"We've got natives inside!"
Although pleased by the discovery, Marcus maintained a serious expression. "Did anyone bring a translation device? Hook it up to the high-decibel speakers on the rover!"
"And pull all available combat drones to our position!"
It was time to overwhelm the locals with superior numbers. In this era, no one expected human soldiers to charge blindly into a fortified chokepoint. That wasn't how you trained a modern military.
Precision airstrikes and long-range bombardments had been standard doctrine since the 21st century, let alone now. Deploying drones as the vanguard was the most common and safest tactic in the Federation's playbook.
Most modern combat drones operated on quantum communication networks, making them virtually unhackable. They were also equipped with advanced combat AIs, allowing them to fight autonomously even if their signals were jammed.
