Transcript:Sirens of Defeat
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This page includes a transcript of "Sirens of Defeat," the fifth campaign mission of Project Wingman.
Contract Details
CIF-13
Objectives:
- Assist in the evacuation of Presidia
Briefing
CIF | Stardust: In truth, we didn’t think we’d need you mercenaries at all, but unfortunately, what we hoped was going to be a relatively bloodless eviction of the Federation from our homeland has become an impossibility.
Briefer: Presidia, Cascadia’s capital, is falling, this afternoon, the first fully-fledged Federation military units have come in from out of country to reinforce their garrisons here, among them, a massive Federation naval fleet, has secured a foothold in the capital. Independence Force command planned this rebellion to have been timely enough to seize, hold, and place defensive positions in key territories within the country before the reinforcements came; unfortunately, with the new wave of Federation reinforcements, Presidia’s main urban centers have been lost and we can’t afford to lose any more manpower at this moment. A tactical retreat has been declared; Sicario, you alongside other allied forces will cover an immediate evacuation of our troops still holding out on the ground. By land, by air, and by sea, we are extracting from Presidia. Protect the evacuation moving out of the AO by raising hell and taking out any Federation units that are pressing on them, if we lose any more men, we might not be able to continue fighting against the Federation.
CIF | Stardust: Presidia is where the fighting started in Cascadia; however, we refuse to have it be where it ends, not like this. Hitman Team, we expect much of you in this coming time.
Mission Splash
SIRENS OF DEFEAT
OPERATION RED COAST
DAY 21 OF THE CURRENT CONTRACT
38°47'32" N, 120°41'29" W | WEATHER: LOW FOG | 0730 LOCAL TIME
PRESIDIA | FEDERATION TERRITORY
Mission Dialogue
Mission Start
AWACS | Galaxy: Presidia on the nose, Sicario, seems like the tactical retreat is in full swing.
Hitman 3 | Comic: I never got used to how big this entire city was, it must be a nightmare down there.
Hitman 2 | Diplomat: I could’ve lived my entire life within those city limits, give me the sky any day.
Cascadian Ground Unit (Male): This is the evacuation defense units to anyone on this net, please respond, we have heavy attacks along our evacuation routes and are in need of immediate assistance!
Assassin 1 | Kaiser: That’s our number, Sicario, let’s get to business.
AWACS | Galaxy: Hitman Team, Sicario is spread out over the AO, so you’re our busybodies. I’m highlighting more distress calls, so hit them ASAP. Rebel HQ advises that we do not pass into the port section of the city, the Federation has a battlegroup moored there. I’m getting requests for air support all up and down the board, Hitman, I’m pinging the first for you now, get there before the evacuation line gets cut.
Hitman 2 | Diplomat: You sure you got our IFF 100% clear? I don’t want to waste cash on collateral.
AWACS | Galaxy: You do your job and I’ll do mine, Hitman 2.
Cascadian Ground Unit (Male): I can't believe we're just giving the city up!
Partisan: Once we hit the countryside, communications go down for all of us, reach out to who you need to, might be our last goodbyes right here.
Cascadia | Wild Boar: This is General Elizabeth, I’ll be conducting the tactical retreat. All Actuals, report to my callsign and we’ll get you home safely.
Cascadian Ground Unit (Male): Cut across backyards if you have to, and if you have to abandon your vehicle, torch it.
Partisan: Route any civilians into the underground, we’ll pass them off to the Independence Force when we can.
Cascadia | Wild Boar: To all units left in the AO, remember, if you need SAR choppers, their callsign is Jesterfield. The enemy doesn’t have substantial AA at the moment, so call them in as necessary.
Cascadian Ground Unit (Female): We have troops still left in the city, don’t we?
Cascadian Ground Unit (Male): They stayed behind to cover our retreat, so let’s not waste their sacrifice.
Presidia News Anchor: We have been obligated by the Federation to inform all citizens that an eight ‘o clock curfew is still in effect until further notice, any attempts to communicate outside of the country will be met with the strictest penalties. We advise all citizens remain sheltered in place, preferable in cellars, until the all-clear siren sounds.
Federation Command: Exterminate with extreme prejudice, we can’t allow any rebels to even think about returning.
Federation Ground Unit (Male): Loosen the ROE, we have reports of partisans amongst fighting forces.
Federation Command: Confirmed, we have a lot of mercenary IFFs in the air, some registered, some not.
Federation Ground Unit (Male): Nice to see border patrol is doing good work.
Federation Pilot (Female): This is Surfside 3, what’s the deal with these mercs? They’re better than expected!
Federation Command: We’re investigating now, remain on station.
Federation Ground Unit (Male): Civilians should be evacuated from this sector, anyone out here should have no business being around, free engagement.
Assassin 1 | Kaiser: They’ll tell stories about this mission, ladies and gents.
Sicario | Gunsel 1: “The Fall of Presidia,” better make my place in it.
Cascadia | Stardust: General Elizabeth, pull aggressively while we still have the air superiority.
Cascadia | Wild Boar: We’re using this time to sabotage roads and waterways out of the city, evacuation operations are going well, you do your job, flyboy, I’ll do mine.
Cascadia | Stardust: Just a recommendation, General.
Cascadian Ground Unit (Male): Those damned militiamen are complicating the battlespace, someone get a read on who they are.
AWACS | Galaxy: Wild Boar Actual, I’m getting SOS calls from downtown Presidia, what should I tell them?
Cascadia | Wild Boar: We can’t do anything for them, tell them to dissipate and evacuate by any means possible...[sighs] tell them I’m sorry.
AWACS | Galaxy: [pause] Copy all.
Federation Ground Unit (Male): We can’t even see where they’re coming from, what’re we doing about those planes?!
Federation Command: Stand by, we’re routing a solution to you now.
Federation Ground Unit (Male): It’ll be too late by then!
Cascadian Ground Unit (Male): Prioritize armored units and specialists during the evacs, we won’t make it long without them.
Federation Ground Unit (Male): Hey, what’s the ROE on police?!
Federation Command: All units, be advised that Presidian Police Forces are experiencing infighting, engage only if necessary.
[note 1]
Partisan: Get to the municipal hall, we gotta torch and burn every record we can, can’t have the Feds knowing who we are.
Partisan: Hell, I wouldn’t even want the IF to have those records, I don’t need no failed government telling me how to fight.
Federation Command: All Cascadian National Guards who have remained loyal to the Pacific Federation, be advised to turn to assigned frequencies to maintain radio security.
Federation Ground Unit (Male): Command, we can’t hit our targets, those birds in the air are keeping us back!
Federation Command: Copy all, proceed as planned.
Federation Ground Unit (Male): What kind of answer is that?!
Cascadian Ground Unit (Male): To anyone on this net, we have secured Takenori Square, but we have incoming hostiles, if we take this place, we can direct evacuation chopper traffic here.
Cascadian Ground Unit (Male): Use the wrecks as cover, we can’t afford to draw fire towards homes!
After initial evacuation complete
Assassin 1 | Kaiser: Stardust, Sicario has secured its areas separately, what’s the call?
Cascadia | Stardust: Stand by...
AWACS | Galaxy: Sicario, we have large contacts inbound, looks like an airship picket: Anuras.
Cascadia | Stardust: Damn, we’re totally outgunned.
Federation AWACS: Destroyer[sic] Koteng and destroyer[sic] Ameria, flow on your current heading and drive the mercs out of the airspace.
Assassin 1 | Kaiser: Remember, attack these things from above and below, never from behind or head-on.
Federation Airship: Here they come, normalize firing pattern as soon as we can.
Hitman 3 | Comic: I always preferred naval ships over these things, pain in my ass to take down.
Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Are we good to down these things over the capital?
Hitman 3 | Comic: Not like we got a choice.
Federation Ground Unit (Male): [grunts] This is Sable 1-6 to Command, don’t we have the Peacekeeping Squadron on tap?
Federation Command: Negative, they’re not in-country for a few days, make do with what we have, the rebels are on the run and we’re mopping up the remaining resistance in town.
Federation Ground Unit (Male): We’re still getting hammered by enemy air.
Federation Command: Copy all, we’ll send reinforcements as necessary.
Cascadian Ground Unit (Male): Kennedy Hall just got torched; we had an IFV platoon roll through it, so we’re pulling back. [Diplomat laughs]
Cascadian Ground Unit (Male): HQ, we can’t get our coordinates over the secure channel, where are we going?!
Cascadia | Wild Boar: It’s the damn jamming, just head north, we’ll organize as best we can when we’re out of here!
Federation Ground Unit (Male): Don’t overextend, we’ll get the stragglers over the next week, all we have to do is just secure the city.
Assist in the retreat operation out of Presidia
MISSION OVER
AWACS | Galaxy: We’ve done all we can, Sicario, RTB to Rowsdower.
Cascadia | Wild Boar: It wasn’t supposed to be like this...
Debriefing
Briefer: Thanks to you, casualties sustained during the retreat were minimized. We’ve lost contact with our final units within Presidia, so we can only assume the worst, we just have to remember their sacrifice to cover our escape. During the evacuation, we airlifted some of our most experienced fighters along with Federation defectors and civilians who wanted to join up with us after seeing what the Federation did to Presidia. We’re at the brink right now and losing the capital was a blow, but thanks to you, we can survive this, stand by for your next op orders.
Footnotes
- ↑ This dialogue is not subtitled.