RE: Art of Domination Thread 04
09-03-2017, 01:32 AM
(08-25-2017, 08:27 AM)gloomyMoron Wrote: »My idea was not an infiltration, but an observation. Watch for patrols. Watch for troop movements. Look for apparent weaknesses. Look for improbable weaknesses. This wasn't going to be a "Wetworks" mission for Spec Ops, but an intel one.
WEEK 6 DAY 7
12 15 hours
Spec Ops were transported 500 metres away from the base, and have been observing Pioneer Army Base for 3 hours. They transmit everything they see and hear, and confirm the base is shifting in form. The entire R&D team believe that it isn’t cloaking technology at all; it’s three different buildings occupying the same space.
Feathers and Francoise, the two AI analysts, have crunched all the facts and numbers. They believe that there are, in fact, three versions of Pioneer Base:
- ‘Normal’ version, which functions as an army base, with soldiers patrolling and intermittent radio chatter.
- ‘Vanished’ version, which is just some concrete foundation. No buildings, nothing. Just a floor.
- ‘Decoy’ version, which looks like the ‘Normal’ version, but has no vehicles and there are upright mannequins dressed in army uniform.
These three versions switch places every 10 minutes. It starts with ‘Normal’, then ‘Vanished’, then ‘Decoy’, and goes back to ‘Normal’.
You: Talk to me, scientists. Can we even assault this place at all?
Dr. Ushah: Commander, it seems whatever object is within range will disappear into another dimension along with the rest of the base. If we were to attack it in its ‘Normal’ state, any units within range will not be able to communicate with us for twenty minutes if the cycle continues.
You: Do we know what’s causing this?
Dr. Ushah: All three ‘versions’ of Pioneer Base indicate minor tremors coming from beneath the base’s center. I’d say it must be some sort of generator powering whatever device is making this phenomenon possible.
HQ also sends you a relevant transcript of intercepted communications. It’s a conversation between a captain and a sergeant.
Quote:Cpt. Lute: So there’s an issue with the plumbing?
Sgt. Buffarin: We got fish coming up through the toilets, sir. Happens almost every time we phase in.
Cpt. Lute: I see. I’ll tell the professor we need to get rid of the fish in our moat. Maybe poison them?
Sgt. Buffarin: Uh, sir? Can’t we just put a grate over the sewage pipe?
Cpt. Lute: We could, but we’ll need diving gear to do that. And we’ll have to shut off the Phasemaker to get any work done.
Sgt. Buffarin: Oh, about the Phasemaker-
Cpt. Lute: Yes?
Sgt. Buffarin: A lot of the grunts are reporting hallucinations ever since we started using the Phasemaker. People are seeing, um, hair?
Cpt. Lute: What?
Sgt. Buffarin: I haven’t seen it myself, sir, but dozens have been telling me that when they wake up, they see really long hair just floating in front of them. Like a wig, but there’s nothing holding it up. It disappears after a few seconds.
Cpt. Lute: Does this… hair do anything?
Sgt. Buffarin: No, but it’s freaking a lot of people out. Maybe Professor Veriso knows what’s causing it?
Cpt. Lute: Hmmm. I’ll ask him next chance we get.
Rainhar: Great, now we got ghosts.
Lagan: It could just be an invisible person wearing a wig. Or maybe it’s one of the mannequins from the ‘Decoy’ version, partially phasing in?
You: No, I don’t think so. None of the mannequins have any wigs on them.
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Your soldiers report that the ‘Normal’ version of Pioneer Base has constant patrols, looking in every direction. Estimated size of enemy forces is 30,000 soldiers according to Seeker drone scans.
How should we proceed?
- Order the Spec Ops to sneak in via the sewage duct while the base is ‘Vanished’, then infiltrate when it’s ‘Normal’.
- Investigate the tremors; dig a small tunnel and send a Seeker in during the ‘Vanished’ state.
- Place your forces around the base when the base is in the ‘Vanished’ state and then have them open fire as soon as the enemy soldiers phase back in.
- Send in Grenda to blast the front doors open. Her railgun can pierce it easily.
- Send up a bomb through the sewage pipe.
- Have Human Spies infiltrate the base and get more intel.
- Find Professor Veriso and abduct him.
- Something else!
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