The fifteen ships of the Ukrainian fleet continued to remain in orbit over Mars. The fleet was visible from the ground, the five core ships an imposing sight indeed.
Onboard the ships, the quick reaction force was preparing for any call. The main scouting forces had stood down and the Intel the fleet revived came from remote drones sent down. The combat engineers stood by to set up a FOB on the ground.
General Dmitri Tartarkov and his men were on high alert.
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"General, we recon'ed the terrain. 11 clicks to the west of the Crash site has been reported a secondary camp, this one belonging to the Tau. Here's the geomap." [b]Boss uploads an extremely detailed map of the region to the General's personal computer.[/b]
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"Tau? They don't usually come this far, that isn't a good sign."
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"I took a look at their gear. Scrounged up remains, little numbers, no backup? They're on the run."
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"Great, they're desperate. That doesn't bode well, they could try anything. We need to keep an eye on them."
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"I'll have surveillance set up. It seems they actually have been harboring survivors of the Crash."
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"Definitely have those people watched too, I don't want them infiltrating our ranks."
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"We won't let any infiltration come through. It's what you're paying us for, isn't it?"
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"Among other things."