While Galactic Horizon employs a standing security force for its headquarters and other major locations within Nepleslia and Yamatai it couldn't be considered a real military force. With a looming threat to the companies old stomping ground they called upon every able-bodied member they could spare and even trained several of the technicians and maintainers in combat techniques to join the fight.

The Osman Expeditionary Force was conceived in late YE 45 and took several months to organise and deploy with most of their equipment being ferried in via the Abyssal Nomad and several bulk freighter craft they loaned from various shipping agencies and Neshaten traders. Eventually Galactic Horizon had its relatively small but efficient logistics-based force assembled at a staging grounds within Osman's local system ready to deploy alongside their comrades both familiar and fresh.

With a strong focus on teamwork and communication but the undeniable need for firepower coordination it was decided that Kryss Black and Brin Bluestone would lead Horizon's forces and joint Generals, one with experience in combat tactics the other a silver tongue laced with mercury when required. As usual they were assisted by the twin-operation AI's Dusk and Dawn that oversaw many functions within the company on a Galactic Scale.

The OEF can't quite be described as “Rag-tag” though it has a much less strict and conventional structure to most other organised forces.

• 16 x Stealth Redback ATV with pilots outfitted in Photon Stealth Armour
• The “Suicidal Comets” were originally a group of Horizon test pilots that volunteered for the somewhat experimental role of stealth intelligence gathering in the fight for Osman.

• 100 x Enhanced Mobility Armor Infantry
• An infantry designed to act as a QRF with agile suits and basic fireteam structures with an assortment of personnel grade weapons.

• 20 x Zytone Heavy Combat Armor
• 40 x Pellis Intelligent Survival Suit
• A heavily armed mechanised infantry using the toughest power armour from Horizon's catalogue designed to act as a shield for other units, the units operate in teams of 2 Zytone and 4 Pellis suits each.

• Major - Denise Irons, Nepleslian

• 10 x URSA Armoured Transport Unit
• 20 x Balaena Industrious Platform
• 15 x Zytone Heavy Combat Armor
• 15 x Redback ATV
• The brunt of Horizon's forces, a collection of personnel and equipment transportation with a compliment of units to defend them. Operates mainly as an always mobile resupply platform and refit station.

• Captain - Erika, Nepleslian

• 5 x SkyHawk Shuttle
• 50 x Orbital Reentry Carapace
• A quick deploy force or ORC suits that deploys from the upper atmosphere/low orbit to implement hit and run style tactics before being picked up by the Skyhawk shuttles for their next mission.

• Captain - Lucile Rashdon, Neshaten

• 2 x Refitted SkyHawk Shuttle
• 4 x Refitted Redback ATV
• 10 x Comms Techs
• 10 x Pellis Intelligent Survival Suit
• A small collection of refitted vehicles and techs designed to maintain Horizon's comms and command network and allow simultaneous access to all members for the Dusk and Dawn AI.

• Special Varient URSA Armoured Transport Unit Command Platform
• The Supermoon is a much larger varient of the URSA designed to command the battlefield as the flagship unit and holds critical persons and information.

club24 created this article on 2023/09/22 22:24.