MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries/Industry Raid

Industry Raid[edit]

BRIEFING[edit]

Make a stealthy approach on the Tibor industrial facility and destroy the objective buildings. Intelligence reports that a company of Burr’s Black Cobra mercenaries has been contracted for defense of this facility, so maintain an alert status on your approach.

Castle: This sabotage contract is pretty straightforward. We need to drop their power grid and take out the objective buildings. The Black Cobra mercenaries defending the base have a mix of Light and Medium ‘Mechs in the area. A prolonged engagement could go badly for us. Use discretion when engaging them head on.

DURING MISSION[edit]

Castle: Initial recon of the base spotted a hole in the defense grid, north of the complex and east of your current position. If you head directly to Nav Point Alpha, you should get a good approach on the base without triggering their defenses.

Spectre: Roger, Control. Is Bird Dog still in the area?

Castle: Unknown. At least one of the defending ‘Mechs has a Beagle Active Probe, and has been on perimeter patrol in their vicinity. Bird Dog went power down and radio silent an hour ago.

Spectre: Copy. We’ll keep an eye out for them. Okay, Spectre Lance, form up on me and give a ready report.

Beowulf: Beowulf, ready op.

Hannibal: This is Hannibal. Ready op.

Blaze: This is Blaze. Ready op.

Spectre: Intel reports we’re up against Burr’s Black Cobras. They’re a hodge podge merc unit with a couple of mixed Medium and Heavy lances. All reports indicate that only their Medium assets are in the area, but you never know. Stay sharp.

Spectre: Castle, this is Spectre. I’m at Alpha and have visual on the base.

Castle: From Alpha, you should be able to take out their main generator and drop their turret grid. The remaining objective buildings are in the vicinity of Beta and Gamma. You may need to move down into the base to target them all.

Spectre: Generator is history. Turrets are offline.

Blaze: I have visual contact with enemy forces!

Spectre: Spectre engaging Black Cobra Medium Lance.

Dunman: This is Lieutenant Dunman of the Black Cobras. You’re outclassed here. Stand down and we’ll let you leave with your ‘Mechs.

Spectre: Pfah! We’ll leave with our ‘Mechs, all right, and yours – strapped to a salvage track.

Castle: Commander, we don’t have to take out the Black Cobras on this run. You can take out the buildings and exit the mission area.

Spectre: Roger, Control. I’m aware of the mission parameters.

Castle: The fuel depot should be close to Gamma. Run a close sweep on the point.

Spectre: Got it! Fuel depot is history.

Spectre: Objective buildings destroyed.

Dunman: Black Cobras, disengage! They’ve won this one.

Dunman: We have got no more quarrel with you. Disengage. We are exiting the mission area.

[If Spectre destroys Dunman and his Cobra lance]

Spectre: Told you I was going to salvage your ‘Mech. Some people just don’t listen.

[End divergent text]

Spectre: Castle, Spectre reporting mission successful. Let’s get a salvage team in here to pick up ‘Mechs and strip those turrets.

Castle: Affirmative, sir. Salvage is en route.

AFTERMATH[edit]

Castle: Transpax is very pleased with the mission report, Commander. The corporate VP wanted me to pass on a message. “It’s nice to see mercenaries who can get the job done.”