This rag-tag group of scavengers/mercenaries ...adventurers of this planet that can only be jokingly called civilized, have found themselves in an even greater mess than the everyday life of the colonies: some more sinister scavenger clan placed mines near their base/mining operation to have some easy loot off of unwary travelers.
The APC is now wrecked, but the scavenger bots that respond automatically to mine explosions (and their owners) will soon find that these travelers aren't an easy source of tech and scrapmetal...
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Komitadjie
I'd resort to Maxim 36: "When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support."