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OPERATION IRON ECLIPSE


Following their defeat at the hands of the SITH ORDER at Brosi, the IMPERIAL CONFEDERATION has gone through a process of reflection and reorganization, focusing inwards to correct their mistakes and emerge stronger than ever before ready to confront a galaxy that grows ever more hostile towards them.

With the conclusion of the CHOLGANNA NAVAL CONFERENCE and the implementation of major naval reforms, the Confederation now aims to reach a state of total military readiness as to ensure that the Imperial Armed Forces will be prepared for their next confrontation against whomever might stand against it.

From the world of Cholganna, the Confederation has launched OPERATION IRON ECLIPSE. Designed as a series of war games within a mock battlefield based on Brosi, using elements of the Dark Empire’s OPERATION STARBIRD SNARE as a basis for the exercise. Thus the brave personnel of the Imperial Armed Forces converge on Cholganna, eager to hone their skills and prepare themselves for the next major campaign, ready to bring glory to the Confederation.

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Operation: Iron Eclipse is a large-scale military exercise conducted by the Imperial High Command within the confines of a mock battlefield designed to resemble that of Brosi, where Imperial Forces once confronted the Sith Order for supremacy over the Planet. Overseen by the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Armed Forces Marlon Sularen, the operation aims to enhance Imperial forces' proficiency in combat, testing their ability to secure strategic objectives crucial for securing and maintaining control over vast portions of territory during intense planetary invasions.

Throughout this military exercise, Imperial personnel will encounter a myriad of obstacles and adversities as arranged by the Supreme Commander who will be personally controlling opposition forces in the form of Automated Units wielding non-lethal ion weaponry. In order to overcome the challenges brought forth by the Supreme Commander, Imperial personnel will have to coordinate with one another and work to find unique solutions to the many unique problems that will be thrown their way.

Operation Iron Eclipse is consisted of three separate objectives, each designed to test different aspects of the capabilities of the Imperial Armed Forces with the objectives being the following :

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• Objective : Extract vital Data from the Megatower
• Mission Type : Capture the Flag
• Details : Participants will partake in a capture-the-flag operation within an exact replica of an Ore Conglomerate Mega-Tower. Their primary objective is to penetrate the heavily guarded structure, locate and seize the designated flag, and successfully return it to Imperial control amidst heavy enemy resistance. Success here will showcase their ability to infiltrate fortified locations and extract vital resources for the Confederation in future operations.
• Recommended Characters : Inquisitorus, Imperial Knights , ISS & Special Forces

• Objectives : Secure control over vital Industrial Facilities
• Mission Type : Conquest
• Details : Participants will partake in a simple ground operation aimed at capturing three vital command posts with each command post being a heavily fortified replica of three separate Zinsian processing plants designated Aurek-1, Aurek-2 and Besh. Success in this operation will showcase the abilities of the Imperator Corps in neutralizing conventional resistance and asserting Imperial authority over key territories.
• Recommended Characters : Imperator Corps

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• Objectives : Establish complete naval supremacy in orbit
• Mission Type : Assault
• Details : Participants will partake in a simple naval operation aimed at defeating an enemy fleet in orbit and securing complete control over the space surrounding Cholganna. They will have to navigate through small asteroid fields, engage in intense broadside exchanges and implement tactical maneuvers in order to outmaneuver their opponent and emerge victorious. Success in this objective will showcase the agility, resourcefulness and adaptability of Naval Commanders when it comes to chaotic naval confrontations, which are crucial to launching major offensives against hostile factions
• Recommended Characters : Imperial Navy, Starfighter Corps

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[Aron Thress]

O B J E C T I V E:: CAPTURE THE FLAG​

Location: Megatower
Equipment: Aron's Lightsaber
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Another invasion loomed right around the corner. This time, the Imperial Confederation was the one under attack, and by the Galactic Empire that Aron wasn't there to defend the Jedi Temple against.

Regret still panged his heart. Not being there, not helping defend what was once his home against these dark invaders and defilers. Not being there as Solipsis declared his new order. Instead, he was here. And here wasn't all bad.
The TIC took a stand against the Sith Order itself. They were beaten back, but they tried. And that was better then anything anyone could have asked. As the shadow of the dark side continued to expand across the galaxy, his new home decided to take a stand and try to push back.

The defeat stung the ranks of their Confederation, but their spirits refused to dampen. Moving forward, showing growth, continuing to strive towards betterment and perfection of their Confederation, they began setting up these war games, so the taste of defeat would be one rarely suffered through, and hopefully never again.

This was why Aron was here. He needed practice, he needed training. He'd been in a few scraps before, but nothing as total as a no-holds barred slugmatch between two galactic contenders. A dust up between the Dark Empire and Onderonian partisans a few years ago on Iziz was the hairiest it ever got for Aron. But that wouldn't be the case much longer. Soon enough, total war would find them. This new Empire that rose in the core, that burned the Temple... It made it's intentions clear. It would reign supreme, and everything else was a pretender state. War was coming. Everywhere, and to everyone. It was only a matter of time.

. . .

Aron stood silently, his face blank of any emotion as he stared at the imposing megatower in the near distance. Crimson eyes roamed every inch of the structure scanning for any viable entrances or points of attack. He looked at it like a puzzle to be solved. Some dilemma with a solution that none could quite make out at first glance but on deeper inspection would reveal a truth. War wasn't quite like that, and he knew it. There wasn't an easy answer, one wholly above all correct approach to conflict. There was only ever good enough. A good enough solution to a puzzle didn't make sense to Aron. He chased that perfect answer. That unreproachable tactic that led to overwhelming victory. But it just wasn't possible. Not to the extent that he desired. No matter what decisions would be made, people would die in battle. Lives snuffed out like so many candles in a breeze. It was an inevitability that Aron just couldn't accept.

His jaw tensed and his eyes narrowed as he continued to scrutinize every aspect of the tower. Only once he finally pulled his gaze away did he become aware of the thunderous sound of his heart beating inside his chest. He placed a hand on the red-plate armor of the Imperial Knights and let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding before finally rejoining the rest of the assault team as they finished their preparations. The word had come down, the game was about to begin.

And that's all it was. A game. Something to build confidence. But Aron was treating it like it was real. He couldn't afford to just "oh well" any losses he sustained. Even if they'd get up afterwards. Every casualty to him was a failure. And Aron hated being a failure.

 

[Ronhar Tane]

CAPTAIN RONHAR TANE, TK-3301
OPERATION: IRON ECLIPSE
OBJECTIVE II: SEIZE THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION

Could have, would have, should have.

These were the thoughts racing through Ronhar's head as he and Reclaimer Squad deployed to the simulated battlefield of Brosi. Should he have gone into the Mega Tower like he had been ordered to? Could he have gone after the child like he wanted to? Would any of it had made a difference in the end?

Probably not, he had to concede. Still, this would at least be an exercise in alternatives. showing what might have been had Ronhar ignored his orders and gone after the shield generators instead of continuing toward his doomed expedition to the Mega Tower. Granted, the foresight he now had gave him the answer he needed, but he would still put his all into accomplishing the objectives laid out before him.

Their target was designated Aurek-1, a Zinsian processing plant that was designed to be a near perfect replica of the facilities found on Brosi. Though Ronhar had combed through the reports after the battle's conclusion, he had been unable to personally visit the facilities for obvious reasons, meaning that he was essentially going in blind. Hopefully, the technical readouts of the processing plant would prove sufficient for Reclaimer Squad's ability to navigate through the area.

As Ronhar's Stork Dropship landed amid unconvincingly light anti-aircraft fire, dozens of Storm Commandos and ARC Troopers streamed out of the starship, advancing toward their primary objective. Not that they were in any real rush or danger, of course, since all the "enemies" were simply advanced training droids with nonlethal ion weaponry. Though Ronhar understood the technical limitations of the Confederation's ability to simulate what happened on Brosi, he had to question the point of holding this exercise at all if it wasn't going to offer him the same experience he had gone through previously. Ronhar had pushed for the exercise to at least have been live fire, but had been denied his request.

So much for that.

Still, Ronhar pressed forward as if his life was in danger, exercising the same kind of tactical restraint that he would had this been a real battle. He and his men moved up cautiously, wanting to ensure that they were able to capture their objective with minimal "causalities". Exercise though this was, Ronhar was sure that the higher ups from the Imperial Confederation were watching his every move, undoubtedly wanting to see just how well Reclaimer Squad could perform against the other various squadrons that were participating today.

Ronhar would be sure to give them all a show that they soon wouldn't forget...

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