Yes! I'm a sniper!
Mission 19: Operation Hidden Bell
Lt. Matt has been gathering intel to help us track down EXALT and it's time to extract him
Maj. Treppa - 3/29 Kills - Wounded 3 Days
Sq. CRabbit - 4/6 Kills - Promoted to Corporal
Cpt. Lilith - 1/23 Kills
Lt. AndrewD2 - 4/19 Kills - Promoted to Captain
Maj. David - 1/41 Kills - Promoted to Colonel
Cpl. Shadowyfox - 0/1 Kill - Promoted to Sergeant
Lt. Matt - 2/10 Kills - Promoted to Captain
15 EXALT agents tried to assault our COM relay. 0 survived.
Sq. CRabbit was caught out in the open one turn. Fortunately we were able to suppress all 3 targets that could fire on him. All of them did anyway and luckily enough they all missed. I think CRabbit must have had a higher power protecting him today.
Between our 2 ops we know the EXALT base is neither in Europe nor Argentina.
Mission 20: Operation Frozen Shield
Alien Terror Attack in Mumbai, India!
Maj. Treppa - 2/31 Kills - Wounded 4 Days
Cpt. Matt - 3/13 Kills
Cpt. Lilith - 4/27 Kills - Promoted to Major
Cpt. AndrewD2 - 4/23 Kills - Wounded 7 Days
Sgt. Rathendar - 6/12 Kills - Promoted to Lieutenant - Wounded 9 Days
Sgt. Shadowyfox - 1/2 Kills - Promoted to Lieutenant
While we took some minor injuries, we all came out alive, unfortunately we were only able to save 1/3rd of the civilians.
Mission 21: Operation Twisted Jester
Alien abductions in France.
Cpt. Matt - 1/14 Kills - Promoted to Major
Maj. Lilith - 1/28 Kills - Gravely Wounded 16 Days
Col. David - 3/44 Kills
Sq. Ithuriel - 2/2 Kills
Cpt. Cheapy - 3/13 Kills - Promoted to Major - Gravely Wounded 14 Days
Cp. CRabbit - 1/7 Kills
On off course rocket by Col. David took out Lilith's cover leaving her exposed to Muton fire. Luckily Cpt. Matt was carrying an extra medkit and was nearby because there's no way Cheapy could have gotten to her on time.
We've also studied the Outsider Crystal and can in theory assault an underground alien base, but we're going to need to wait till our best soldiers are healthy.
Mission 22: Operation Final King
We managed to shoot down a small scout UFO over Egypt...
Maj. Matt - 2/16 Kills
Col. David - 1/45 Kills
Sq. Ithuriel - 0/2 Kills
Maj. Treppa - 1/32 Kills
Lt. DSX - 0/18 Kills - Promoted to Captain - Wounded 6 Days
Lt. Shadowyfox - 1/3 Kills
Only 5 aliens survived the crash. 2 Mutons, 2 Floaters and an outsider. Our attempt to capture a floater failed and got DSX shot for his attempts to help cover the operation.
Speaking of DSX it was nice to have our only assault back, after a rather lengthy absence and we're sad to see him injured again. (At least it's only for 6 days this time)
I really need to grab a few more soldiers, maybe I can get get the training that starts everybody as Squaddies and pick up a few more with the parts from this UFO.
I'm considering starting a game of Long War. It has eight soldier classes instead of four (there's some overlap in abilities) and loads more items and missions. It also causes soldiers to become exhausted if you send the same ones on too many consecutive missions in a short span of time.
Whoop, I'm back.....and then shot again. But such is the life of an Assault soldier. And well done to Commander Pirate Rob, few soldier deaths thus far.
Mission 22: Operation Forgotten Daze
Another covert op against EXALT
Maj. Matt - 2/18 Kills
Col. David - 3/48 Kills
Sq. Ithuriel - 1/3 Kills - Promoted to Corporal
Maj. Treppa - 2/34 Kills - Promoted to Colonel
Lt. Shadowyfox - 1/4 Kills
Cpt. AndrewD2 - 4/27 Kills - Promoted to Major
Cpl. CRabbit - 0/7 Kills - Promoted to Sergeant
EXALT forces were dropping in from helicopters like crazy but with some slick shooting and a liberal use of explosives we were able to fend them off without a scratch.
We have now learned that the EXALT base is not in an English speaking country.
"XCom Project" Monthly Report - May 2015
Grade: C
Council Missions Completed: 1
UFOs Shot Down: 1
Terror Missions Stopped: 1
Abductions Stopped: 2
Satellites Launched: 3
Research Projects Completed: 7
UFOs Raided: 2
Satellites Lost: 1
UFOs Escaped: 1
Active Soldiers:
Col. David (Heavy) 17 Missions / 48 Kills
Col. Treppa (Heavy) 14 Missions / 34 Kills
Maj. AndrewD2 (Heavy) 10 Missions / 27 Kills
Maj. Cheapy (Support) 9 Missions / 13 Kills
Lt. Matt (Sniper) 8 Mission / 18 Kills
Cpt. DSX. (Assault) 9 Missions / 18 Kills
Lt. Pygon (Support) 10 Missions / 10 Kills
Lt. Shadowyfox (Support) 9 Missions / 4 Kills
Lt. Rathendar (Heavy) 6 Missions / 12 Kills
Sgt. CRabbit (Sniper) 4 Mission / 7 Kills
Cpl. Ithuriel (Heavy) 4 Mission / 3 Kills
Maj. Lilith (Sniper) 12 Missions / 28 Kills [Gravely Wounded 2 Days]
Memorial:
Sq. Olabot 3 Missions / 3 Kills
5 Namless Rookies 6 Missions / 2 Kills
As soon as Maj. Lilith recovers we're going to assault the Alien Base.
We salute our brave soldiers who understand the importance of this mission and that they may not make it back.
Good luck keeping DSX alive long enough to taser the commander of the base.
Tch, i was hoping to be on board for the base assault, but it looks like i am #4 on the Heavy docket. So without further ado: Treppa, David, GET HURT!
Mission 24: Operation Rotting Smoke
Alien Base Assault
Maj Lilith - 5/33 Kills
Col. David - 2/50 Kills
Lt. Pygon - 1/11 Kills - Promoted to Captain - Wounded 2 Days
Col. Treppa - 6/40 Kills - Wounded 2 Days
Maj. Cheapy - 5/18 Kills
Cpt. DSX - 2/20 Kills - Wounded 5 Days
A heavily armored Muton with some sort of claw ran right into the middle of of group. DSX moved to close range with the shotgun to try and take it out. Using rapid fire he hits twice, for 5 damage and 7 damage. The Berserker beats its chest and just moves closer. DSX however is a close combat specialist and pumps another round into the beast for 7 more damage. It's still standing! Lilith is however able to finish it off with a pistol shot to the back of the head.
Eventually we encounter the Sectoid Commander. Flanked by 4 mutons we suppress the left flank, while blowing up the right. Lilith is a little happy on the trigger and pops the Commander for 13 damage with a head shot, leaving it at 1 hp.
We make quick work of the Mutons. DSX manages to shake off a mind control attempt from the Sectoid Commander and several turns later we are able to pin him down and capture him, although we do take several shots from his plasma weapon for our trouble.
By the time we were done we had used up just about all our consumables: 4 smoke grenades, 3 rockets, 1 shredder rocket, 4 medkits, 1 grenade. We did have 2 alien grenades remaining at least, and plenty of ammo due to recent technological advances.
Mission accomplished! Sectoid Commander Captured!
"You cannot control what isn't there, Sectoid Commander."
Well done, Commander Rob!
3 new Squaddies have arrived on site.
Sq. Aoann (Assault)
Sq. UReaver (Sniper)
Sq. Ross (Support)
These write ups are a lot of fun to read, Commander!
I've got the itch to play it again now. =)
Glad you're enjoying them. Despite our victory against the alien base, there are still abductions going on world wide, and new squaddies to get up to speed.
As a warning, I'm not sure you're all going to make it out alive.
Mission 25: Operation Burning Savior
More Alien abductions, this time in the UK. Time to send some of our fresh soldiers in to get them some training.
Maj. Lilith - 0/33 Kills - KIA
Sq. Aoann - 2/2 Kills - KIA
Sq. Ross - 2/2 Kills - KIA
Maj. Cheapy - 1/19 Kills - KIA
Lt. Rathendar - 0/12 Kills - KIA
Maj. AndrewD2 - 1/28 Kills - KIA
Multiple Mechtoids combined with Mutons and Muton Berserkers spelled disaster for this team.
I severely underestimated the difficulty of Alien Abductions this month.
A moment of silence for our first squad wipe.
I died as I lived: Young and inexperienced. And with a > 1 Kill Ratio.
We did pick up Sq. Selpher (Support) &
Sq. RobotChris (Sniper) though.
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We did pick up Sq. Selpher (Support) &
Sq. RobotChris (Sniper) though.
RobotChris should be a S.H.I.V.
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GORRAMMIT WHY IS TREPPA ALIVE AND I'M NOT!
All joking aside, that's a grievous loss that doesn't bode well for The Saving of Mankind.
I'm too beautiful to die.
Mission 26: Operation Silent Daze
Life goes on for those of us who survived. Luckily I've been spreading out the experience so even our squad wipe is not completely catastrophic.
Lets take a break from aliens and deal with EXALT for a bit.
Col. David - 0/50 Kills
Maj. Matt - 3/21 Kills
Cpt. Pygon - 1/12 Kills
Cpt. DSX - 3/23 Kills - Promoted to Major
Lt. Shadowyfox - 1/5 Kills
Cpl. Ithuriel - 2/5 Kills - Promoted to Sergeant
Sgt. CRabbit - 2/9 Kills - Promoted to Lieutenant
Great success! No casualties. This should help lift our spirits.
We have also learned that the EXALT base is not in China.
Mission 27: Operation Stone Fall
A UFO of unknown class and size has landed in South Africa...
Col. David - 3/53 Kills - Wounded 6 Days
Maj. Matt - 2/23 Kills
Cpt. Pygon - 2/14 Kills
Maj. DSX - 4/27 Kills
Lt. Shadowyfox - 1/6 Kills - Promoted to Captain
Cpl. Ithuriel - 1/6 Kills
At the end of the mission we were faced with this.
Note that despite being on the edge, none of my soldiers can see the Sectoid Commander that's mindcontrolling Pygon, and that there's a Mechtoid on overwatch with a shield from the Sectoid in the divit in the yellow movement.
So DSX jumps down, uses his lightning reflexes to dodge the overwatch shot from the mechtoid and pumps the Sectoid Commander full of shotgun laser. The rest of the squad grenades the Mechtoid while David hops down and uses suppression in a desperate attempt to make the Mechtoid miss.
The Mechtoid focuses for a moment on DSX before unloading its plasma cannons on David for 10 damage to clear the supressing fire before turning on DSX and unloading on him for 9 damage.
Next round the rest of the squad was able to hop down and take care of business.
Whoa, everything is shaking, apparently the Aliens are assaulting our base.
Wish me luck, the future of XCom requires we hold the line.
Mission 28: Operation Ashes and Temples
XCom Base Defense
The Aliens are assaulting our base, time to grab who and what we can and fight for our lives.
Maj. DSX - 7/34 Kills - Wounded 2 Days
Maj. Matt - 8/31 Kills - Promoted to Colonel
Cpt. Pygon - 6/20 Kills - Promoted to Major - Wounded 2 Days
Cpt. Shadowfox - 1/7 Kills - Gravely Wounded 6 Days
Lt. CRabbit - 0/9 Kills - KIA
Sgt. Ithuriel - 3/9 Kills - Promoted to Lieutenant
In addition we were aided by heroic XCom base personnel, all 7 of whom we were able to rally were killed in the line of duty, but not before they took down 8 aliens.
Aliens Killed:
5 Cyberdiscs
3 Sectoid Commanders
6 Mutons
5 Chryssalids
3 Muton Berserkers
6 Sectoids
4 Mechtoids
2 Drones
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Please welcome the newest members of XCom
Sq. Peebo (Assault)
Sq. DudeM (Support)
Sq. Kassil (Assault)
Also welcome Sq. AdAstra (Sniper)
Mission 29: Operation Dark Stranger
Deluge
That transport that was being attack by EXALT so long ago has finally surfaced. Aliens have cornered it on a dam in France. Time to go be heroes.
Maj. DSX - 3/37 Kills - KIA
Col. Matt - 6/37 Kills
Maj. Pygon - 3/23 Kills - Gravely Wounded 7 Days
Cpt. Shadowyfox - 3/10 Kills - Promoted to Major - Wounded 8 Days
Sq. RobotChris - 0/0 Kills
Col. David - 3/56 Kills
The dam is already crumbling due to alien fire, check.
Powerful aliens teleport down around us, check.
I have to guess which side of an obstacle a Mechtoid is going to come around and guess wrong getting DSX killed, check.
The "weapon" this transport was carrying turned out to be Sgt. Annette Durand. There's something special about her... and she says she can lead us to more prisoners.
DSX is dead? That's a 'dam' shame.
Mission 30: Operation Morbid Thorn
Covert Data Recovery
With CRabbit 6ft under we've started training UReaver as our undercover operative.
Col. Matt - 2/39 Kills
Sq. RobotChris - 3/3 Kills
Col. David - 1/57 Kills
Lt. Ithuriel - 4/13 Kills - Promoted to Captain
Sg. Selpher - 4/4 Kills
Sq. Peebo - 1/1 Kills
Sq. UReaver - 1/1 Kills
We came, we saw, they exploded. Not even a scratch on our side. Hopefully we can find their base soon and put them into the ground. We have learned that their base is East of the Atlantic.
Mission 31: Operation Patient Star
Alien Abductions in China continue to be a problem. Despite all our effort, everything we've done has not made a meaninful dent in alien capability. Hopefully we can make progress soon, for even if we keep winning these battles, we need to find a way to win the war.
Sq. RobotChris - 3/6 Kills - Promoted to Corporal
Col. David - 4/61 Kills - Wounded 6 Days
Cpt. Ithuriel - 1/14 Kills
Sq. Selpher - 0/4 Kills - Gravely Wounded 7 Days
Sq. Peebo - 2/3 Kills
Sq. DudeM - 0/0 Kills
David took a shot from a Mechtoid's plasma cannon at point blank range. Fortunately his Will to Live pulled him through and we were able to take down the Mechtoid.
Please Welcome Sq. Ath (Assault) to the team.
"XCom Project" Monthly Report - July 2015
Grade: C
Canada, United Kingdom & Australia have all withdrawn from the council.
Alien Base Eliminated!
Council Missions Completed: 1
Abductions Stopped: 1
Satellites Launched: 1
Research Projects Completed: 6
UFOs Raided: 1
Active Soldiers:
Col. Matt (Sniper) 13 Mission / 39 Kills
Maj. Pygon (Support) 15 Missions / 23 Kills
Cpt. Ithuriel (Heavy) 9 Mission / 14 Kills
Cpl. RobotChris (Sniper) 3 Missions / 6 Kills
Sq. Peebo (Assault) 2 Missions / 3 Kills
Sq. DudeM (Support) 1 Mission / 0 Kills
Sq. Kassil (Heavy) 0 Missions / 0 Kills
Sq. AdAstra (Sniper) 0 Missions / 0 Kills
Sq. Ath (Assault) 0 Missions / 0 Kills
Col. Treppa (Heavy) 15 Missions / 40 Kills [Psionic Testing 3 Days]
Sgt. Annette Durand (Heavy) 0 Missions / 0 Kills [Psionic Testing 3 Days]
Col David (Heavy) 23 Missions / 61 Kills [Wounded 3 Days]
Maj. Shadowyfox (Support) 13 Missions / 10 Kills [Wounded 1 Day]
Sq. Selpher (Support) 2 Missons / 4 Kills [Gravely Wounded 4 Days]
Sq. UReaver - 1 Mission / 1 Kills [On Covert Op]
Memorial:
Maj. Lilith (Sniper) 14 Missions / 33 Kills
Maj. AndrewD2 (Heavy) 11 Missions / 28 Kills
Maj. DSX. (Assault) 14 Missions / 37 Kills
Maj. Cheapy (Support) 11 Missions / 19 Kills
Lt. Rathendar (Heavy) 12 Missions / 17 Kills
Lt. CRabbit (Sniper) 6 Mission / 9 Kills
Sq. Olabot (Assault) 3 Missions / 3 Kills
Sq. Aoann (Assault) 1 Mission / 2 Kills
Sq. Ross (Support) 1 Mission / 2 Kills
5 Namless Rookies 6 Missions / 2 Kills
7 XCom Base Defense Personnel 7 Missions / 8 Kills
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As it turns out both Col. Treppa and Sgt. Annette Durand are psionically gifted.
I knew that.
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Mission 32: Operation Final Gift
Covert Extraction
Cpl. RobotChris - 2/8 Kills - Promoted to Sergeant - Gravely Wounded 7 Days
Cpt. Ithuriel - 3/17 Kills - Wounded 5 Days
Sq. Selpher - 2/6 Kills - Promoted to Corporal - Wounded 4 Days
Sq. Peebo - 2/5 Kills - Promoted to Corporal
Sq. DudeM - 2/2 Kills
Col. Treppa - 1/41 Kills
Sq. UReaver = 0/1 Kills - Promoted to Corporal
With our agent and data stuck in an ally we were lucky to not take any more wounds than we did.
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Mission 33: Operation Devil's Scepter
Furies
Alright, with the intel from Annette we're going after others like her that are currently being held by the aliens.
Cpl. Peebo - 1/6 Kills - KIA
Sq. DudeM - 2/4 Kills - Promoted to Corporal
Col. Treppa - 5/46 Kills - Gained Rank: Psi Specialist - Wounded 2 Days
Col. Matt - 4/43 Kills
Maj. Shadowyfox 1/11 Kills - Gravely Wounded 7 Days
Sgt. Annette - 0/0 Kills
Thin men spotted us almost immediately and began the sequence to expunge the captives. With Matt in the zone we were able to take them down quickly. In our haste to rescue the prisoners we ran poor Peebo right into an ambush. RIP.
Maj. Pygon and Col. David have no Psionic Gift.
Also please welcome our newest members of XCom, just rescued fromt he aliens.
Lt. Elaine (Sniper)
Lt. Tensor (Support)
Lt. Russ (Assault)
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Mission 34: Cold Dirge
Another Alien Terror Ataack in Lyons, France.
Cpl. DudeM - 1/5 Kills - Promoted to Sergeant
Col. Treppa - 1/47 Kills - Gained Rank: Psi Operative
Col. Matt - 5/48 Kills
Sq. Kassil - 2/2 Kills
Col. David - 1/62 Kills - Wounded 2 Days
Maj. Pygon - 3/26 kills - Promoted to Colonel - Wounded 3 Days
More new and different aliens still!?! Heavily armed Floaters, or Heavy Floaters if you will. Not only did they have scary plasma weaponry but were also packing grenades. We were not able to save many civilians (6/18)
Canada, United Kingdom & Australia have all withdrawn from the council.
Silly Commonwealth.
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Mission 35: Operation Cold Jester
We shot down a small scout UFO over Argentina, time to go clean up the pieces.
Sgt. DudeM - 2/7 Kills - Promoted to Lieutenant
Sq. Ath - 0/0 Kills - KIA
Sgt. RobotChris - 0/8 Kills
Sq. Kassil - 0/2 Kills - KIA
Maj. Shadowyfox - 2/13 Kills
Cpt. Ithuriel - 5/19 Kills - Promoted to Major
We we able to clear out the aliens there but not without the loss of 2 brave souls, Sq. Kassil and Sq. Ath.