Operation Perditus

Operation PercontorPerditus

Location: Taviana,Zone Baltic51, Sea████

Written by A.Jansen

PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED FOR SECURITY REASONS. MOBILE TASK FORCE OPERATIVES OF SECURITY CLEARANCE LEVEL 4 MAY REQUEST UNREDACTED INFORMATION DIRECT FROM THE O4 COUNCIL.

Situation

At 03:0009:30 hours on the 30th17th of March,August, 2021, perimeter security of Site 232 spotted movement to the direct East of the main entrance. The movement was soon revealed to be an envoy for a nearby Knights Templar staging area, setup with the sole intent of raiding Site 232. The envoy had been sent to deliver an ultimatum to the Site, hand over several anomalous items or be attacked. An audio transcript of the ultimatum is available below:

Origin of Transcript: Front Gate, Above Ground Compound, Site 232   Individuals Recorded: Unidentified Templar Envoy, Officer Liam Soule and Senior Officer Patrick Secunda [BEGIN LOG]   Senior Officer Secunda: Identify yourself immediately or we will open fire!   [Unidentified Envoy]: Do not fire! Things will not go well for either of us if you do. I come bearing a message, if you will listen.   Senior Officer Secunda: I don't know how the fuck or why the fuck you are out here, but sure. What is your message?   [Unidentified Envoy]: I come here as an envoy for the Holy Order of the Knights Templar, Reformed. It has come to our attention that artifacts of great importance are present within this facility, of which we are the rightful guardians of. As such, we have come to this desolate island and established ourselves in preparation to take back these items by force! However, force will only be used if we are forced. Should you agree to the following terms, there will be no bloodshed.   Senior Officer Secunda: What are the terms?    Officer Liam Soule: This fucking guy, what is this? The renaissance?   Senior Officer Secunda: Shut the fuck up Soule!   Senior Officer Secunda: What are the terms?    [Unidentified Envoy]: You have two peaceful options. On me I have a tablet with a list and photographs of each individual item, you can take this list and gather up all activityof the items and place them safely outside the front gate and allow us to take them or you can open the gate and allow one of our teams to enter the facility and retrieve the items. You have twelve hours to comply.   Senior Officer Secunda: Soule, get the Site director. RIGHT NOW!   Officer Liam Soule: Yes sir!   [END LOG]

The tablet provided had a list provided on the islandnotes section of Tavianathe ceased.device, Thenotibly abnormalitythe device was infact a Samsung phone and not a tablet. Thorough scans through the device reveal nothing of thisnote caughtbeyond the Foundation'sfactory eye,default applications. A screenshot of the note is provided below:


Within 20 minutes of receiving the ultimatum, Site Director Hamilton contacted nearby Site 231 for assistance. However, all combat units of our Task Force were either occupied elsewhere or as you are well aware, currently undergoing post-engram recovery. As such Site 232 put out an emergency call for any and asall suchassistance, theyobviously not being willing to negotiate or give in to the Templar forces. Armed Rapid Response Task Force Xi-13 responded to the call and deployed to Zone 51 and immediately begansetup monitoringa defensive line between Site 232 and the island.Templar Forstaging sevenarea. daysAt nothing22:07, wasXi-13 observedtook -contact however,from approximately 80 men from the Caliburn Security Services Company, led by a group of 4 'Knights' clad in powered combat armor. 

Fighting between Xi-13 and the Templar assault group lasted until 03:20 the next day. With Xi-13 sustaining 60% casualties but inflicting nearly 100% casualities on the eighthassault day,party, leaving only a numbersingle ofknight KA-60to helicopters were recorded landing on the island. An undetermined number of individuals disembarked from the helicopters and seemingly proceeded inland.

flee. 

Situation (AO Background)

Taviana (Officialy: Tavianska Sovjetskaja Socialističiskaja Respublika - TSSR - The Soviet Socialist Republic of Taviana) is an island country situated in the Baltic Sea approximately 120km off the coast of Lithuania or Kaliningrad. It has a population of approximately 1.5 Million inhabitants of who 90% are ethnic Slavs called Rustakiâ, Russians or Poles and 10% ethnic Lithuanians. The capital and second largest city of the republic is Sabina which is located on the Southern coast of lake Umag, Sabina has a population of approximately 150 000 and has the republics main international airport.

Taviana consists of three large islands. The main island being called Novistrana, the southwestern island Karelski, the northwestern island Baltskaya and several other small islands that are dotted around the surrounding sea.

The primary economic resource of Taviana is its enormous oil reserves thanks to its extensive offshore oil desposits. Due to this resource, Russia and Taviana have maintained a strong relationship since the collapse of the Soviet union, trading weapons, technology and currency for oil.

Taviana maintains an army of 22,000 full time volunteer soldiers and an additional 650,000 possible reserves due to the country maintaining mandatory service for all males. Additionally, Russia maintains a garrison of 8500 marines from the VMF (Russian Navy) on Taviana at all times. 

Groups of Interest

The SovietHoly Socialist RepublicOrder of Tavianathe ArmyKnights (SSRTA)Templar, Reformed

GRUCaliburn DivisionSecurity PServices Company

Mission & Execution

By request of the O4 Council, TAU-44 is to rapidly deploy to the island of Taviana and conduct a full scale investigation of the current situation on the island and determine who is currently present on the island. 

The primary objectives of this investigation are as follows:

1. Establish the current condition of Taviana's population.
2. Identify the unknown military forces which have inserted onto the island. If possible attempt to communicate with them.
3. Acquire seismic and radioactivity activity records from the islands monitoring stations.
4. Acquire any and all data relating to Tavianan/Russian military and government cooperation from government buildings and military installations.
5. Identify any anomalous entities or activity on the island.

Tertiary Objectives include:

1. Establish a secure location to establish a forward operating base.
2. Apprehend any Tavianan civilian or military personnel and return them to the newly established FOB.

Detachment One will be deployed to Taviana via codename Submarine Alpha-6 'Deus Belli', a submarine provided by Nu-7 for the duration of this operation. Alpha-6 will anchored at the area indicated by the red X. Detachment One will insert onto the mainland via inflatable craft, any land vehicles will need to be found on the ground. 

Detachment One must then find a location to establish a forward operating base. Once the FOB has been established, Detachment One can then commence their investigation.

Administration/Logistics

Administration

• Rules of Engagement: Weapons Hold is to be employed until otherwise stated directly by command. Avoid direct conflict unless absolutely nessecary.W
  
  
• Prisoners of War, Enemy Prisoners of War: Any captured individuals are to be returned to a safe location for retrieval when appropriate, or moved to the forward operating base.A
  
  
• Casualty Evacuation: No external CASEVAC is available. Infield casualty treatment plans are to be established by Detachment One.N

Logistics

• Resupply: Direct supply lines between Alpha-6 and the FOB will be established to ensure constant flow of required equipment to Detachment One. However, if Detachment One is unable to return to the FOB or Alpha-6, aerial resupply via UAV will be available - be aware that drones are only capable of carrying small amounts of equipment meaning complete restocking of equipment in the field is impossible.D
  
  
• Fire Support: Alpha-6 is armed with 4x Cruise missiles. They will be available for usage at any point during the operation. Use them wisely.A
  
  
• Reinsertion: By foot or by vehicle. No alternate transportation methods will be provided.B
  
  
• Loadout Considerations: 
  
  Average clear sightlines are ~600m.
  
  Absolute maximum sight lines are upwards of ~8km. Usage of overwatch teams with medium to heavy weapons could be considered. 
  
  Average travel time between settlements is ~10 minutes on foot.
  
  Terrain is primarily alpine tundra with a mixture of light and dark greens sprinkled with snow. 
  
  (FOR COMMANDER: Arsenal changes may be requested, changes of available camo patterns and other items are acceptable.)
  
  All loadouts will need to be built, approved and sent to the zeus a minimum of 4 hours prior to the operation. Failure to send loadouts prior to 2pm Sunday will result in the individual being given a generic loadout with only the bare nessecities. 
  
  
  
• Training Considerations:
  
  Naval/boat training.
  Fortification tool training (qualification?)
  Weapons Specialists & TLs complete WST prior to commencement of operation.
  
  
• Gameplay Considerations:
  
  Each player will have THREE personal tickets per operation. Allowing each player to die twice without consequence - upon the third death, they will be moved to spectator for the remaining duration of the Operation.
  
  If an operation begins away from the FOB as a result of failure to return to the FOB, players will spawn with a persistent version of the loadout and will not be offered a resupply or be able to request a loadout change after the operation. Players will also be restricted to ZERO tickets until returning to the FOB.
  
  Usage of the ingame text chat will result in a kick from the server without warning (unless you count this one). If you have an emergency that requires the assistance of the zeus, PLEASE CONTACT THE ZEUS DIRECTLY VIA DISCORD PM.
  
  
  

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