UD's Space Overview for mission 2

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“Task Force ‘Arnhem’”

Task Force Overview
As per sealed orders, all vessels in Task Force Arnhem shall translate from slipspace directly upon the marker buoy dropped by the UNSC Charbydis. This will ensure that all vessels shall emerge behind Lethe’s moon, Hydrus, and so sheltered from any Covenant sensors upon the planet’s surface. Prior to slipspace transition, vessels from the 31st, 103rd, 147th and 172nd squadrons will use external hard-points to pair-up and dock. This will allow two vessels to share the same slipspace rupture, once through, paired vessels will separate and move to secure the dark-side of the moon on secondary engines only. Main engines will remain inactive until either Task Force Mirage calls in for support or Covenant reinforcements appear in system. If Mirage is rendered combat ineffective and/or target Hades makes a run for orbit, it is our job to disable it with extreme prejudice. Whatever infantry make it onboard will have to be sacrificed to stop that ship getting away, if it does we can kiss the war goodbye.

Vessels:

31st Squadron
UNSC Arnhem | Invincible–Class Carrier
UNSC Valletta | Marathon-class Cruiser
UNSC Ipswich | Brimstone-class Guided Missile Destroyer
UNSC Calcutta | Brimstone-class Guided Missile Destroyer

78th Squadron
UNSC Helios | Marathon-class Cruiser
UNSC Down The Rabbit Hole | Marathon-class Cruiser
UNSC Rolling Thunder | Marathon-class Cruiser
UNSC Lusaka | Marathon-class Cruiser

103rd Squadron
UNSC Dieppe | Brimstone-class Guided Missile Destroyer
UNSC Molotov | Brimstone-class Guided Missile Destroyer
UNSC Haymaker | Brimstone-class Guided Missile Destroyer
UNSC Verdun | Brimstone-class Guided Missile Destroyer

147th Squadron
UNSC Honour and Glory | Barracuda-class Guided Missile Frigate
UNSC Reliant | Barracuda-class Guided Missile Frigate
UNSC Vindicator | Barracuda-class Guided Missile Frigate
UNSC Nagasaki | Barracuda-class Guided Missile Frigate

172nd Squadron
UNSC Forlorn Hope | Barracuda-class Guided Missile Frigate
UNSC Venice | Barracuda-class Guided Missile Frigate
UNSC Beijing | Barracuda-class Guided Missile Frigate
UNSC Connecticut | Barracuda-class Guided Missile Frigate

Commanding Officers:
31st Sqn: Admiral George Cuttingham - Arnhem
78th Sqn: Commodore Johnson Sycamore - Helios
103rd Sqn: Captain Regina Huntley - Dieppe
147th Sqn: Captain Richard Flashheart – Honour and Glory
172nd Sqn: Captain Reginald McMillan – Forlorn Hope

Objectives:
Transition within Hydrus safe-zone.
Secure Hydrus dark side.
Avoid detection from Covenant forces.
Support Task Force Mirage if required.
Engage possible Covenant reinforcements around Lethe.

Entry Succession:
147th Squadron - 1st
103rd Squadron - 2nd
78th Squadron - 3rd
31st Squadron - 4th
172nd Squadron - 5th

Player Vessels:
31st Squadron

78th Squadron
UNSC Helios | Marathon-class Cruiser - Useful Dave
UNSC Down The Rabbit Hole | Marathon-class Cruiser - Dr. Awkward
UNSC Rolling Thunder | Marathon-class Cruiser - Dusty

103rd Squadron
UNSC Molotov | Brimstone-class Guided Missile Destroyer - Inhert

147th Squadron
UNSC Honour and Glory | Barracuda-class Guided Missile Frigate - Elando

172nd Squadron
UNSC Forlorn Hope | Barracuda-class Guided Missile Frigate - Maxil

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“Task Force ‘Mirage’”

Task Force Overview
As I’m sure you all know, target Hades has been sitting there like a lame duck for the past fortnight, now that the rest of the fleet is setting up position behind Hydrus we can get to work on plucking that duck. Now, we’re not exactly in Prowlers here so we’ll maneuver into a low-velocity de-orbital trajectory calculated to bring us down a good two thousand ‘kay short of their sensors and visual capability. From there, the infantry companies will be deployed via D-77TC dropships to the limit of their sensor range. I must state that the main infantry element will not be foot-mobile aside from emergency situations. Instead, elements loaded with silenced weaponry will move ahead to eliminate Covenant defenses prior to the main assault. While this is taking place, we will move to a geo-synchronous holding orbit just over the horizon from target Hades. Once the LZ for the ground forces has been secured and the carrier has been captured, we can move in to extract our forces. However, if the carrier cannot be captured and/or is preparing to pull into an orbit of its own, we will be required to engage and destroy it. The main infantry force is expendable in this context, and so we are clear for both nuclear ordnance and magnetic accelerator bombardment. If it turns out that we are unable to neutralize the target, Task Force Arnhem is in position to support us.

Vessels:
UNSC Mirage | Mirage–Class Guided Missile Frigate
UNSC Midnight Silence | Mirage–Class Guided Missile Frigate
UNSC Welrod | Mirage–Class Guided Missile Frigate

Commanding Officers:
Captain Harry Gorman – UNSC Mirage
Commander Jason Kerslake – UNSC Midnight Silence
Commander Yen Ferri – UNSC Welrod

Objectives:
Translate within Lethe safe-zone.
Deploy 1st Company to secure LZ
Hold over the horizon from target Hades
Deploy 2nd and 3rd Companies once LZ is secure
Establish holding pattern around target Hades
Destroy target Hades if necessary.
Support Task Force Arnhem if needed.

Player Vessels:
UNSC Midnight Silence | Mirage–Class Guided Missile Frigate - Nex

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