Editing Savage X-COM: After Action Reports (section)

== Operation Red Serpent ==

'''Date''': Saturday, January 20th, 2020<br>
'''Situation''': UFO Crash Site<br>
'''Location''': Upper New York State<br>
The first UFO detected over North America was detected heading towards the east coast. Hawk Squadron, led by Lieutenant Colonel Andrew 'Crown' Harris, was scrambled to intercept. They managed to corner the UFO and down it, though suffering two casualties in the process.<br>

Extreme Maintenance Division was deployed to the crash site to secure it. Upon landing, they stealthly observed several alien patrols, and engaged them after securing an advantageous position. During the resultant firefight, the aliens revealed several new high powered weapons, which the team dispatched with effectiveness before taking any casualties.<br>

With the exterior of the UFO located, the team attempted a breach into the interior of the crash site, engaging several more crew members, including an energy based alien command has classified as an Outsider. After neutralizing the crew, it was discovered that the aliens had rigged the engines to detonate. Fortunately, the process was not an irreversible one.<br>

During the attack, the operatives managed to recover several live aliens.<br>
'''Assets Recovered''': 23 sectoid corpses, five live knids, two sectoid researchers, one sectoid medic, one sectoid engineer, four drone wrecks, one cyerbdisc wreck, 52 weapon fragments, 3 plasma pistols, 1 small launcher, 122 alien alloys, one UFO Power Source, two alien computers, 40 units of an unknown material, 50 units of an unknown fuel<br>
'''New Alien Lifeforms Identified''': Drones, Cyberdisc, Outsider<br>
'''Losses:''' Flight Lieutenant James Brasker, KIA, Interceptor shot down by alien Fighter
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