Re: Act 2: The Recon Mission
The commander listens quietly and lets each person finish their report without interruption. He continues to stare at the map he was drawing for several seconds after everyone has finished.
"Well gentlemen. You've certainly done well from your expedition. Whilst I was initially hesitant to allow this mission, you have acquited yourself admirably."
"Now based on your recon it seems highly probable we can complete a successful raid on the slavers. Lets plan this so we can acheive our goals with minimal loss to our people."
"The primary goals are simple. We need to neutralise the slaving operation and rescue the slaves. In the process we need to secure as much equipment as we can. Whilst not the newest vessels, some Cloakshape fighters would certainly get us started in our fight. Finally we must make the raid look like a massacre. We need to provide the illusion that we wiped the slavers out."
"You have suggested the doctor is an unknown, but posiibly sympathetic element to the plan. We should pursue this. If willing to help he may be able to acquire us some access codes or even smuggle some weaponry in. Even an accurate description of numbers, general morale, ships and stores would be invaluable. Cyril and Xil, I want you to work on this. At this point there is little you can contribute to planning. Observe the facility and make contact with the doctor when you can. Cyril I trust you to determine how much we can trust the doctor to aid us."
As the two Talons move off to thier task the Commander turns back to the plan.
"I am going to lay out a basic plan which I then will need us all to elaborate on. Save your questions and comments until I am done. I'm sure you'll have many."
"Now, a covert entry is a must. Wether well trained or not they have the numbers and the firepower to make this operation very bloody if we are detected. The longer we maintain surprise the better."
"Now we must acquire access to the facility. You state the front gate is inadvisable due to camera surveillance. How far do these cameras extend? Can we slice them or otherwise incapacitate them. Nirro, Devon, you're our security experts. I need your thoughts."
"Once inside our first problem will be the roving patrols and the fixed emplacements. Since the emplacements are not manned if we can secure the guards quietly we will have greater freedom. Also if we could determine the location of the heavy weapons this would be useful. We can secure that building for ourselves, providing us with greater firepower. At worst we have a target for Jamie's exxplosives."
"Communications need to be cut so they can't call for outside help. Whilst they may be an independant unit, we can't run the risk of them calling in other people, potentially with starfighters that would hamper our work. We will also need to secure the turbolaser emplacement before we go."
"Finally we need time to assess the quality and quantity of the starfighters there. Devon will need time to override any security on the fighters and we will need to preflight 'em to check for any traps or tracking devices. Zyra will have our new base operational in less than twenty-four hours and will be prepped for our arrival. We can not let ourselves be tracked to his location. Our survival will rely on our ability to remain covert."
"Finally we will need ground-based transport for team members not flying out. If the run goes sour and we have to extract quickly I intend for Jamie to do as much damage to the fighters and the base as we can and we will extract by speeder, with or without the slaves. The longer we go undetected, the more successful we will be."
The commander pauses, giving time for the information to digest. "That is merely an outline of our goals gentleman. I know what your opinions and input to make this raid go off without a hitch. No idea is a stupid one. The only stupid question is the one that is still unspoken when the blasters start firing."
OOC: Seven Talons, one slaver base. Poor buggers should just surrender now! ;) Please note I will dish out the unawarded xp AFTER the planning phase. This is a good chance to earn lots more so please participate. Good planning = you keep breathing (or at least have a better chance of it)