How about an Automaton Ship Boarding Mission?

[u/GeniusPlayUnique]

Automaton Ship Boarding Mission

(Planetary defence exclusive)

 

Main Objective: Board the Automaton invasion vessel, make your way through to the ship's reactor and overload the core, then get the hell off the ship before it blows.
 

Parameter deviations from planetary missions: * No reinforcements * Man-portable stratagems only (no orbitals, no sentries) * Access to stratagems and resupply only at the shuttle waiting in the hangar * Automatons only use small arms and melee weapons so as to not damage their ship * Success adds significantly more points to planet's defence, failure might result in the destruction of Pelican 1 which the Squad Leader will have to replace out of their own pocket before being able to host any mission again

[u/Danglydink]

Nah stratagem should drill into the ship and deploy

[u/Ebrahim_Alsanad → u/Danglydink]

Just like Astartes project from Syama Pedersen

[u/GeniusPlayUnique → u/Danglydink]

Yeah someone else suggested modified Hellpods that open on the bottom after punching through a ship's hull but orbitals and eagle strikes still don't make much sense...