General Overview
This exercise in intended as a Stage One general introduction to Squad level operational tactics in a standard boarding action.
The main essense of the mission is to capture a small ship crewed by armed criminals. The mission is straightforward, and the opposition light - the main training objective is to practice squad battle drills.

Operational Area
Orbital training hulk 9 (Class 4000)

Friendly Forces
Standard Marine Group of HQ squad plus three marine squads, with full complement of supporting combat robots. No logistic reload, or TRUCs deployed.

Additional equipment and stores:
No additional stores.

Deployment
Exercise starts with the Marine unit about to enter the target vessel's main airlock.

Hostile Forces
Estimated at least 20 armed (non-marine) defenders.

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