Pick Through Ruins on Lockdale - Contract 839-EEB

East Sector, Lockdale System, Lockdale

Pirate Activity in Lockdale has increased. As there is no economic activity their any more, it's likely that someone found something in the ruins of that city. Go there, find out what's got the pirates riled up, and bring it back.

Special Rules

Units may Search Undepleted Repositories by spending a Combat Action while they are adjacent to one. During the End Phase of a turn when they do so, they make a Skill test +6 (5+1, see Battlefield Intelligence below). On a success, a Relic is found and the Repository is Depleted. Relics are Size 1 and invulnerable. If the Relic is found by one or more units from only one team, one of those units automatically loaded as external cargo on that unit. If the Relic is found by more than one team, it is placed on top of Repository; it may only be loaded later when only one team has units adjacent to that Repository.

Primary Objective:

Withdraw a unit off the map while it is carrying a Relic. If you complete this objective, gain 1 reputation with the Draconis Combine.

Payment Schedule

150-300 PV: 150 WP
301-450 PV: 300 WP
451-600 PV: 500 WP

Secondary Objectives:

Get 2 Relics off edge that you walked in on: 200 WP

Get 3 Relics off edge that you walked in on: 200 WP

Endure: Have an operational BattleMech on the map after 10 turns: 100 WP

Battlefield Support Assets

150-300 PV: 5 BSP
301-450 PV: 10 BSP
451-600 PV: 15 BSP

Restrictions: None.

OpFor Objectives:

Withdraw a unit off the map while it is carrying a Relic. If you complete this objective, gain 1 reputation with the Federated Suns.

OpFor Payment Schedule

150-300 PV: 150 WP
301-450 PV: 300 WP
451-600 PV: 500 WP

Secondary OpFor Objectives:

Get 2 Relics off edge that you walked in on: 200 WP

Get 3 Relics off edge that you walked in on: 200 WP

Endure: Have an operational BattleMech on the map after 10 turns: 100 WP

OpFor Disposition

No restrictions on OpFor Mercenaries.
150-300 PV: Untracked Forces will bring at least 1 Battle Lance and a total force size of 150 PV.
301-450 PV: Untracked Forces will bring at least 1 Battle Lance and a total force size of 225 PV.
451-600 PV: Untracked Forces will bring at least 2 Battle Lances and a total force size of 300 PV.

OpFor Battlefield Support Assets

150-300 PV: 5 BSP
301-450 PV: 10 BSP
451-600 PV: 15 BSP

Restrictions: None.

Battlefield Intelligence

Terrain Survey: The map is mostly (>50%) clear terrain.

Terrain Features: Nuclear winter has claimed this world. There are no Woods. There are the typical number of hills. Around the repositories, there is 4in of Heavy Industrial terrain, see pages 57/58.

Atmospheric Density: Standard

Darkness: The sky lets in no sun light, and this world is eternal night (see rules on PDF page 62).

Electromagnetic Interference: +1 to all Target Numbers (already included in the Special Rules), AECM, ECM and LECM abilities have 50% additional range, and all BH, LPRB, and PRB abilities don't function.

Gravity: The gravity is close enough to 1.0 g that there is no noticeable difference.

Temperature: It is extremely cold here, se page 62/63.

Wind: No adverse weather expected.

Structural Survey: Repositories are Hardened with 40 CP.

Deployment Instructions

The North and South edges are the long edges. Evenly spaces on the midline between the North and South edges are three Repositories. The Contractor walks in from either the North or the South edge, the OpFor walks in on the opposite edge.