## Summary
Recon reported an unknown force moving through the Kiso Mountains; GSF recon followed to identify units but lost contact due to a powerful ECM field. Limited engagements occurred and the unknown force withdrew deeper into the mountains.
## Quests / Report
- Objective: Identify and track the unknown force in the Kiso Mountains; report and avoid decisive engagement while preserving recon assets.
### Forces
OpFor
- CRD-4D Crusader
- GRF-1DS Griffin
- VLK-QA Valkyrie
- LCT-3V Locust (4 / 5)
- Demon Tank x2
- Zephyr Hover Tank x2
- Karnov UR Transport (BA) x2
- Standard Inner Sphere Battle Armor Laser x2
- Standard Inner Sphere Battle Armor MG x2
Ceallach Defense Force (recon elements)
- Skulker Wheeled Scout Tank (4 / 5)
- Striker Light Tank (4 / 5)
- Pegasus Scout Hovertank (4 / 5)
- GAL-100 Galleon Light Tank (4 / 5)
Defenders
Kiah’s Hammers Force
- Great Wyrm (2 / 4) — MechWarrior Reece (former Cougar Pilot)
- RXT-1OPrime Raptor (3 / 4) — MechWarrior Asher (former Fire Falcon Pilot)
- Elemental Point Laser (Bravo) (3) — former Hell’s Horses
- Striker Light Tank ’61 (3 / 4) — Evvon (C3 Slave DCMS)
- Bandit Hover Transport Foxtrot (3 / 5) — Sergeant
- Gray Death Standard Battle Armor (B) (3)
- Gray Death Standard Battle Armor (C) (3)
6th Ghost
- OW-1 Owens (4 / 5) — Gunsho Kinako (C3 Slave)
- Raiden Battle Armor Laser Echo (4) — Go-cho Jun Yao
- Manticore Heavy Tank (C3S) (4 / 5) — Gunsho (C3 Slave)
- Pegasus Scout Hovertank (4 / 5) — Gunsho
- Blizzard Hover Transport Bravo (4 / 5) — Shujin George Tanaka (Infantry XO)
- Kage Light Battle Armor TAG Alpha (4) — Gunsho Allen Miller
- Kage Light Battle Armor TAG Bravo (4) — Gunsho Justin Nester
ComStar
- Beta Level II (Recon / QRF)
- RTX-1OPrime Raptor (3 / 4) — Adept Holly Wood
- Standard Inner Sphere Battle Armor (06) (3) — Adept
- RTX-1OA Raptor (3 / 4) — Adept Nick Cage
- Standard Inner Sphere Battle Armor (06) (3) — Adept
- PKR-T5 Packrat (3 / 5) — Adept
- Foot Infantry Squad (3) — Adept
- PKR-T5 Packrat (3 / 5) — Adept
- Foot Infantry Squad (3) — Adept
- Hawk Moth Gunship (3 / 5) — Adept (x2)
## Interactions
- Recon 227 detected an unknown force and followed to collect unit IDs. The recon element encountered a large ECM field which prevented continued tracking as the unknown force moved deeper into the mountains.
- A Shuyona Ichizoku Ceallach recon unit engaged briefly and damaged an unknown Valkyrie. Our forces recommended Ceallach withdraw as covering fire was not available.
- No decisive engagements occurred; recon assets returned to base with the collected intelligence.
## Rewards / Salvage
- Salvage: None recorded.
## Related Persons
- MechWarrior Reece
- MechWarrior Asher
- Gunsho Kinako
- Go-cho Jun Yao
- Shujin George Tanaka
- Adept Holly Wood
- Adept Nick Cage
## Notes
- Original header: "Mission 52 68/04" preserved.
- Source JSON: not found in repository; frontmatter uses "source/articles/NOT_FOUND". If you have a WorldAnvil export for this mission, I can update provenance and wa_url.