Tsubaki continued to wait for the comm to clear before continuing. "<em>Terrain is fairly simple. A few hills and possible dust storms, nothing too bad.</em>" Tsubaki paused for a moment before continuing. "<em>You should all know that our JumpShip, the </em>Hannibal<em>is equipped with an experimental engine. We don't need a week to recharge between jumps, only a day. Travel time should be cut pretty deep.</em>"<br/><br/>"<em>Usually, you'd be right about 'Mechs and weapons, but not right now. DC is using Live 'Mechs and Live Weapons. Those trainees are as lethal as you lot, and don't forget it. Intel reports a total of five recruits, one in a Commando, one in an UrbanMech, another in a Dragon, one in an Awesome, and the last in an Atlas. Try to be careful around them, more then one of them outclass all of you.</em>"<br/><br/>"An Atlas 'Mech. Great." The Combine was going outside of their usual needs... why?