Either an action contributes towards winnning (perhaps only a little), or it doesn't, so that statement makes no sense to me. Or do you have a hang up about 'indirect' contributions? Are you focusing on the tasks being done rather than the objective, perhaps?
To kill an opponent in a combat, a PC does NOT need to attack using Close Combat. They can perofrm actions that render the oponent helpless, giving a Complete Defeat, and have the description of the Complete Defeat involve a sword blow.
What about augmentations? They can be said to indirectly contribute to victory.
> Fixing a problem improves the character's
> position by depriving the opponent of an advantage.
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The HQ contest resolution is zero-sum (your Major Victory is their Major Defeat), so there is no rules difference between removing their advantage and giving them a disadvantage.
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