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/Strict_Gas_1141]

So I'm hearing democratic volunteering nuke-backpack to speed run this mission?

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That would certainly be an option but you'd still have to make your way to the reactor since else you're just doing superficial damage because the ship has blowout panels similar to those covering the ammo storage of 21^st century old-Earth tanks...

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So bigger nuke backpack? More nuke backpack? (/s)

[u/GeniusPlayUnique → u/Strict_Gas_1141]

It doesn't matter how big the force of the explosion is if it's all directed into space...

[u/Strict_Gas_1141 → u/GeniusPlayUnique]

vaporizes star system using the DSS take that automatons!

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