Operation Illuminating Light

Our PNEUMA team aboard the Daedalus believe they've found a communications hub that the 32nd is using to coordinate their forces in the region. If our agents are correct, then massive amounts of data should be getting routed through this hub. Given our recent run-ins with anomalous events, our agents have no doubt that this hub will have information on Para-Threat activity within the region. Now, that being said, we don't know the exact location of the hub. We've localized it down to the town of Zarichne. That's where you come in. We've been receiving a massive influx of para-natural signals coming from the interior and exterior of the town. These signals match with the signals that AO-449 has been broadcasting across the theatre. The prevailing hypothesis is that the 32nd is using these Altered Objects to augment and enhance the data-flow of their servers. The Thaumaturgy team aboard the Daedalus believes they can hijack these signals to get an exact ident on the communications hub. The activation of these beacons will be your first objective. Once a beacon is activated, your team will have to dig in and defend from any counter-attack the 32nd may throw at you. Once our team hijacks a beacon, it won't matter if the 32nd flips the beacon off, we'll already be in. Once you manage to find out where the hub is, you'll have to connect our PNEUMA team to the servers. Once the remote connection is steady, you'll have to hold the hub until we can pull the necessary data. Ensure that the 32nd does not sever the connection at any point. Once the data has been pulled, your team will be able to exfiltrate. Due to the importance of the operation, I will be on the 48mhz station to guide you through the operation. --- --- MISSION MODIFIERS Mechanized Wave While the destruction of the flankers was useful, the failure to amend the 32nd's logistics hub has presented a problem. Our PNEUMA agents anticipate heavy infantry contact for the duration of this mission, with generous mechanized and armored support. Keep quiet, and keep your head down, at least until you get to the first beacon. Once that beacon is activated, we expect multiple QRF's to diverge into the AO within 15 minutes. Point of advance is, well more of a circle. Prepare for heavy fighting. Mamba Now, thanks to the destruction of the 32nd's SRAD capabilities in the region, I've authorized the deployment of Mamba 1 for the duration of the mission. For the Pilots, be careful. Autocannons are just as lethal as SAM's, if given the chance. Polish Assistance Due to your actions in the previous mission, the Poles have generously provided the team with a multitude of RPG-75 disposable rocket launchers, which can be acquired from the resupply points in the mission.