Their orders are given the topmost priority, such that it is common practice for the 666 th to ignore allied distress calls that will result in deviation from their original mission, even if only for a short moment. The 666 th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken ( Black Marks) are a special-response unit tasked with assaulting BETA forces through unconventional tactics specifically, they target Laser- and Heavy Laser-class BETA to deny their enemy the immense ranged firepower of those particular species. The story follows the East German Army's 666 th TSF Squadron in its battles and political conflicts in 1983, during the BETA's westward push into Europe.