SABLE DRAGON - Does anyone seriously trust the Dracs after they've been under a Death to Mercs order for the last 30something years? I mean, sure, the BLC is great, and the salvage can be negotiated up, but note that we're under House command and THAT can't be renegotiated. No, please.
INDEPENDENCE - It's the ass end of nowhere, fighting against a bunch of underequipped farmers. No.
RONDEL - We can probably pull off the mission, but the terrain is awful. Look at the blurb for the planet. Generous amount of things can be renegotiated, though, which is a help. I'd prefer no, but the degree of renegotiation can make this into a maybe.
MILANA- Garrison duty in the Periphery, but at least it's not horrifically far out. Quality of opposition is decent, so salvage potential is there. We can renegotiate certain things, but with the peace that's fallen over the Inner Sphere right now, I don't think employers are going to be so generous with very high BLC or salvage rates for non-emergency contracts. It's a safe contract, but it's mostly a no, unless we blow the negotiations on other things.
ANGEL - This is a tough mission. Tough opposition, and relief duty is hard to begin with. If it weren't for Devil Lance just joining us, I'd say pursue it, but not being able to access the Unit Market at the start of the campaign is going to screw Devil pretty hard. I'd prefer to take it, but I think we have to pass.
BASTILLE - It's short, but it's ALL the way out in the Periphery, so the time we save in contract duration, we spend in transport time. Pay isn't terrible, and most everything else can be negotiated.
I think I'd look at starting negotiations on BASTILLE, MILANA, and RONDEL. Mostly, these contracts are awful, for the sort of unit we are, but everyone is catching their breath right now and I don't think we're going to be seeing a lot of raiding or assault contracts for a good long while, so we're going to have to deal with it.
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