General Overview
This exercise in intended as a Stage One general introduction to Group level operational tactics in a hostile Exterminator environment.
The main essense of the mission is to clear a sector of a human base that has been captured by Exterminators.
The main opposition will be 'clanker' type combat robots, with a few heavier types used to vary the problem. The clankers will conduct generalised and un-coordinated attacks, thus testing the unit's ability to organise an improvised defence, and then conduct an offensive sweep to clear the sector.

Operational Area
Battle Simulation Training Area 52

Friendly Forces
Standard Marine Group of HQ squad plus three marine squads, with full complement of supporting robots, including the new TRUC type replacing Ammo Robots and Recovery Robots on a 2 old types to 1 TRUC ratio.
Standard scale of logistic reload.

Additional equipment and stores:
4 x WirePod units
2 x SuperCharges
2 x SpaceFoam units

Deployment
Exercise starts with the Marine unit in the main access tunnel to the sector.
Other access tunnels into the sector are out of exercise area, although the marine unit are told that they are not secure from attack from them.

Hostile Forces
5 Exterminator clanker Mk 1 units (each of 8 robots)
1 Squad of marines with support robots (representing hostile types) with no grenades or demo charges, but with 1 CS robot with APGW.

Conducting Operations
Neither side has control of doors, which may be opened or shut locally only. In the event of a door control conflict, the default is CLOSED.

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