Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy - Young Pioneers

Terran morale has taken a beating with the loss of Europa and other outer ring
colonies to the bugs. The bugs are relentless in their assaults upon fragile
Terran habitats.

We cannot compete with the bugs' ability to adapt to hostile environments.
Increasingly, Terran citizenry are becoming alarmed, as the bugs strike closer
to home.

The MI propaganda machine has gone into overdrive. Terran networks are now
saturated with positive media, showing victories not defeats, heroes not
caskets.

The message is an important one: we must never give up the fight!

Good morning, Lieutenant, your platoon has been chosen for a very special
assignment. Command HQ is in need of positive images of Terran civilians
reclaiming their lives in the wake of the war. People have been too focused
upon what we have lost, and not what we have won back. MI media want to turn
around the public's perception of this conflict.

Consequently, the Audie Murphy is in orbit around New Wellington. NW was
evacuated eight months ago after a particularly vicious arachnid assault.
New satellite surveillance has indicated that the bugs have been slow to
establish a tunnel network. Command HQ have decided the time is right for us
to strike back, and retake New Wellington.

Your strategic objectives are as follows:

Your team will deploy at the civilian settlement of Huntonville. It is a small
farming settlement, south of the major areas of arachnid devastation. Tac
recon reports a minimal arachnid surface presence, and a very limited tunnel
network.

Your primary objective will be to sweep your mission sector clean of arachnids
and to destroy any tunnel entrances. You must take a Combat Engineer to repair
any structural damage caused by the bugs.

Once you have give the all clear, we will send transports down containing
settlers previously evacuated from Huntonville. An MI Combat Journalist,
Major Donald Munroe, will accompany the settlers to get footage of this
occasion. You are to assist Major Munroe and provide escort to the settlers
as they return to their farms. The loss of Major Munroe or the deaths of any
settlers will compromise the viability of this mission. We need happy
families, not corpses, Lieutenant.


Summary of Objectives

1. Clear the mission sector of arachnids.
2. Escort Major Munroe and his media team.
3. Assist farmers returning to their homes.
4. Ensure that Major Munroe survives the mission.