XCOM Enemy Unknown: Playthrough Part 7

We make it through August but still can't shoot down the overseer UFO!

Last Time, we fought our way through July, we had to let a few UFOs escape which got us a low score on our Council report but at least Panic is relatively low. We start out August now!

August 1st 2015

Satellite Uplink Construction Complete
Beginning Satellite Construction (4)

Amanda, Mike & Khaled to Psionics Lab

August 10th 2015

UFO Landing Contact

Mission #24 Operation Devil's Daze

UFO Landing Site
Canada

Aliens Killed: 11
Soliders Lost: 0

Injuries:
Elizabeth -> Wounded (2 Days)

Beginning Heavy Plasma Research
Heavy Plasma Research Complete

August 15th 2015

UFO Contact over United States (Supply Barge) - SHOT DOWN!

Mission #25 Operation Blinding Scepter

UFO Crash Site
United States

Aliens Killed: 14
Soldiers Lost:0 (Lots of Injuries!)

Injuries:
Elizabeth -> Gravely Wounded 9 Days
Richard -> Wounded 5 Days

Sold a bunch of damaged Alien Equipment from the UFO Crash
Sold 8 Floater Corpses to the US for $80m

August 15th 2015 - 28th Save

Satellite Launched over South Africa
Satellite Launched over Nigeria
Satellite Launched over UK (full coverage over Europe)

August 26th 2015

Aliens Terrorizing in South Africa

Mission #26 Opeartion Devil's Stallion

Alien Terror Attack
Durban, South Africa

Aliens Killed: 10
Soldiers Lost: 0 (No Injuries!)
Civilians Saved: 10/18 (Good, but not great)

Promotions!
Corey 'Coney' Hardman -> Colonel!

Rewards:
Panic in South Africa (and all of Africa) reduced!

August 27th 2015 - 29th Save

Launched Satellite in Japan
Beginning Satellite Uplink Construction
Beginning Power Generator Construction

Alien Abductions in Progress!
UK (New Recruit: Support/Captain)/China (Engineers)/Nigeria (Scientists)

Since I just launched a Satellite in Japan, Germany has the largest Panic in the world, so I can't ignore an abduction in Europe - so we're off to the UK!

Mission #27 Operation Final Pipe

Alien Abductions
Manchester, United Kingdom

Aliens Killed: 8
Soldiers Lost: 0

Injuries:
Brad -> Wounded 4 Days (Must Heal to get 'Ain't No Cavalry Comin' Trophy!)
Mike -> Wounded 4 Days

Promotions!
Mike -> Major
Reid -> Psi Specialist

August 28th 2015 - 30th Save

End of August 2015 - Council Report

Grade: B

Activity:
1 UFO Shot Down
1 Terror Mission
1 Abductions Stopped
4 Satellites Launched
3 Research Projects Completed
2 UFO Raided
3 UFO Escaped! (I have to build the better interceptors quick!)

Rewards:
$1365m
15 Scientists
10 Engineers

August went okay, but I really need to build the advanced interceptors and take down these Overseer UFOs that keep escaping and hurting my council report! I think I have the resources to do it now so that's what I'll do as we move into September! Next Time, stay tuned!