Durgama Takeover

My first report for this campaign! Who's excited?! I am excited! So let's go and read what the fuzz is all about:

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It was suggested to me by an undisclosed contact that the ongoing activities and presence of OperationS agents at Darpan Xenostation should be investigated by a neutral player and any intel gathered reported back to Haqqislamite analysts for further study. I don’t care what this is about and we don’t get paid to ask questions, therefore one of our divisions, which I am in tactical control of, will head out after sundown to infiltrate the outer premises of the Xenostation. The codename of this unit will be... let's say, Firebird, but in case anyone asks, you’ve never heard of it. Neither have I.
Druze Bayram Security guarantees that this mission will be treated with the utmost discretion. A first report can be expected soon, intel will of course be send via secure encrypted channels.

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>speaker identified as Commander Antares (Codename) of the Druze Bayram Security, current location unknown

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Intro:
The large building of the Emergency Communications Antenna towered above the jungle and the group of green-clothed figures that cautiously moved through the thick vegetation about, its purple lights unsettlingly blinking in front of a cloudless evening sky. Lieutenant Sada returned her gaze to her team of Brawlers as they prepared some makeshift defensive positions around the Antenna. Their latest orders were to establish a fortified forward base from which a further infiltration of the Darpan area could be initiated as soon as reinforcements would arrive. Some dozen feet behind her, a big, hulking silhouette roamed the ever growing shadows of the undergrowth. Joe "Scarface" Turner patrolled the perimeter, a high calibre Spitfire in the metallic hands of his old and battered Ramhorn T.A.G. Suddenly, Sada's Comlog burst into life as one of their surveillance drones sent an alarm signal that painted her HUD in bright red. New markers were added to her tactical map that resembled what most possibly were aproaching hostiles.
"Hostiles inbound! 80 degrees East by North!" she yelled at her team of mercenaries.
"Get yourselves to cover! You too, Erol, fucking hell, drop that shovel, now! Firing positions!"
The men and women around her sprang into movement as the members of Division Firebird sought for cover and turned their weapons to the eastern side of the Antenna building. But the attacker was fast. Sada heard one of her Brawlers yell a warning, half a second later a fiery flame lit up their position as he fired a rocket towards an enemy out of her field of view. The answer was a loud burst of shots that penetrated the cover around him and he went down with a bullet-sized hole in his helmet. Sada turned and saw a group of enemies approaching directly from the Antenna building. She raised her rifle and fired two shots at the leading female figure. Upon impact, it vanished into thin air. An identical looking female stepped in its place, and Sada realized she had been tricked by a holographic projection. A curse formed on her lips but came out as nothing more than a breathless gasp as two bullets struck her chest. Sada's world turned dark as the body of Division Firebird's First Lieutenant violently hit the mud.

Summary of Aleph's Turn 1:
My opponent (Aleph) wins the Lieutenant Roll and chooses Initiative. He activates a Haris Fireteam lead by an Asura with a Spitfire and advances onto the battlefield. Some well thrown dice later my Brawler HRL, which I've positioned for ARO duty gets taken out by the Asura, who then proceeds to deeply stare at my HVT and complete not only one, but two Classified Objectives (HVT: Follow Up and HVT: Identity Check)! After that the haris falls back and the Asura takes cover behind a tree, activating Suppression Fire mode.
With his other Combat Group, Agent Sliver (aka Lucien Sforza) takes a trip across the map, trying to get an angle on the remaining members of my Brawlers Fireteam. To my horror he is able to draw LoF to my Lieutenant which I had deemed save and easily takes her out with a viral rifle. After that, Agent Sliver too activates Suppression Fire mode to prepare for my first turn. Ouch!

Summary of DBS's Turn 1:
With only a few regular Orders left thanks the my Druzes' Veteran Skill and the spending of most of my Command Tokens I decide to take my opponent heads on. I manage to wound Agent Sliver with my Digger, who falls victim to her vicious weaponry. Scarface emerges from the forest and attacks the Asura with his AP Spitfire. Some bad luck on my opponents side, who gets hit by 4 Shots and fails 3 of his ARM rolls, which puts the Asura into Dead state right away. At this point there is a notable sigh of relieve coming from my side of the table, but there is much more to do!
I call in 2 Yuan Yuan to attack Aleph's vulnerable backline, but I fail both of my PH Rolls and the Yuan Yuan end up in my Deployment Zone. Luckily, one rolls an 8-4 MOV on his booty role and with the help of the few regular orders that are at my disposable, he crosses the table and attacks a 5-man Dakini Link team. He manages to take out 1 Dakini and even survives the returning fire. With the rest of my Orders I activate Aida Swanson, which closes the distance to my brave Yuan Yuan and takes out another 2 Dakini with her SMG+1.

Summary of Aleph's Turn 2:
My opponent stealthily approaches Scarface with a Lamedh Rebot and attempts to hit him with a Spotlight Hacking Program, but to my fortune, fails several times against the Mercenary T.A.G.'s WIP. On the other side of the table the remaining Dakini spring into action and take out my brave Yuan Yuan and Aida Swanson, too! Aleph ends its second Turn with a few models repositioning themselves for my counterattack.

Summary of DBS's Turn 2:
With the Dakini now in an advanced position, I activate my Sierra Dronbot to take them out, but again the Dice Gods have a good laugh as my Sierra bot dies to a simple ARO Combi Rifle. From a position further away Chief Arslan finally gets a chance to shine and walks over the Sierras crackling remains to finish what has been started, which he succeeds in. With the way now open towards the enemy Deployment Zone I send in a Pathfinder Dronbot, who manages to complete the In Extremis Recovery Classified Objective on one of the fallen Dakini, but is left vulnerable in the open due to lack of more Orders. Lastly, I reposition Scarface in hope of advancing into the enemy half of the game table in Turn 3.

Summary of Aleph's Turn 3:
Another attempt at hitting Scarface with a Spotlight finally succeeds and after a violent barrage of 3 Guided Missiles the T.A.G. is left critically impaired. With what few Orders he has left in his final turn, my opponent moves the remainders of his Haris Fireteam into the midsection of the battlefield and the last surviving member of his Dakini Fireteam steps out of Aleph's Deployment Zone to capture 2 of 3 Zones. Additionally, the Haris Fireteam is in a good position to complete the Secure HVT Classified Objective.

Summary of DBS's Turn 3:
With 1 Yuan Yuan still alive and a Pathfinder Dronbot deep into enemy territory, I see my chance and use my Orders on them, trying to take down a Deva and with that gain control of the far Zone of the table, which would secure victory for my troops. Bad Luck ensues and I end up with my Pathfinder Drone destroyed and the Deva alive and thriving. On the other side of the table, Cordelia tries to repair Scarface with her GizmoKit but misses, so my last Orders are spent to move Arslan further into the midfield, followed by a Druze Hacker, who are pricy enough to trump my enemies forces in that area. The match ends.

Match Results::
Aleph manages to hold the zone closest to its Deployment Zone (1 pt)
Aleph completed 3 Classified Objectives (3 pts)
Total pts: 4

DBS manages to hold the zone closest to its Deployment Zone and the midsection (3 pts)
DBS completed 1 Classified Objective (1 pt)
Total pts: 4

It's a Draw between both forces!

Outro:
Erol took of his helmet to take a deep breath of air. The evening had turned to night, blissfully covering the surviving members of Divison Firebird in darkness. They had been able to hold their position, but the enemy had struck with a surprising fierceness that had left them unable to go on with their mission. On the horizon, just above the treetops, Erol spotted a pair of small orange lights slowly growing bigger and brighter. A shuttle was speeding towards their position, seeking to pick up the wounded and the fallen. With his left hand, Erol searched his webbing for a cigarette, all while still eying the colourful spectacle of the engine lights, whose orange painted a glowing trail onto a canvas of blacks and blues in the distant sky.

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This is Commander Antares, reporting that Division Firebird successfully established a forward post on the outskirts of the Darpan Xenostation. My troops, while setting up a defensive line, came under heavy fire from hostile forces. We have suffered numerous losses but were able to hold the position. All footage taken with our comlogs is currently being transferred to the servers at Alfutna for further analysis. What I already can tell is that the footage clearly shows the attackers being agents of Aleph acting abnormally aggressive, which leads us to believe that the rumors about Darpan being compromised might turn out to be true. Division Firebird will now clear a landing site to evacuate casualties and fly in reinforces to hold our ground. I assume our next move should be to further advance onto the premises, though I will respectfully, albeit impatiently, await official orders.

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