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[SP/CO-5] Operation Venture -03- Requisition

Mission 3 of the Venture Campaign - Requisition

Large Set Piece mission.
Steal a weapons Truck from the heavily defended Blue Pearl Port

Random Objective Location for replayability.
Cat and Mouse gameplay in Blue Pearl Port.
Rewards multi-role coop play and planing (preparation, divers, snipers, engineers, planned escape routes)
High difficulty (save often or play coop :)).
Badbenson's Video communcations Script
A bit of voice acting

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HIGHRES BRIEFING

As you know, since our safehouse was destroyed last week, we are desperately low on hardware. Luckily, Ion Corp has tons of weapons and gear on the island just ripe for requisitioning. And they're not being very discreet about it. We know they are bringing in large weapon shipments through the Blue Pearl Industrial Port, which they have conveniently offered to guard for the local government in exchange for guns and bribes. These bribes keep the local government out, which is good for us because we don't have to worry about shooting local police while we aggressively requisition some new gear for our purposes. The downside is that the port is crawling with armed Ion thugs.

Suffice to say we have a lot of work ahead of us today.

MISSION PLAN

This is simple snatch and grab mission, but we're going up against a lot of Ion thugs so we'll need to prepare.

Find the Tempest Weapons Truck

Firstly, we don't have the man-power or time to find and load tons of equipment onto a truck while fending off Ion guards. Which means we need to steal an already loaded truck. Being the excellent Intel Officer that I am, I have found out there is a truck being loaded today, with an excellent variety of gear intended for a new Ion base being built nearby. We can steal that truck to save us the trouble of loading one. The only problem is that I don't know where in the Port it is being loaded. All I know is that it is a Tempest Type truck, and that we're going to have to search the port to find it.

Evade and Destroy reinforcements

Secondly, expect a very heavy response to any incursion into the port. Ion has hundreds of combat agents on the island, and considering how valuable the port is for them, we can expect to see a lot of them converge on us. Expect them to come from the West and South of the Port. If we move fast enough we may be able to get in and out before we get swarmed, but I strongly recommend mining the South and/or West roads into to the Port before making your escape. The few mines we have are already loaded in the Offroad and ATV's we have. In addition the Weapons Truck will have all manner of weaponry, you can use them to fight your way out if you get pinned down. But I cannot stress this enough, staying in the port for too long will decrease your chances of success.

Optional Targets

Finally, we have an optional task if you're feeling particularly insane. Ion has a helo operating around the port, slingloading gear from the port to a base in the mountains. Taking out that helo will certainly slow down Ion's operations on Tanoa. But only attempt if you think you have the time to do so.


INSERTION :

There are 2 main ways your team can get in the port.

- By Sea : We got some scuba gear from a local tourist shop, so you can swim your way in. The seaway is generally lightly guarded. The scuba gear is in our RHIB. I have marked locations where there are pier ladders you can use to gain entry from the water.
- By Land : There are multiple entry points you can choose from. The main gates are guarded, and the perimeter is patrolled, so choose wisely and try not to be spotted too early in the mission.

EXTRACTION :

You'll have to drive the truck out of the Port, and bring it to our new safehouse. Clear a path BEFORE you try to leave with the truck. I expect you'll be chased, so make sure you destroy any pursuing Ion thugs. In addition, keep an eye on the sky, they might have helos tracking you.


RECON NOTES :

- Foot and motorized patrols inside and outside the Port
- Multiple Sharpshooters on perches around the Port, keep your Eyes High.
- A few Civilians are present inside the port. Mostly around the administrative buildings. Watch your fire.

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Author's Notes :
- Success depends on proper setup prior to insertion. Sniper overwatch in the hills, mines on the roads, an escape route (keep in mind where reinforcements will come from) planned beforehand. Followed by quickness of execution. But I still I recommend Coop play or a lot of saving.
- Stay flexible. For example, you can always ditch the truck, lure pursuing enemies into an ambush, then return to the truck once the way is clear.
- Reinforcements are not too sensitive. If you're spotted away from the port of truck, it won't trigger a massive response. You have to get close to actually getting the truck out of the port before things get really messy.
- The Weapon truck is an Arsenal access point and has gear in its inventory.
- Destruction of the Weapons Truck is an automatic mission failure.
- Extra Points in you can spot the Star Wars reference.