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* TERRANOVA FOUNDATION is a religious order that maintains the terraforming facility located in the Kelseyland Highland Region.
 
* TERRANOVA FOUNDATION is a religious order that maintains the terraforming facility located in the Kelseyland Highland Region.
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===MISSION===
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The WETA is hiring mercenary forces to protect the KIMBERLY SPACE PORT and the evacuation centers located in the space port control zone. The hired force can operate outside the control zone with the permission of the WETA HIGHLAND district command.
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The hired mercenary force will have a warrant to act as an official government agency and the force commander will be issued a temporary status of a council deputy.
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===SUSTAINMENT===
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WETA is offering full support for non-operational transportation and health service, accommodation and catering.
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WETA offers full salvage rights, and is open on negotiations for selling military supplies from its current stockpile.
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===ASSESSMENT===
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The contract is high-pay, low-intensity assignment in which the experience on counter-insurgency operations is highly valued.
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The contract offers a limited range of mission types in cooperation with different government services, and full salvage rights. It also provides a diverse range of contacts.

Revision as of 11:46, 12 May 2020

CASE A102D/3025 PLANETFALL

SITUATION (XXYYY3025 UPDATE)

Area of Interest

WOLOF III, third and the only populated planet in the Wolof-system. The Wolof system was terraformed and settled during the Terran Hegemony era, and was an important mining colony during the late Hegemony period. The terraforming efforts were only partially successful, and after 2800s the environment has slowly been returning to original state. During the last 50 years two major population centers have been abandoned due to catastrophic snowstorms that have caused an ice build-up of several meters over those centers.

WOLOF III is a cold planet, with a narrow band of land suitable for farming surrounding the equator. The planet consists of four major continents of which only two, KELSEYLAND and ALEXANDRIA, have populated areas. The continent of DRAKENSBERG had a significant population, but the permanent snow and ice forced the population to abandon the continent. The fourth continent, NEUPARADYS, is the planets northernmost continent. The whole continent is covered by ice that averages 2.4 km in thickness, and the ocean surrounding the continent, the BAHARI NYEUPE, has a permanent ice cover reaching 300-1000 km from the continent.

Most of the population is centered in two regions, Kelseyland and Alexandria. Kelseyland is the economical center of the planet, holding 90% of the planet’s mining and refining industry, and almost 70% of the population. Kelseyland has four megacities, each having a population of approximately 50 to 75 million. Alexandria is the agricultural center of the planet, producing over 80% of food consumed in the planet. Population in Alexandria forms a chain of small towns and cities, with only one city reaching over million residents.

The arctic planet WOLOF III is facing an imminent crisis. A supervolcano in Alexandria is predicted to erupt during the next 12 to 36 months, and the consequences for such an event would be catastrophic for the planet. The supervolcano is located in the middle of the Alexandria North Valley Region, the most fertile agricultural region on the planet, and the eruption would directly destroy 40-50% of the planet’s food production. The predicted nuclear winter would devastate most of the remaining crop centers, leaving only the dome-based greenhouses (estimated as 6-8% of the food production on the planet) as a reliable source of food.

A planet-scale evacuation named OPERATION VOORTREKKER has been set in motion. The WOLOF GRAND COUNCIL (“LOCGOV”, local government) has transferred the military and the law enforcement authority to the WOLOF EMERGENCY TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITY (“WETA”), which is coordinating the evacuation efforts. FREE WORLD LEAGUE PARLIAMENT has issued an emergency order (no. 2322B/3022) which gives both funding and transport capabilities for the evacuation. COMSTAR has also directed some transport capabilities for the effort, and the ComStar Precentor Bruxelles (ComStar High Commissioner for Victims of War and Refugees) is also acting as an intermediary between the Wolof local government and the various other FWL local governments that are taking in the refugees. Several other actors are also contributing to the effort.

Enemy Forces

The OPFOR will be units of the local militia and law enforcement that have gone rogue, local terrorist actors, and possible pirate forces that are trying to “gather salvage”. OPFOR efficiency is very low to low.

Each ship that arrives to assist in evacuation is carrying a cargo of medicine, foodstuff and survival tools and utensils to be stockpiled for later use. These valuables may also draw in criminal elements that want to take advantage of the situation.

  • The WHITE BRIGADE is a 'terrorist' organization found by former members of Wolof military and paramilitary troops. Mechanized troops and anti-mech capabilities.
  • TRUE FAITH is a religious terrorist organization. A more classical terrorist organization. Main method of attack is arson and IEDs.
  • GOODWILL LEAGUE is an organized crime syndicate with influence and activity in most cities on Wolof III.
  • ANDERSON CREW is a pirate/non-registered mercenary unit with more than two lances of BattleMechs.

Friendly Forces

  • The WOLOF PROTECTOR BRANCH has one BattleMech company and several conventional brigades. The Protector Branch is the federal “rapid response military force”, and has only limited support on its own. The combat units of the Protector Corps rely on the sustainment and support provided by the military forces of the regional governments.
  • The KELSEYLAND STREEKWAG (KSWAG, “regional guard”) is the armed force of the Kelseyland Region. The guard is divided into four AANVALGROEPs (“attack groups”), each having two to four brigades. The KSWAG is under the authority of the Regional Secretary of Defence.
  • The KELSEYLAND SEKURITEITMAGTE (KSMAG, “security forces”) is the regional gendarmerie set to provide police services outside of urban areas (the “witland”, whiteland). The SEKURITEITMAGTE is a centrally controlled paramilitary police force that is uniformed, ranked and trained in military fashion. Members of the force have policing powers that can be exercised at any time and in any part of the Region, and they are always permitted to carry their assigned weapon as personal equipment. While separate from the KELSEYLAND STREEKSWAG, the KSMAG also comes under the authority of the Regional Secretary of Defence.
  • The KELSEYLAND POLISIEDIENS is the regional police force of the Kelseyland Region. It has the jurisdiction in the urban areas (the “goudstede”, gold cities) of the region. The Kelseyland police service has a responsibility to prevent and investigate crime, maintain public order, and uphold and enforce the law.
  • The WOLOF CRÌMINAL POLICE (CRIPOL) is the federal law enforcement and intelligence agency. Its mission is to detect, prevent and prosecute crimes against the Wolof Republic. CRIPOLs tasks are to counter and investigate organized and serious financial crimes, as well as terrorism related crimes and other serious crimes. CRIPOL also provides training and expert services to other law enforcement agencies.
  • The RICARDO’S RIFLEMEN is a mercenary command employed by the COLOMBACIER CORPORATION. Ricardo’s Riflemen promotes itself as a “rapid deployment strike force”, with capabilities for rapid insertion and orbital drops for both of the units BattleMech companies.
  • Multiple corporations have mechanized security forces of various sizes, but no known BattleMech assets.

Other notable actors

  • Haron Lagarde, COMSTAR Precentor Bruxelles (ComStar High Commissioner for Victims of War and Refugees)
  • Kathrin Friedmann, the leader of the FWL Parliament detachment assigned to coordinate evacuation and relief operations on Wolof III.
  • Sarinah Bullens, the current Chairman of the Highland Council
  • Vin Berghorst, the current Regional Chancellor for the Kelseyland Highland Region
  • Fabienne van der Poel, the current Regional Commissioner of the Highland Council
  • Alem Semere, the current Regional Marshal of the Highland Council
  • Selassie Yohannes, Deputy Marshal
  • Brigadier Andrew van de Vooren, Commander of the WETA Highland Command
  • Colonel Patrick De Little, Deputy Commander of the WETA Highland Command
  • Colonel Abellona Noor-Steffensen, Leader of the Coalition Alignment Team (CAT), Liaison Officer (operations), WETA Central Command
  • Warrant Captain Helmich van Luijn, Liaison Officer (legal), WETA Central Command
  • Captain Leoni Dammers, Liaison Officer (support), WETA Highland Command
  • The COLOMBACIER CORPORATION. C-COPR is one of the three largest corporations in Wolof III. It owns hundreds of subsidiaries, affiliates and brands in Wolof. The corporation is preparing to move the main refinery technology offworld, and is also investigating the possibility of transporting the terraforming facilities to other locations.
  • The ROUGVIEX PLANETARY INDUSTRIES is the second largest company in Wolof III. RO-EX, as it is often referred as, is a construction, engineering, procurement, and project management company. RO-EX is part of the interstellar ANDURIEN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION.
  • REKKER & RIELE is a holding company and the largest corporate group in Wolof III. R&R wholly owns 16 different food manufacturing or processing companies, and hold minority shares in more than 50 food and service industry related companies.
  • TERRANOVA FOUNDATION is a religious order that maintains the terraforming facility located in the Kelseyland Highland Region.

MISSION

The WETA is hiring mercenary forces to protect the KIMBERLY SPACE PORT and the evacuation centers located in the space port control zone. The hired force can operate outside the control zone with the permission of the WETA HIGHLAND district command.

The hired mercenary force will have a warrant to act as an official government agency and the force commander will be issued a temporary status of a council deputy.

SUSTAINMENT

WETA is offering full support for non-operational transportation and health service, accommodation and catering. WETA offers full salvage rights, and is open on negotiations for selling military supplies from its current stockpile.

ASSESSMENT

The contract is high-pay, low-intensity assignment in which the experience on counter-insurgency operations is highly valued. The contract offers a limited range of mission types in cooperation with different government services, and full salvage rights. It also provides a diverse range of contacts.