DMM Registered Contract

Registered Contract: FS-SD-02-01

Region:	Federated Suns
System:	New Damascus
Galactic Coordinates:	X: 276.45 Y: 208.38
Planet:	New Damascus
Capital City:	Dakar
Primary Terrain:	Grassland
Contract Type:	Security Duty
Contract Duration:	2 Months (30 Days in REAL TIME)
Employer:	Federated Industries, Federated-Barrett Division, sponsored by the Federated Suns
Employer Contact:	Ambassador Bruce Haas
Forces Recommended:	A Company Strength Detachment
Supporting Forces:	Federated Industries Security, Dakar Regiment
Enemy Forces:	None Expected
Supplement Contracts Offered:	None
Bounty Per Word:	400 C-Bills
Minimum Bounty:	6,000 Word Transcript
Bonus Salvage Bounty Target:	N/A
Bonus Salvage Category:	N/A

PLANETARY DETAILS:
With factories located at Dakar on New Damascus, Federated Industries is the largest producer of personal weapons and equipment in the Federated Suns. Originally founded as Federation National Firearms in 2724, the company struck it big with the FNF-LN rifle, the precursor to what is now known as the Federated Long Rifle.
Federated Industries formed its final major division in 3043. For almost its entire history, the company had focused on producing conventional weapons. In fact, its only forays into lasers and other advanced weapons had been abysmal failures. Looking to turn that around and cash in on the bits of LosTech the NAIS had been unlocking every day, the company formed Federated-Barrett, initially tasking it as a high-tech R&D house. This division was responsible for the very first personal Gauss weapons accepted by the AFFS, and especially the MagShot rifle integral to the Infiltrator Mk. II battle armor. As a result, in 3059 Federated-Barrett took on responsibility for not only research and development, but also production of all of Federated Industries' advanced light weapons, including Gauss weapons, lasers, and other energy weapons.

EMPLOYER SITUATION REPORT:
Federated-Barrett has been on the cutting edge of weapons technology since they were founded. Now, working once again with Gauss technology, the technicians at the Dakar complex believe they've made a breakthrough in combining the 'mech-killing magnetic weapons with the concept of autocannon-style custom munitions.
While the combined-arms regiment (mostly infantry) on station does a solid job of protecting the factories, high-level management wants some 'mechwarriors with recent combat experience to help with the field testing. That's where you come in.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
1) Test out FB's newest munitions in a variety of situations, including bad weather and low/no gravity.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
1) Several executive's feel that the local security force has gotten too big for their britches. Accept any simulation or combat exercise challenges made by the local contingent, and win.