Operation Striding Assurance

*"With his recently elevated ascension, the 104th goes on a personal quest to find CC-0487-2403 "Kernel" a gift for his promotion. Such gift comes in the form of a rare Confederate deposit, where a shining emerald-marble kyber crystal can be found. Not only is it good for seasoning the military rations, but it's also a perfect way to flex on Sith OPFOR...*

*Intel indicates that the Confederacy has been experimenting with the seasoni- I mean, extremely valuable crystal, and has thus developed crude imitations of a lightsaber. If possible, capture one of these biosoldiers and bring them back to the Venator. Your main objective is capturing one of these biosoldiers, or wiping out the Confederate deposit and securing our seasoning.*

*The biosoldiers are godded. It will take more than believed to kill them."*

-Briefing description of Striding Assurance

**Operation Striding Assurance**, also known as **Striding Assurance**, is the first secondary hero mission that grants exclusive weaponry to Captain Kernel, a green Lightsaber. It takes place on the Mountains of Dirahn.

### Lore

In the wake of Captain Kernel's recent promotion, the 104th has been dispatched by the Republic to obtain a synthetic emerald-hue kyber crystal, capable of not only granting the Captain a weapon of mass destruction, but also as seasoning for the rations, because it's actually pretty tasty.

Though the crystal is entrenched deep within the confines of a Separatist Weapons Deposit, and armed to the teeth with anti-air emplacements and heavy armor patrols, Jedi General Plo Koon has mobilized all elements of the 104th to destabilize CIS control in the region, and for the seasoning.

#### Military Organization

Operation Striding Assurance contained the following elements;

- CLAW COMPANY; Consisting of Atlas, Dire and Vanguard. Good attendance and squad count. 8x Casualties

- CASTLE COMPANY; Consisting of Bastion and Sentinel. Note that Sentinel was given a heavy mechanical role than their specific mechanized infantry role. 4x Casualties

- AERIAL WING; Consisting of Timber, but no Pilots. Mediocre efficiency due to no Pilots. 1x Casualty

- ADVANCED INFANTRY; Consisting of Wolfpack. Operated well against OPFOR. 1x Casualty

- HEADQUARTERS; Consisted of Jedi General Plo Koon and Commander Fae Vastille. No casualties were found.

- LIVES;

30x TOTAL Lives

1x AT-TE

4x

#### Notable Interest

While Striding Assurance was a quick op, some notes of interest were found during the event;

- A "Stuffed" Turkey animatronic, later identified as CT-7822-2512 "Phong" in a suit, was discovered killing multiple droid patrols on sight through an orange-autumn lightspear. Currently, efforts are underway to question the trooper. No records of the spear exist in any Jedi or Republic databank.

- Sith OPFOR were replaced with Biosoldiers. Though the exact same in function, they could not be taken captive. They were much more heavily armored and masked compared to their Sith counterparts. Research is underway to examine the corpses for future use.

- AI Vulture Droids made a brief appearance on the destroyed base. Firing twin HMP Long-Range Cannon shots, they were only used at the destroyed base. Three were found flying in a Wedge formation.

- AI Rocket (RPS) Droids were found throughout the operation harassing Castle. However, they did not spawn in considerable enough numbers to pose much of a threat.

- No LAATs were flown during the operation. It is suspected that LAAT spawns were sabotaged before the operation had gone underway.

#### Aftermath

The 104th gained a decisive victory on Dirahn's mountainside, cleaning out vultures and rocket droids with ease, as well as gaining a strategic foothold on the planet itself. With Captain Kernel's full promotion, the 104th now seek other battles to be won. With the biosoldiers defeated, and the deposit destroyed, it's time to make more moves against the Confederates. For now, however, they celebrate.

Captain Kernel has obtained his synthetic saber, and the 104th celebrates through a feast. Lots of synthetic seasoning.