Operation Iron Fist

Operation Iron Fist was a combined United States Army and SRPA military operation that was designed to collect nuclear fuel rods from a Chimeran base.

History
Operation Iron Fist was designed so that a large force of soldiers would attack south of the Chimeran base near Hot Springs, South Dakota, which would draw the Chimeran forces south and that would allow the Sentinel Search and Recovery team, led by Nathan Hale, to enter the base and steal a fuel rod. The plan was to send a tank company, supported by LU-P LYNXs and two infantry companies. Then when the Chimera moved south to engage, troops, brought in by VTOLs, would then attack them from the east and west. The base that Hale and his team, including Dr. Linda Barrie, would infiltrate was built to exploit energy from a geothermal tap and fed to a hub tower and a standard tower. It also had a building that contained nuclear fuel.

Hale and his team, consisting of 4 other Sentinels and Dr. Barrie, used Stalkers to infiltrate the base, after checking on their allies to the south. Hale observed that there were thousands of casualties, representing both sides, and that the battle was continuing fiercely. An unknown number of Sentinels were also assisting the Rangers in the battle. The team then used their Stalkers to destroy the gun towers of the base and then entered the base. After eliminating numerous Hybrids and Patrol Drones they reached the room containing the rods. The rods were stored in water-filled chambers to keep them cool. One of the Sentinels, Pardo, was killed when a Fury grabbed him and bit his face. Hale killed it with his HE .44 Magnum. After collecting the rod, they used an elevator to get to the roof, where they were attacked by more Hybrids. Another Sentinel, Gaines, was killed when he was bit on the neck by a Hybrid. The other two Sentinels and Dr. Barrie were injured during the battle but they were able to survive and evacuate onto the VTOL with the fuel rods.

Operation Iron Fist was a sucesss, giving SRPA nuclear fuel rods to reverse engineer them in an attempt to make nuclear weapons.