XCOM Enemy Unknown: Playthrough Part 4

We rescue a VIP and take the battle back to the enemy! 

Last Time we fought our way through April and encountered some new aliens. We left off with the XCOM council requesting that we Extract a high profile UN representative from an alien attack in Egypt, so that's where we're going!

May 14th 2015
Council Mission - Target Extraction

Mission #13 Operation Blind Shroud

Council Mission
Port Said, Egypt

Aliens Killed: 8
Soldiers Lost: 0

I got the VIP (General Von Dorn) out and snagged a Thin Man stun in the process! Got poisoned like 5 times but I have multiple supports with med kits so no biggie except for the injuries they caused of course.

Injuries:
Amanda -> Wounded 2 Days
Reid -> Wounded 5 Days

Promotions!
Amanda 'Gypsy' Cranford -> Lieutenant
Richard 'Freud' Green -> Captain

Mission Rewards:
$235m, Panic Reduction in Africa, New Recruit: Sniper (Captain) - What a haul!

May 16th - 15th Save

I decided to use our new money influx to try to build more satellites (wanted to build a Nexus but didn't have the engineers) so I began work on a Workshop to get more engineers. I took the rest of the money and bought Carapace Armor for my soldiers and some Laser Cannons for my Interceptors.

Beginning Workshop Construction
Skeleton Suit Construction Complete
Thin Man Interrogation Complete
Beginning Elerium Research

May 18th 2015

Alien Abductions in Progress!
Mexico (Scientists)/Nigeria (Engineers)/Japan (Money)
Japan is at 4 Panic! So that's where we're going.

Mission #14 Operation Blinding Shroud

Alien Abductions
Nagoya, Japan

Aliens Killed: 10
Soldiers Lost: 0

Injuries:
Richard -> Wounded 6 Days

Promotions!
Brad 'Shadow' Davis -> Colonel!
Elizabeth 'Combo' Heitbrink -> Major
Corey 'Coney' Hardman -> Captain

Mission Rewards:
$200m, Panic in Japan decreased by 3
Panic in Africa & North America increased

May 20th 2015 - 16th Save

Purchased Squad Size 2 (Now can take 6 Soldiers on a Mission)
Elerium Research Complete
Beginning Plasma Pistol Research

Time to Assault the Alien Base!

Mission #15 Operation Patient Giant

Alien Base Assault
Europe

Aliens Killed: 22
Soldiers Lost: 0

Our first encounter with the Sectoid Commander, they're bigger and stronger than the regular Sectoids and have the ability to mind control our people.

I stunned the Sectoid Commander but he mind controlled one of my assaults and really injured Elizabeth, at least we didn't have any deaths! We took out the Alien Base and captured a commander, got some applause for that!

Injuries:
Elizabeth -> Wounded 7 Days
Corey -> Wounded 4 Days
Reid -> Wounded 3 Days

Promotions!
Alex 'Crater' Meeks -> Major
Reid 'Socks' Mills -> Captain

Panic Decreased Worldwide by 2! This is a godsend at this point, plus all that we salvaged, things are looking up for the XCOM project!

May 21st 2015 - 17th Save

Sectoid Commander Interrogation Complete
Sectoid Commander Autopsy Complete

UFO Contact over Europe!
Larger ship than ever before but I took it down with my Laser Cannon Equipped fighter and a well placed Aim enhancement.

Mission #16 Operation Bleeding Priest

UFO Crash Site
Germany

Aliens Killed: 11
Soldiers Lost: 0 (No Injuries!)

Promotions!
Amanda 'Gypsy' Cranford -> Captain
Mike Murray -> Sergeant, gains 'Sledge' nickname

We got a whole bunch of damaged alien equipment from this mission, plus the Alien Food, Entertainment & Surgery devices from the Alien base we have a whole bunch to sell!

May 25th 2015 - 18th Save

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May has been quite a busy month, we took down the alien base and with all the salvage and the money we're about to be paid at the end of the month I hope to expand our facilities and keep taking the fight back to the enemy! Stay tuned for the next Game Log, I hope to have it up tomorrow!