My cat's a Puddi cat...
Puddi truck ambushed in Sector 8. Drone operators spot some unusual activity
Armed Crusties have ambushed the truck, thy are holding back mobs while looting the truck, this level of organization is unprecedented
Intel infers this central groups is directing the operation. This could be evidence of an intelligent Crusty.
MNU pour resources into the area, priority one: capture the intelligent crusty alive, two: halt the looting, this much cat food could destabilize the Sector and start a war. Scramble Spec Ops team for capture
Combat drones advance into a hail of fire, the drone's armour shrugs it off. Threat assessment algorithms ramp up the aggression matrix
The rotary cannon blasts a path through the Crusties
The drones engage the heavy weapon team too
The MNU troops advance forwards cautiously, feedback from the drone operators indicates a heavy insurgent presence
MNU move to shut down reports of a hotspot
All this activity enables the porters to escape with more Puddi cans
Success, kind of, there's more to get out
Right on top of MNU forces
Crusties swarm into the area
Yup, report were right, this is an insurgent hotspot
The smart Crusty corrals the porters
Spec Ops team in the VTOL, two snatch operators and an operator in an exo-frame for firepower
The VTOL searches for a spot to put down
Morale fails under heavy fire, Crusties run (shrink)
Drones take a key intersection, can they hold it?
A high value target, a Crusty heavy weapon!
BRAAAP, the rotary cannon cuts another swath (hard to believe, but this was actually randomly rolled, like the last one)
The drones account for the remaining Crusties
LZ clear, proceed to drop
Power out and circle for Pick up
All that fire, and the arrival of the Spec Ops has spooked the porters. This is not good for the Crusty victory conditions
Does not quite go to plan
The 'bots smash the Crusties
The Drones advance to support the spec ops
Regular MNU move to support
Only one insurgent group is left to counter the Spec Ops team
and BRAAAP Crusties down, their return fire plinks off the exo's armour plating
The Spec Ops charge the unprotected smart Crusty group ,the Crusty minder step up to protect their leader
Crusties down! Leader captured. Spec Ops need to get their captive out of here, VTOL called in...
MNU looking like they have the advantage right now
Porters cowering, the exo covers the captive
Drones heading to cover the exfil
Crusties pour out of the buildings, MNU have kicked over some anthill
What's this, a crusty rapid-reaction force? MNU have never seen these before
VTOL circles back for pick up, is the LZ clear?
Why no, its not, find a new LZ
The drones rush forwards to clear a path for the Spec Ops
The Drones absolutely mow down Crusties
New LZ identified, MNU troops move to secure
Wait, there's a few stragglers left
The second fire team advances to clear the LZ
Face off. Who will blink first?
Not the crusties, they have no eyelids, they lose the interrupt
The Spec Ops team chooses to get their captive out of the fire zone
They have no idea what's behind them
They are not behind for long, the Crusty cav rush forwards, firing wildly, they manage to totally miss the spec ops troops
Keep the LZ clear at all costs
That's not gong to be easy, more Crusties pour in to prevent the capture of the smart-crusty
Without the leader coordination suffers, this group fail to appear (they would have arrived at the captured hotspot)
Drones do Drone stuff
Morale fails again, looks like no more cat food is getting out of this Sector
While the Crusties are thinking about it the Drones cut them in half
That's a long run to the choppa, then I remember they can't run with a dependent, DOH!
Spec Ops hustle to the LZ
MNU engage the one Crusty unit that could be a threat
And with a spectacular morale failure, Crusties are shaken and run away, this group ceases to be a threat
In, in, in!
VTOL powers out, Spec Ops on board
With that MNU have now captured their first intelligent Crusty. The remaining mop up reveals Crusty heavy weapons and a new form of Crusty animal, the riding beast. MNU have also prevented a small war by keeping the cat food supply down in this Sector.
