DMM Registered Contract

Registered Contract: FS-DR-02-01

Region:	Draconis Combine
System:	Marduk
Galactic Coordinates:	X: 210.20 Y: 60.51
Planet:	Marduk
Capital City:	New Pontiac
Primary Terrain:	Tropical
Contract Type:	Diversionary Raid
Contract Duration:	2 Months (30 Days in REAL TIME)
Employer:	DCMS (Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery)
Employer Contact:	Ambassador Kohei Gaikoukan
Forces Recommended:	A Battalion Strength Detachment
Supporting Forces:	Remnants of the 22nd Benjamin Regulars, 11th Ghost Regiment Armor & Aerospace Assets
Enemy Forces:	FedSuns units on Marduk as of July 1st, 3077: Davion Heavy Guards, 12th Deneb Light Cavalry
Supplement Contracts Offered:	None
Bounty Per Word:	1,500 C-Bills
Minimum Bounty:	16,000 Word Transcript
Bonus Salvage Bounty Target:	48,000 Word Transcript
Bonus Salvage Category:	Type-D Salvage

PLANETARY DETAILS:
Located on the Davion-Kurita border, Marduk is the home of the Norse BattleMech Works. It is therefore not surprising that Marduk is the focus of considerable military attention.
The planet was originally exploited for its agricultural resources. Its many regions of warm temperatures, rich soil, and gentle climates have produced a vast array of forests and jungles. Many of Marduk's plant and animal forms were valuable for export while most of the numerous colonists worked as farmers and ranchers.

Just prior to the creation of the Star League, a deposit of rare metals was discovered in the center of the Tillerbee Jungle. To exploit the discovery, a huge complex of factories was built directly over the metals deposit. After the ore has been mined it is processed in a smelter system next to the factory. The finished product travels less than a hundred meters before being turned into Griffin and Wolverine chassis. Other nearby factories make almost all the electronic and mechanical components necessary to build the 'Mechs. Only the tracking system must be imported from offworld. This complex of factories was built with such skill that it barely damaged the surrounding jungle Finished 'Mechs were lifted off Marduk from the spaceport built nearby.

As the Norse BattleMech Works is one of the few nearly self-reliant 'Mech factories in the Inner Sphere, it was one of the initial targets of the First Succession War. With the factory complex nestled deep in the huge, swampy jungle, it has proved to be a formidable target. Since then, the complex has been attacked at least twelve times. Recaptured briefly by Draconis March forces in the FCCW, it fell back into Kuritan hands shortly thereafter.

EMPLOYER SITUATION REPORT:
Duke Sandoval wants the planet and its factories to be his wedding gift to his new bride and the AFFS + the mercenary unit Deaths Guard took the planet from us. The 22nd Benjamin and 11th Ghost have gone into hiding and need to be extracted if they are to keep the integrity of their commands, so we need a diversion.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
1) Feint a Planetary Assault to get the AFFS forces on the defensive to allow extraction.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
1) Leave small arm caches for use by partisans.