Durgama Takeover

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We regret to inform Nomad high command that it appears that elements of the Ariadne forces managed to gain access to some of the storerooms being used experimental stimulants.

We believe that one or more bears escaped containment from the starboard controlled zone. We are unsure how, but they found their way into the storage module via maintenance tunnels. A small contingent of Kosmoflot personnel looks to have followed them with intent to re-capture. They did bring a container with tracking equipment with them.

Either the bears or the Ariadnian personnel opened a large number of capsules containing stimulant laced rations. We believe that they proceeded, on average, to consume more than five times the planned dosage.

A small nomad force arrived to investigate the disturbance after the bears began rampaging through the backrooms of the storage module.

Incident report below:

Bakunin Chimera team was sent forward to attempt to pacify one or more of the bears. It was determined that there were two bears active. Evidence had been found supporting that more animals present but unaccounted for.

Ariadne marksmen attempted to intercept, opening fire. Ground command determined that diplomacy was no longer possible and ordered the Gator auxiliary unit to respond. This allowed the Chimera team enough leeway to close on one of the bears.

One of the Ariadne soldiers, later identified as an SAS, did manage to spot the approach and was able to send out a warning before any damage could be done.

Running out of time, the chimera attempted to disable one of the bears, but was unsuccessful. The previous warning allowed it to evade injury. Supporting fire took out the pupniks that had gone on the assault.

At this point in time, nomad troops were flanked by additional antipode elements. Mass casualties taken.

Ground command, the Gator, Heckler unit, and attached fire support were all lost.

The Sombra support unit intended to pacify the bears was eventually able to take control of the situation, but the damage had already been done.

Nomad reinforcements arrived in the form of paratroop team. The deployed with intent to bring the Gator back online and pacify the bears.

The bear was able to be taken care of, but, sadly, the Gator was beyond repair. Attempts to fix it caused a catastrophic malfunction.

With the additional support, the remaining Chimera was able to neutralize a batch of the stimulants before they could be consumed as well.

The bears were able to run through the fractured nomad lines. While some of the remaining troops put of a fight, they were not able to disable the bear before they began to destroy essential equipment, a portable aerosolizing stimulant neutralizer.

In a last ditch attempt to rectify the situation, the paratrooper managed to neutralized a second cache of stimulants.

The last remaining jaguar made a valiant last stand, managing to fend off both antipodes before finally meeting his end.

The zond repair bot was nearly able to repair the neutralizer with the time given, but was disabled at the last second.

Nomad units were completely routed. The remaining drugged Kozmoflot troops were able to ransack the module with impunity.

Luckily the damage was contained after the bulkheads were able to be dropped.

While this was a failure tactically, this did prove to be an effective trial run for the stimulants. It may be worth pumping them into Starboard once the Xeno begin their attack.

*Mission: 20x20 mission system: Destroy Transmitter / Propaganda as part of IGL's casual tournament