Mission 65: Locate extortion points of interest Vespucci Silver Mining Zone
Overview
After collapse of all Humboldt's jumpholes silver mining operations have been moved to a more dangerous Vespucci. Currently, the silver ore field there is almost exclusively exploited[guncam] by Deep Space Mining branch of the DSE. They seem to be also running a component base[guncam] near the field by the name Elysium. Recently I have been assigned to disrupt their operations as their increased activity in Vespucci caught an eye of the Professorship. I have conducted several extortion attempts[guncam] and performed preliminary system recon. Using data from our archives dated before the Hellfire Legion's betrayal I have prepared following navigational map of the system.
The entrance to the system from Magellan is guarded by old Hellfire Legion's dreadnought[guncam] of Outcast design. Another entrance leads from Kansas[guncam] and is relatively unguarded. The mining zone, Magellan and Kansas jumpholes form a triangle where majority of interceptable commercial traffic is seen. Other points of interest in the system are the Hellfire Legion controlled planet and exit jumphole to Inverness.
Threat Assessment
While being away from the core worlds of Liberty, it is no wonder that Deep Space Miners utilize heavy armored transports and bomber escorts for their mining operations. However, they are not the biggest threat in the area. According to our archives two Hellfire Legion's facilities are hidden in a close proximity to the commercial triangle. Any operation conducted within Vespucci should be completed as soon as possible and with extreme caution. An increased level of Hellfire Legion's patrols has been observed recently and it is obvious that DSE is working closely with them.
Proposed tactics
Due to significant resilience of the miners and very high probability of Hellfire Legion reinforcements the only viable tactics for extortion of mining operations within Vespucci is use of cloak-capable heavy bombers for a hit and run scenario. A heavy bomber either uncloaking within the mining field or swiftly cruising from Magellan jumphole should be capable of reaching miners at the site and perform extortion before reinforcements can arrive. The only alternative to high-risk raids within Vespucci are blockades of exit jumpholes in Magellan or Kansas jumphole in Texas. Deep Space Miners are mostly exporting silver ore and importing base supplies.
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