We were used to dealing with guerrilla warfare and conflicts between human nations. Apparently we weren’t ready for a galactic-scale war yet.
The Zebu bio-research complex is a sector in constant dispute. The presence of the combined army clings to gain position in the area. We received instructions to contain the alien advance. A target we had little experience against.
The morat, honoring their momentum, began the attack. The vast majority of our forward-deployed elements failed to gain a foothold, predicting adversity to come.
The difficulties of the terrain, the experience of the adversary and a series of tactical errors meant that despite a relatively good start, once we took turns, we were repelled by the Morat defenses. The fierce alien hunters gradually eliminated our units until they finished with each and every one of them.
A leader’s tactical errors affect the mission and put his men at risk. Today there is no celebration for our brotherhood of assassins, only blood-borne learning. “Chance is capricious, our art of war must be superior to bad luck”