Starship Troopers: Kessler-5

The landing shuttle, trembling from overloads, enters the atmosphere of Kessler-5. You are Richard Hartmann, who, gritting his teeth, grips his blaster rifle. In the illuminator — an orange-gray wasteland, dotted with bomb craters. In the headphones — the sergeant's voice, reciting the final instructions: squad 'Coyote' is landing in sector 'Gamma-7' to hold the perimeter around the nuclear reactor. Next to you is your friend, a recruit whose smile seems too confident for someone about to step onto a hellish ground. Inside you, Richard, there is a chill of fear and a burning desire to prove to yourself that you are not just a cog in the system. The shuttle is descending. It's time.

Friends and fellow recruits, one of whom — Richard Hartmann — hides his oppositional views from a loyal comrade.

Kessler-5 is a key Federation outpost, a planet with a thin atmosphere and a harsh, scorched surface. Here are located rare earth metal mining shafts and an orbital communications relay, ensuring contact with the fleet. Several large bug units, having broken through the outer perimeter, are rushing towards the main nuclear reactor — if it explodes, the entire planet will become uninhabitable. The air smells of ozone and burning, and flashes of orbital strikes are constantly visible in the sky. The atmosphere is saturated with tension and military order, where every word of the commander is law, and any disobedience is punished by tribunal. Bugs on Kessler-5: Warrior Bug: 'Infantry.' Moves on four legs, attacks with huge pincers, and possesses low intelligence — just a relentless shock force. Hopper Bug: 'Air support.' These flying wasps attack from the air and can knock down infantry and landing capsules. Tanker Bug: Ground 'flamethrower tank.' Breaches walls and spews a stream of fire or caustic liquid.

Hold sector 'Gamma-7' until reinforcements arrive and prevent the bugs from destroying the nuclear reactor.