Major Improvements

Proxy had done really good job leading his men. As mentioned, after the disastrous first contact and losing Mad Marl - all this happening on German soil - the squad had been staying on the winning side in a war that seemed each passing day more and more becoming a lost cause. He was promoted to the rank of major and sixth squad member was added. Sureshot and Ironside were recovering from the previous mission's wounds, and the squad was introduced some new blood, to mix things up a little. Meghan "Megawatt" Watt joined XCOM in the beginning of May and her being a natural sprinter, a support role fit her perfectly. Alien abductions continued plaguing the world and there was only so much XCOM could do about it. More and more countries were on the brink to enter panic mode even though abductions were stopped in India and Brazil. Team's snipers were built skeleton suits to give them easier access to higher ground by the built-in grappling hook system. Harmony Lad had been working like a horse before, but now things had escalated to whole new level. Kills were racking up at a rapid pace now, and so were his ranks. Even another new species did not stand a chance against him and his laser sniper rifle. The new species were carrying plasma rifles and whereas they were formidable, hulking opponents weighing in at around 250 kilos, Harmony Lad cut them down like grass.

An unusually big UFO was detected in Argentina. Intel estimated that if it was to be shot down, our Interceptors could not possibly do it. XCOM had no other option than to ignore it and perhaps hope it to land at some point. Soon after its appearance, Argentina was severely shook by series of alien assaults and people were panicking. Hotline to XCOM was flooded with angry words, and we could not but swallow. The UFO disappeared and another large scout appeared in German airspace. The country was almost panicking due to continuous alien attacks and it was just a matter of time before they would be unable to support XCOM any more. For Proxy, this option would probably have been the more preferable one, but he could not choose. Interceptor shot the UFO down, now routinely, and another Skyranger mission onto German soil was launched.