Raid on the Core Ship
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The Raid on the Core Ship was the first successful breach of a Separatist Core Ship by Galactic Republic forces, implemented by Delta Squad.
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[edit] The advance
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. During the battle, a third clone trooper was killed when he was hit by enemy fire and was blown out of his gunship and into the bunker through a window.
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.
[edit] The ship
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.
[edit] The retreat
After a minute, Delta Squad, gravely injured and being constantly hit by laserbolts, 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.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Republic Commando (First appearance)
