intercepted Pirate comms chatter and tracked the targets signal movement in a southerly direction through undulating terrain.

Once visual confirmation was obtained via Dent, the Pirate forces were engaged with Nest approval. Despite
attempts to force a surrender, the pirate convoy opted for a fighting withdrawl. It has been noted that the heavy
armor displayed tactics and military acumen above that of typical pirate forces.

The direct assault by Dent, and the hard flanking maneuvers of Domino and Lockheed were enough to surround and neutralize the convoy. All three pirate vessels were contained, with only armor and weapons damage to the Cicada. Local authorities were dispatched to contain the captured pirates.

The local Governor Militant waived all salvage rights as a measure of thanks.

NOTES:

• Fanaticism is clearly evident among some, but not all of the captured pirates. Demonstrated in their willingness to fire upon a surrendered ally, when viable enemy targets were present and in field of fire.
  
  
• The engineers appear to be disaffected Periphery workers from a wide variety of backgrounds.
  
  
• The captured vehicles are heavily reconfigured. Older generation war-machines revamped and retooled for modern use. There are no related archives or records of such vehicles in this system, and thus the (already likely) theory of an enemy dropship(s) is now confirmed.
  
  
• There is no obvious reason to send such a force against the defenseless town of Gallifars Folley. Especially not one with an engineering team, and a hold full of mines, coms scanners, and camo netting. This may need to be investigated further.
  

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Game XP and Rewards:
Dent: 12xp, $2,000 cash bonus.
Domino: 12xp, $2,000 cash bonus. Plus $500 Lance Lead bonus.
Lockheed: 12xp, $2,000 cash bonus.