Quoted By:
+++BRIEFING+++
NAME: "LIGHTLESS GREY"
OBJECTIVE: RECOVER AND EXTRACT RECON TEAM DELTA-NINE
SITE: Cedar Point, MT
EST. FLIGHT TIME: 4:00:00
FUEL ALLOC: 12:00:00
DEPARTURE: 04:30:00
WEATHER: FOG/OVERCAST
ROE: RESTRICTION - LVL -1 [PROVISIONAL]
SUMMARY:
Central command has identified a prospective class IV dimensional disturbance event [See Addenum 1-6A, Table 2b.] localized to ||||||||| |||||, a loosed cluster of logging communities within western Montana. Current estimates suggest total area coverage of roughly ~1000 square-kilometers, with a constant boundary expansion rate of ~0.26 kilometers-per-hour. Expansion is projected to intersect with the city limits of |||||||| and ||||||||| within 14 and 18 days, respectively.
To acquire intelligence pertaining to the root cause of this event, recon unit delta-nine was ordered to penetrate and scout Cedar Point, a small community located within the westernmost edge of the occluded area. All radio contact was lost five hours after on-site deployment, and no members of the team were recovered at their designated extraction zone. However, subsequent retrieval of a makeshift courier drone raises the possibility that some element(s) of the team may remain stranded near their final waypoint.
PILOT-17, you are ordered to provide low-level ISR coverage for QRF-15 and QRF-5A as they breach the town center and search through the target area. Coordinate ground movement and provide direct fire support as needed. While your team’s primary objective is to extract delta-nine and retrieve their mission-critical intelligence, you have also been authorized to conduct independent exploration and intelligence-gathering as-able. Information pertaining to the SOURCE of the disturbance, the BEHAVIOR of anomalous entities, and the STATUS of the town’s inhabitants will be particularly valuable.
Deployment of high-explosive, thermobaric, and esoteric munitions has been given preliminary authorization [See Addendum 13A]. Although it is currently unknown if the original civilian population (est. 1285) remains intact, you are encouraged to exercise caution when engaging targets near residential/commercial structures.
+++GOOD HUNTING, PILOT+++
>[Choose your weapon loadout]
Below your standard weapons requisition form, you also find a small page of wax-sealed parchment. On the front, the symbol of the sanctioning branch is emblazoned in gold. On the back...
[Choose one specialty ammunition type. All choices offer a base +8 roll bonus against esoteric/summoned entities]
> Glassknife Shells [20mm or 40mm, Usable for 1 turn]
"To light, clarity is the highest virtue..."
20mm shells hand sharpened from thrice blessed, ash-bonded glass. [Successful hits will instantly vitrify human-sized targets.]
> Choircall [40mm, Usable for 1 turn]
"Follow our song ..."
There is compartment near the base of these silvered shells. If you listen closely, you can hear a quiet rhythm. [These rounds cannot be dodged or deflected]
