Suggested jobs?

[JMISBEST]

Hi

I am working on a idea set 10 years or so after Pirates of Drinax with new Pcs who were growing up in the initial campaign and are given a mission by new Queen Rao to take a force of Drinax Soldiers, do mercenary jobs on planets outside of The Trojan Reach in Drinax's name and hopefully use that as leeverage to gain planets outside of The Trojan Reach as at least allies of Drinax and hopefully part of Drinax

Stuff wise they have A Regiment of medium infantry that is only just the minimum size for a regiment, 1 small company of heavy tanks, 1 very small platoon each of very heavy and super heavy artillery, 1 massive platoon of fairly heavy aircraft and the biggest possible squad of Marines as a elite force to guard The Pcs as well as enough ships to carry the troops and half a dozen or so 1,000 ton escorts and A 2,800 ton Frigate as the flagship

What would you suggest as missions that are worth and difficult challenges that, provided The Pcs don't do anything suicidal, could be won by superior tactics and higher TL's if nothing else

Ooops got it wrong. Its actually A Large Battalion of 3 72 strong companies, each of 3 24 strong Platoons each of 3 8 squads backed up by 25 officers, 20 specialists in maintenance and repair work, 11 medics, 5 senior officers and 2 veteran tacticians

 

[Pyromancer]

A planet with a three side civil war, total population around 100 million, two TLs lower than the group. Map out each side with different ideologies, strengths and weaknesses. You need a few strong NPCs per side with slightly (or largely) different viewpoints. Avoid clear good or bad guys. Make the factions roughly balanced. The PCs can't defeat even a third of a planets military, but they can tip the scales, if they move carefully and manage to prevent the two remaining forces to join against the one they are supporting.
Give them a vague order like: "Make sure the future government of the united planet is friendly to Drinax" and let them loose.

 

[PsiTraveller]

If they have not already done so, the reduction and destruction of the clans of Oghma. The raiding clans are far too close to Drinax and can bother everyone who would be willing to trade with Drinax. Wiping out this pest would be a good diplomatic gesture to everyone in the area.

Another idea might be to set up a Protectorate on Fantasy to protect the vulnerable population from slavers, Aslan and those that would enslave the women of the world. A medical research project to try adn reverse the effects of the genetic tampering could lead to all sorts of intrigue as the forces responsible are tracked down to get their research data. This could result in armed assault on strongholds in order to get the job done.

Set up a small coalition of planets nearby that have an internal trade loop. They may be resistant to outsiders and Queen Rao wants to force open the market for the TL 14 goods of Drinax, or get the raw materials needed to MAKE more TL 14 goods. Your group might have to pirate, sabotage, blackmail their way into the society, create dissension and openly attack to force the gunboat diplomacy the Queen wants. Think the forcing open of the Japanese market by Perry in the 1850's. This could create a small pocket Empire with its own Navy, military, intrigue etc. There could be advanced Tech from Ancient Bases that help the coalition resist other forces. What if your TL 14 ships were not as good as the folks they were attacking?

 

[allanimal]

A Chamax swarm has started rampaging across a garden world, eating and destroying everything organic in its path. The local population can't stop them, and those that try to leave are quarantined or turned back at other planets, for fear they may have brought a chamax with them, infecting their world. So the local government hires the mercs to wipe out the infestation.
Note: if you do this, the Chamax need to have a way to deal with air support and heavy armor, or it might be a cakewalk. Though a million Chamax warriors vs ~100 troopers still will present some challenges... they still have to root out the queens and all the offspring to complete the mission.