Saber Squad

The handover, surprisingly, is without incident. Delta Lead quietly confides in you that the enemy recon team was confirmed killed, taken out by one of the previously MIA infantry squads.

Hiking back to the starport is something of a chore, but when you get there, it's starting to resemble its former self once again. The Marines have settled in nicely, and one of the heavy dropshuttles is waiting for you, along with the Captain on a vidscreen.

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Back of the Transport

Ulysses Captain » "Well if it isn't our little band of heroes. Normally we'd send the Deltas, but they've been pretty shaken up since their squadship went down hard and their pilot almost bled out from shrapnel injuries to his legs, so we don't want them pulling any stupid revenge stunts. Alright, I'll make this quick. Intel?"

Intel » "Long story short is that the FTL CommSat detected an unknown ship on the far side of the planet's moon. We spotted it because it was in the process of launching another one of those drop spheres, which is going to be running into a trio of VLS missiles in about half an hour. We don't have a positive ID on the owner or the exact class of ship, so at the moment we can't offer any proper information on what you might be up against. All I can tell you is that it'll probably have artificial gravity, but no atmosphere. That means limited operational time."

Ulysses Captain » "Your job is simple. Your dropshuttle will take you up there, and you're going to board it. Once aboard, do as much damage to critical systems as you can as quickly as possible, then exfil."

Intel » "Unfortunately, they may have realized we spotted them. Once they notice you're aboard they're probably going to scramble to launch all of the remaining troop spheres, probably either at the Ulysses itself, or at the starport. There should be ways to prevent that, but I won't be able to tell you what they are until you're inside it."

Ulysses Captain » "We're issuing you suits of Heavy Body Armour*; the air supply will be good for three hours once you're aboard. Your CO will have a single D-Charge†, the rest of you are each getting a Tactical Charge‡. Yeah, we're breaking out the big guns for this one. See your personal terminals for rearming options. Once you're ready, suit up and hit the all-clear signal on your terminal."

Intel » "Remember, you're going to be fighting many armoured robots in relatively close quarters, but also expect hangar and storage areas. Be flexible, and ensure you have plenty of firepower at your disposal. I realise this may be a little difficult for you to understand as concepts go, but spraying gunfire in the general direction of anything that moves isn't the optimal battle plan in the kind of situation you're going to be in."

Ulysses Captain » "You heard the man. Now ready up, suit up, and hang on."

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* Heavy Body Armour: Heavier and bulkier than standard MBA, but offers much better protection and a longer-lasting air supply. Not quite as good as what the Spartan team has, though.
† Disintegrator-Charge: Extremely rare, uses classified artefact technology. Completely and utterly disintegrates everything within a wide radius upon 'detonation'. D-Charges! Because tacnukes are for boring people.
‡ Tactical Charge: A shaped explosive charge designed to blow open walls, flatten doors, crack open tanks, or take out structural supports. Arm and stand well back.

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Sidearms:


Assault Weapons (any class can use these):


Tech Weapons: (Techs only)


Support Weapons: (Supports only)


Grenades: (pick 4; if taking a Hydra, specify which grenades you'd like in canister format unless you want a random/average selection)


K77 Modules:

"Sounds almost like a infilitration mission."

Do we pick what we want or...?

EDIT : Alright, so we do pick gear.

Heavy Pistol, X1A BFR, 4x Shock Pulsar.

I'm pretty sure we pick.

Get a Heavy Pistol, X1A BFR, two Shock Pulsers, a Cryo Pulser, and a Frag Grenade.

Marine pistol; VSX ALR; 2 HE, one Cryo, one Shock Pulser Grenade.

Do I technically need to breath?
I am a robot.

Si. One primary from either the Assault pool (or Tech/Support pools if you're a Tech/Support), one sidearm, and 4 grenades - or 6 grenade canisters if you take the Hydra.

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Technically speaking? Probably not. But overheating is probably more of a hazard in those heavy suits, and cooling is trickier when all you can do is conduct and radiate.

Besides, not even CD is badass enough to take on a ship full of angry robots by himself.