The Fallen

is the third mission of Operation: Catalyst of Co-Op Campaign. The players assumes the role of Pixel One. The joint task force is sent deep into rebel-controlled territory in Russia to investigate the crash site of a suspicious cargo plane that was shot down.
== Synopsis ==
Within weeks of fighting, the European Union and the rest of NATO manages to push back The Coded out of major European countries and areas. Task Force: PIXEL and JSOC-Echo teams were sent into search and destroy recon, assassination, and infiltration missions against The Coded. Recently, however, intelligence from satellite imaging and reports from air traffic control had piqued the task force's interests as a large cargo plane was shot down near the Russian-Chechen border. The Russian government rejects any investigations by the European Union or any outside entity, claiming that the crash site is under Russian jurisdiction, and for security reasons with the current situation in Chechnya. Furthermore, the cargo was suggested to be of a certain value, as rebels are already making their way towards the crash site.
Upon landing successfully after parachuting from a German C-130, Gryphon Squad of JSOC-Echo infiltrates through Chechen territory near the crash site. Spectator then informs the team that a massive firefight broke out between the Chechen Rebels, who have already secured the site and an unknown Russian mercenary group attempting to flush the rebels out. The task force was authorized to engage both belligerents. Evanson orders both Deadpan and Fortin to provide fire support as the rest of the squad moves closer to the crash site. Under enemy fire, they manage to get close enough to start harassing the defenders. The squad held their ground and picked off both the rebels and the mercenaries using a ammo cache opened by the rebels, and cargo containing explosive weapons such as Rocket Launchers. As both hostiles begin to lose ground, they both call in support. Spectator warns that satellite imaging suggests that the mercenaries have called in air support and the rebels have called in armor support. Pixel One supports Flemming with taking down the gunships using a Stinger, and Messer with taking down the BMP's by using an RPG. With both support options eliminate, both the rebels and mercenaries retreated. Now in the clear, the joint task force investigates the crash site. Deadpan finds a smartphone with a video of the survivors of the plane being executed, while Messer finds a logistics journal which explains that the contents of military-grade weapons was intended to be shipped to multiple Eastern European countries, as well as a dossier which confirms that the New European Order authorized the transport. As the task force was busy gathering evidence, both the rebels and now technologically advanced mercenaries resumed their assault over the crash site, with the joint task force in the middle. Evanson orders the team to retreat into rebel territory as the weather begins to worsen.
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