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The USS Hawaii secured Canterra IV space. Now, the focus is on the ground campaign as the Marine Special Operations Teams (MSOTs) of 3d Marine Raider Battalion (3MRBN) fight the Gorn.
Launching OPERATION TOE DIP, 3d & 4th MSOT led by Maj West, conduct recon of the cities and towns of Canterra to ascertain the Gorn presence. They discover the Gorn have enslaved the remaining colonists as workers although happen upon a resistance movement. Plans coalesce to takeover the jamming site the Gorn are using.
In the mean time, Capt Bolingbroke is launching OPERATION COLD COMFORT to strike the Xore Mine utilizing suits that mimic the Gorn, known as the Frog Squad, led by SSgt Walken.
The Frog Squad encounters zombie-like colonists who are controlled via electronic implants. After a fierce fight in the mine, including the death of HA Quinn, the team takes over the mine and transitions to search & rescue (SAR) operations in OPERATION WINTER HAVEN.
Meanwhile, 3d & 4th MSOT rendezvous and devise an attack strategy against the Gorn jamming site, known as The Scythe, in OPERATION DUST BOWL. The site is taken with minimal fighting, yet Maj West and the rest of the teams discover that the Gorn have wired The Scythe to explode by using a live colonist as the trigger. After calling for Dr. Soran to assist, together with ENS Bernard, the team are able to defuse the situation.
Back in space, the Hawaii detects a speck of dust on their sensors and after sending out probes, learn the Rends with Teeth has returned. After opening communication, though, the Gorn offer to surrender.
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