Previous Dogfight over Geonosis[1] Concurrent First Battle of Geonosis[2] Next Battle of Atraken[3] Mission to Bakura[4] Raid on the Core Ship Conflict Clone Wars[2] Objective Destroy the Separatist Core Ship.[2] Date 22 BBY[5] Place Geonosis[2] Outcome Destruction of the Core Ship[2] Factions Galactic Republic[2] Confederacy of Independent Systems[2] Commanders CC-01/425[2] General Grievous[2] Participants Delta Squad[2] Boss[2] Fixer[2] Sev[2] Scorch[2] Delta 42[2] Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry[2] B1 battle droids[2] B2 super battle droids[2] Droidekas[2] Geonosians[2] Geonosian elites[2] Casualties Two clone troopers[2] Heavy casualties[2] [Source]

The Raid on the Core Ship was the first successful breach of a Separatist Core Ship by Galactic Republic forces, implemented by Delta Squad.

Contents 1 The advance 2 The ship 3 The retreat 4 Behind the scenes 5 Appearances 6 Notes and references

The advanceEdit

A LAAT/i gunship deployed the four members of Delta Squad into a canyon relatively close the Core Ship access way. They proceeded into the canyon, and were almost immediately ambushed by Geonosians. They soon discovered a downed gunship where two clone troopers were firing on Geonosians, who soon killed the troopers right in front of Delta leader RC-1138. A beam turret was then used to destroy the enemy warriors.

They encountered dozens more warriors before disabling a colossal anti-air turret under fire from battle droids. They hastened from the turret's bunker, meeting worthy opposition from B2 super battle droids along the way.

They finally reached the entrance to the Core Ship, but they were unable to penetrate the shield, so the Clone advisor ordered them to blast through a rock wall to reach a nearby exit. RC-1138 led his three commandos towards the second door, and the defending droids were destroyed in short order.

Suddenly, however, an Advanced Dwarf Spider Droid came through a different doorway, and began firing its cannons at the stranded squad. After several intense minutes, the droid had been blown up and a gunship blasted the shield protecting the Core Ship's entryway, allowing access for Delta Squad.

The shipEdit

The squad split up, tasked with sabotaging various crucial systems. RC-1138 stormed through the B2 battle droid storage racks, rapidly finishing off any of them that were activated.

He found Sev in a corridor just before three droidekas rolled by, but they easily destroyed them using EC detonators, proceeding to save Scorch and Fixer, who were under heavy fire.

Rendezvoused, Delta Squad encountered a B1 battle droid dispenser, then several Geonosian elites and a second Advanced Dwarf Spider Droid. Entering a lift, the squad prepared for their ultimate objective, the theft of the Core Ship launch codes, which were housed on the bridge. At that moment, a battle droid announced over a loudspeaker that all primary systems would overload in 5 minutes.

Delta Squad charged through multiple corridors, meeting dozens of droids on the way, and finally entered the bridge with only about one and a half minutes to spare. They brought down three auto-turrets and a squad of B1 battle droids, and Fixer began extracting the codes from a console as Droidekas and B2s began swarming onto the bridge.

The retreatEdit

After a minute, Delta Squad, gravely injured and being constantly hit by laser bolts, retreated through a corridor to a waiting LAAT/i Gunship just as the Core Ship began to explode.

The success of the mission earned credit for Delta Squad, who became one of the most deadly and well-known commando squads in the Galactic Republic.

Behind the scenesEdit

The Raid on the Core Ship made it's first appearance in the video game Star Wars: Republic Commando released on March 1, 2005.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Republic Commando (First appearance)

Notes and referencesEdit