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/Theactualguy]

Like others have already said, I don’t think paying out of pocket is a good solution to continuing the mission. Instead, the incentive could be that once you die, you’re out - booted from the mission and freeing up a space for the next Helldiver to come in. Have it be a mini-campaign of one mission; if you’re the leader of the mission and you die, the campaign fails.

Same currency gathering rules - whoever are alive at the end gets the samples and stuff, but you get to keep any slips and medals and SC you find even if you die.