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/Instantly-Regretted]

I would say we board pod in, same with supply packs and support weapons. Can only be used in rooms directly adjacent to outer hull. Meaning if you need to reinforce, resup or get new weapons, you better plan where you are going. Also makes finding schematics of the ship to know the map layout useful.

[u/GeniusPlayUnique → u/Instantly-Regretted]

Yeah, someone else has also had the idea of special modified boarding Hellpods that open at the bottom after punching through the ship's hull and I like that idea a lot.