@EclecticInspiration
”Ehm…“ “…Now, when I said ‘lightning-rod’, I really did mean that in alot of ways for what it’s purpose will be. It’s one of three forms of bait for luring and capturing the alien drones intact or in pieces, as well as drawing off attention from the rest of the ground team if things go awry. Once you’re in the cockpit, you’ll see sticky-notes tagged unto the gunnery controls. One of the cannons is a particle beam bolter, while the other is a HERF beamer, the latter which I want you to use first if we attract a small-enough drone. The hope is that the beamer will fry out any antenna controlling them so we can just scoop them up and leave.”
“The other two forms of bait will be some of the materiels and arms your team had brought, and, well, myself,”
“since, the plan in its entirety is that I’ll be confronting them personally first to see if they’re outright hostile. If something happens to me, I want you and the rest of the ground team to evade the aliens, flag the shuttle back down for pickup, then return to the colony.”