OPERATIONAL BRIEFING · FIELD COMMANDERS
This terminal provides tactical overview of current operations in the Sol System. Commanders are expected to study operational theaters, understand mission parameters, and accept the consequences of command decisions.
▸ INNER SYSTEM
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Luna. High-intensity conflict zones. Extreme environmental hazards. Short supply lines. Political significance maximum.
▸ THE BELT
Asteroid stations and mining colonies. Guerrilla warfare. Extended operations. Neutral faction influence. Supply interdiction priority.
▸ OUTER SYSTEM
Jupiter, Saturn moons. Long-range patrols. Communications delays. Unknown threat assessment. Logistics nightmare.
EXTRACTION OPERATIONS
Retrieve high-value targets from hostile territory. Time-sensitive. Casualties acceptable if target secured. Intelligence value: CRITICAL.
FACILITY RAIDS
Assault research stations, military installations, or black sites. Objectives vary: data retrieval, sabotage, elimination of key personnel. Expect heavy resistance.
RECONNAISSANCE
Information gathering in contested zones. Stealth priority. Engagement only when compromise inevitable. Every scan, every terminal, every conversation matters.
INTERROGATIONS
Extract intelligence from captured personnel. Psychological warfare. Pattern recognition. Understanding motivation reveals truth. Some subjects break. Some don't.
DEFENSE OPERATIONS
Hold critical positions against overwhelming force. Resource management essential. Every turn survived buys time for reinforcements. Reinforcements may not arrive.
Standard fire team: 4 operatives. Specialization required for complex operations. Each member must contribute unique capabilities.
Tactical Coordinator: Battlefield analysis, pattern recognition, strategic planning. Sees connections others miss.
Technical Specialist: Systems infiltration, field repairs, weapons modification. Makes technology work when it shouldn't.
Combat Expert: Close quarters specialist, environmental adaptation, threat elimination. Ensures squad survival.
Intelligence Operative: Communications, signal analysis, psychological assessment. Turns information into advantage.
⚠ PERMADEATH PROTOCOLS
No resurrection technology exists. Neural backup is myth. Cloning is theoretical. When squad members die, they stay dead. Choose engagements carefully. Preserve experienced personnel. Train replacements knowing they may not survive their first mission.
Success in this conflict requires more than firepower. Understanding these principles separates survivors from casualties:
Information Before Ammunition
Every terminal contains intelligence. Every document reveals patterns. Every conversation hides tactical data. Read everything. Remember everything. Pattern recognition saves lives more than marksmanship.
Environmental Warfare
Vacuum kills faster than bullets. Radiation requires no ammunition. Structural collapse eliminates threats permanently. Conserve resources. Let the environment do the work.
Consequence Awareness
Every decision cascades. Factions remember. Witnesses spread information. Today's mercy may be tomorrow's intelligence leak. Today's brutality may be tomorrow's recruitment tool. Think three moves ahead.
Enemy capability analysis for mixed encounters. Priority targeting sequence:
- Advanced Technology Operators: Disable before they can deploy strategic assets. Nano-swarms, orbital strikes, area denial systems.
- Elite Combat Units: Enhanced capabilities through training or equipment. Threat multipliers. Eliminate early.
- Intelligence Personnel: Know too much. Can transmit tactical data. Capture if possible, eliminate if necessary.
- Standard Forces: Predictable tactics. Manageable threat. Engage only when objectives require.
⚠ COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY
You are responsible for every life under your command. You are responsible for every civilian casualty. You are responsible for intelligence failures. You are responsible for mission outcomes.
Command is burden. Command is necessity. Command is yours.
In this conflict, knowledge determines survival more than firepower. Statistical analysis reveals:
- 67% of casualties result from insufficient intelligence
- Every date has tactical significance
- Every faction name implies capabilities
- Every technology has countermeasures
- Missing context is lethal
Your mission: Gather intelligence. Complete objectives. Survive long enough to understand what your superiors won't tell you.
Welcome to the real war, Commander.
The one fought with information, not just ammunition.