XCOM: The Long War Ep. 63 - Operation First Fist
3XCOM: Enemy Within + Long War Mod Beta 15f
The abduction in Mexico has been disrupted, providing ample training for additional new recruits. Another of the power-armored Sectoid units, nicknamed the "Mechtoid" by the troops, was encountered in the AO. This time, the mechanical adversary was brought down without the use of explosives, yielding its core for study by the Research division. Coincidentally, Dr. Vahlen's team concludes their generalized research into alien bio-cybernetics, giving them solid foundations to study this new adversary as well as the previously encountered mechanical and cybernetically augmented hostile forces.
Prototype blueprints have also been drafted by the Engineering team for Dr. Shen's concept of a Mechanized Exoskeletal Cybersuit, or MEC suit, based on Vahlen's research. Production has begun on the first of these prototypes, and volunteers are being sought out among the troops to undergo the grim but necessary process of cybernetic augmentation. The repair bay facility has been converted to a cybernetics bay, retrofit with new equipment to graft cybernetic interfaces in place of natural human limbs, which in theory will allow an augmented soldier to control the MEC suit as naturally as their own body. The risk is high in this controversial procedure, but so is the reward, as even with the most basic prototype, the MEC has been anticipated to be able to bring massive ordinance into an AO; expected to wield vehicle-mounted weapons with the same effectiveness as a normal soldier wields an assault rifle.
Central continues to scan for hostile alien activity, and picks up a Fighter UFO searching for the North American satellite network. Captain Turnbull launches a sortie to weaken the craft, but after sustaining minor damage during the engagement, is given the go-ahead to sustain pursuit and bring the Fighter down. The UFO crashes in a populated area, and scans indicate movement at the site. With additional training opportunities presented, and light resistance expected, Strike One assembles to deploy.
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