Tender # 16 : Pirate Trouble

Customer: Lakshmi Station Security Q8

Mission: The local traders have been having trouble with pirates. Lakshmi station authorities are looking for a mercenary company that can offer qualified and experienced starship marines to conduct a series of anti-pirate operations in-system. Some equipment such as armour and weapons will be provided for the duration. It is possible that the successful tenderer may be asked to conduct follow-on training for the local station defence combat crew teams at the end of operations.

Offer: 3,000 per day for 100 days, plus travel and subsistence.

Timescale: On station by 3205.280

Status: ACCEPTED

Tender # 19 : Lucifer's Hammer

Customer: The Alpha Corporation

Mission: A major colonial development corporation on the Z155 colony has been having trouble with widespread gangsterism and intimidation from a regional warlord in the Ware Forest district of the eastern archepelago. The warlord is based in what was, originally, a satanist temple - but has now been taken over by the warlord and his followers. The Temple of the Lightgiver is believed to be defended in approx platoon strength by armed gangsters who have a few technicals but not much in the way of heavy weapons. Local police are too stretched to close down this place - but will cooperate as far as they can. This mission is wholly funded by the corporation, led by the charismatic CEO Irma 'Bulldog' Dedlok - as the local government cannot afford to do so.

Bidding : Tender bids are invited by interested contractors to be received at the corporate office on Z155 by 3206.010

Timescale: Operations to commence by 3206.050

Tender #20 : PAYBACK

Customer: New Elysium and Bookworm colony administrations, Z161

Mission: The continent of Talorela on the world of Z161 has recently been settled by three new start-up colonies following the discovery of red mercury by survey teams. However, the commercial colonies of Bookworm and New Elysium have been on the receiving end of sporadic air attacks by the Church of the Sword of the Lord, a militant religious enclave. The two colonies have pooled their resources and are looking to hire an experienced mercenary force for a 50-100 day period. The task of the mercenaries will be to remove the Church's military capability. Currently they envisage a commando-style raid to disable Church air assets on the ground and destroy any heavy ground equipment. There are some small local forces who can assist, but essentially the bulk of the work will fall on the mercenary forces. They are looking for at least a regimental-sized Marine force with their own space transport. No transport costs to/from the colony can be covered, and owing to the state of local infrastructure any equipment required must be provided by the mercenaries themselves.

Opposition: the Church operate several strike aircraft including a single pacifier and a squadron of flyers and are known to have satellite cover. Owing to the secretive nature of the group and their air superiority the size and composition of ground forces is not known, but they are believed to be unlikely to be more than 1,000 motivated but poorly-trained militia, possibly augmented by up to half a dozen armoured vehicles and possibly advised by a handful of offworld experts.

Offer: Cr 3.5 million, plus a scalable bonus of up to Cr 0.5 million depending on success.

Timescale: No expiry date but asap.