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Mission Brief & Objectives

A French military convoy was caught in an ambush. The convoy's current status is unknown. Be prepared for anything.

Investigate the area of operations
Locate and secure any survivors as well as the convoy's cargo
Eliminate any remaining opposition

Source: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)

Notes

Council Reward: ???

Tactics

Essentially a "Locate/Rescue the VIP" mission; only Thin Men appear as seeded, and airdropped enemies.
If you're out to make an early profit, it may be better to disable Progeny:
- Portent will always be first (pushing Friends in Low Places into April), but the other two missions in this sideplot will not be for a few months afterwards.
- Annette and her fellow abductees's stats, recruited months into the game, won't be as useful as getting Zhang in just a few weeks in, including if Hidden Potential and Not Created Equally are chosen, and especially since pre-leveled recruits (such as from Abduction/Council rewards) don't benefit from OTC's Iron Will.
- What you can sell and research from Slingshot's Battleship mission in (as early as) April, vs an Abductor in late summer.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012): Missions/Maps/Map Info
Landed UFO	Small Scout: River • River Valley • Large Scout: Creepy Forest • Hillside • Abductor: Farm Outskirts • Winding Stream • Supply Ship: Forest Grove • Rocky Gorge
Crashed UFO	Small Scout: Badlands • Dirt Road • Marshlands • Quagmire • Small Scout Farm (EW DLC) • Small Scout Nuked City (EW DLC) • Small Scout Roadhouse (EW DLC) • Large Scout: Deep Woods • Forest Trench • Stonewall • The Barrens • Large Scout City (EW DLC) • Abductor: Cliffside • Scorched Earth • Supply Ship: Overlook A • Wildfire • Battleship: Battleship 01 • Battleship 02
Abductions	Bar • Boulevard • Cemetery Grand • Commercial Alley (EU only) • Commercial Street • Convenience Store (EU only) • Demolition (EU only) • Fast Food • Gas Station (EU only) • Highway Bridge • Highway Construction • Industrial Office • Liquor Store • Museum (EU only) • Office Paper • Pier A • Research Outpost (EU only) • Rooftops Const • Slaughterhouse A • Small Cemetery • Street Hurricane • Street Overpass • Train Station • Trainyard • Truckstop (EU only) • Commercial Alley EWI (EW DLC) • Convenience Store EWI (EW DLC) • Demolition EWI (EW DLC) • Fast Food EWI (EW DLC) • Gas Station EWI (EW DLC) • Highway Construction EWI (EW DLC) • Office Paper EWI (EW DLC) • Research Outpost EWI (EW DLC) • Street Overpass EWI (EW DLC) • Truck Stop EWI (EW DLC)
Terror Site	Bar • Commercial Alley • Commercial Restaurant • Commercial Street • Convenience Store • Street Hurricane • Highway 1 • Military Ammo • Police Station • Office Paper (EW DLC) • Pier A Terror (EW DLC)
Bomb Disposal	Cemetery Grand • Highway Bridge • Slaughterhouse A • Train Station • Trainyard
Asset Recovery	Cemetery Grand • Industrial Office • Pier A • Research Outpost • Street Overpass • Truckstop
Extraction/Escort	Extraction: Boulevard (EU only) • Highway Fallen • Museum (EU only) • Street Hurricane (EW DLC) • Escort: Commercial Alley • Pier A • Research Outpost
Storyline	Intro Level • Alien Base 01 • Alien Base 02 • Overseer: (Deep Woods • Forest Trench • Stonewall • The Barrens) • Temple Ship
Multiplayer	Bar • Boulevard • Cemetery Grand • Police Station • Trainyard • Observatory (EW DLC) • Rooftops Construction (EW DLC) • Ruined Fishing Village (EW DLC) • Stop 'N Gulp (EW DLC) • Wrecked Pier (EW DLC) • XCom HQ (EW DLC)
Slingshot DLC	Friends in Low Places (Map) • Confounding Light (Map) • Gangplank (Map)
Enemy Within DLC	Progeny: Portent (Map) • Deluge (Map) • Furies (Map) • Other: Meld Tutorial • Site Recon (Map) • EXALT Base Raid (Map) • XCOM Base (Map)
Covert Operations	Covert Data Recovery: Boulevard • Commercial Restaurant • Demolition EWI • Gas Station EWI • Highway Construction • Industrial Office • Office Paper EWI • Police Station • Rooftops Const • Truck Stop EWI • Covert Extraction: Commercial Alley EWI • Convenience Store EWI • Highway Construction EWI • Liquor Store • Military Ammo • Pier A Terror • Portent • Research Outpost EWI • Street Overpass EWI • Trainyard

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 ==Notes==
+* Council Reward: '''???'''
 ==Tactics==
+* Essentially a "Locate/Rescue the VIP" mission; only Thin Men appear as seeded, and airdropped enemies.
+* If you're out to make an early profit, it may be better to disable Progeny:
+** Portent will always be first (pushing Friends in Low Places into April), but the other two missions in this sideplot will not be for a few months afterwards.
+** Annette and her fellow abductees's stats, recruited months into the game, won't be as useful as getting Zhang in just a few weeks in, including if Hidden Potential and Not Created Equally are chosen, and especially since pre-leveled recruits (such as from Abduction/Council rewards) don't benefit from OTC's Iron Will.
+** What you can sell and research from Slingshot's Battleship mission in (as early as) April, vs an Abductor in late summer.
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