To: Bernie, Caspar, Dorothea, Ferdinand, Hubert, Linhardt, Petra
Mission brief is attached.
Edelgard named the operations.
-Byleth
Main Operation: Black Eagle Ambush Team
Sub-Operation: Black Eagle Rescue Time
Situation
1. Pre-brief:
a. Roll Call at 8AM sharp
b. Health and Safety check
2. Start of Brief
a. Presenter: Edelgard
b. Operational Goals: Defeat Piratical Raid from Brigidian Separatists
c. Sub-Operational Goals: Deliver embroidered pillow to Bernadetta's Mother
3. Organization:
a. Pillow Delivery Team Byleth (CO), Edelgard (Adjt), Bernadetta (VIP),
b. Saltpeter Acquisition Team: Hubert (XO), Ferdinand (Adjt.)
c. Manure Acquisition Team: Caspar (XO), Linhardt (Adjt.)
d. Landing Area Recce Team: Petra (XO), Dorothea (Adjt.)
e. Supporting Units: 3 mercenary platoons, logistics detachments.
4. Extenuating Factors
a. Almanac Forecast: Mostly sunny for operational week.
b. Area of Operation: Marquisate of Vestra, Duchy of Varley, Gronder Field, Airmid Riverbank.
c. Staging Base: Black Eagle Classroom
d. Timeframe: 6/7/1180 at 9AM – Until Operational Objectives fulfilled.
5. Pillow Delivery Team Tasks
a. Ride to Varley Manor ensuring safe transportation of embroidery.
b. Edelgard issues Brigidingo fight challenge to Duke Varley.
c. Byleth fights Brigidingo challenge.
d. Bernadetta delivers pillow upon victory.
e. OPTIONAL, RECOMMENDED: free Bernadetta's mother from unlawful imprisonment.
6. Saltpeter Acquisition Team Tasks
a. Purchase of 100lbs of Saltpeter (NOTE: you will not be billing My Teacher, Hubert.)
b. Escort of logistics team to Vestra Marquisate for item pickup.
c. Travel to the suggested landing zone and rendezvous with the scout team.
d. Assembly of fuses for explosives.
7. Manure Acquisition Team Tasks
a. Oversight of field hands packaging 100lbs of manure in burlap sacks.
b. Escort of logistics team to landing site.
c. Oversight of logistics team burying burlap sacks in sand.
d. Regular monitoring of gas-buildup in sacks.
8. Landing Area Recce Team Tasks
a. Early arrival at landing zone detailed by Petra's grandfather.
b. Establishment of pickets with a detached logistics platoon.
c. Determination of best signaling method – Danton the Owl seconded to Petra for this effort.
d. Orientation with other arriving teams with current landing site developments.
Enemy Force
1. Duchy of Varley
a. Knights of Varley are renowned ranged fighters.
b. Duke Varley is also an accomplished archer.
2. Brigidian Separatists
a. Fifty longships could cap force at 5,000 effectives.
b. Petra qualifies that longships would be at half capacity in order to return with enslaved relatives.
c. According to Petra, Clan-bound Brigidians do not surrender in foreign territory.
Goals
Victory Conditions:
a. Successful delivery of embroidery to Duchess Varley.
B. Surrender or Destruction of the raiding party.
c. Safe return to the monastery before 6/14/1180
