Guardian Angels Surveillance Squad

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Guardian Angels Surveillance Squad
Type	Expedition
Rating	Unrated
Found in	Low, Null
Max ship size	Unknown
Faction	Serpentis
Best damage to deal	Kin Th
Damage to resist	Th Kin
Sig. strength	N/A

Guardian Angels Surveillance Squad is an expedition that escalates from Provisional Serpentis Outpost.

Walkthrough

Expedition start:
It seemed for a while you would manage to get all of the pirates, but evidently one of the guard ships from the Guardian Angels has slipped away. Luckily your scanners seem to have gathered enough information to give you its approximate destination.

The first three locations are usually in low security space while the last location is usually in null security space but this varies.

First Location

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Warp in. If Shadow Serpentis is there: kill him, possibly get escalation. Else (or If didn't get escalation): Use acceleration gate, kill Serpentis Security Station (if present), possibly get escalation.

Warpin

Initial Defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	3-4 x Destroyer Corelior Troopper/...
	0-1 x Commander Cruiser Shadow Serpentis Chief Spy/Agent
	3-4 x Battlecruiser Corelatis Squad/Wing Leader

Room 2

Initial Defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	1-2 x Elite Frigate Coreli Guardian Watchman/...
	3 x Elite Cruiser Corelum Guardian Chief Safeguard/...
	2-3 x Battlecruiser Corelatis Wing Leader

When you warp in to the site there is additional group present. These ships will warp off and won't engage you.

Additional group (warps off)

		WD	EWAR	L
	10 x Elite Frigate coreli Guard/...
	3 x Elite Frigate coreli Guardian Guard/...
	5 x Destroyer Corelior Artillery/...
	7 x Elite Cruiser Corelum Guardian Chief Scout/...
	3 x Battlecruiser Corelatis Wing/Squad Leader

Escalation continue:
The station databanks contain information on the local Guardian Angel security network and among it; a location of yet another station similar to this one. That is your best clue as to where the ships that fled as you entered have gone.

Second Location

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Warp in. If Shadow Serpentis is there: kill him, possibly get escalation. Else (or If didn't get escalation): Use acceleration gate, kill Serpentis Security Station, possibly get escalation.

Room 1

Initial Defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	4 x Destroyer
	16 x Cruiser
	0-1 x Commander Cruiser Shadow Serpentis
	4 x Battlecruiser Corelatis Squad/Wing Leader

Room 2

Initial Defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	16 x Frigate Coreli Guardian Patroller
	3 x Elite Cruiser Corelum Guardian Chief Defender/Infantry
	3 x Battlecruiser Corelatis Squad Leader

Structures

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Serpentis Security Station

Escalation continue:
To your dismay, the main computers of this station took a direct hit during your assault and any information that might have been there is gone up in smoke. However, your instruments ran through the data from the fleeing ships and have come up with this location as a suggestion to where they might have warped.

Third Location

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Warp in. If Shadow Serpentis is there: kill him, possibly get escalation. Else (or If didn't get escalation): Use acceleration gate, kill Serpentis Security Station, possibly get escalation.

Room 1

		WD	EWAR	L
	2-3 x Frigate Coreli Guardian Agent/Initiate/Patroller/...
	2-3 x Destroyer Corelior Soldier/Trooper
	3 x Elite Cruiser Corelum Guardian Chief
	3 x Battlecruiser Corelatis Squad/Wind Leader
	1 x Commander Cruiser Shadow Serpentis Chief Defender

Escalation continue:

It looks like a Serpentis executive vessel the angels were escorting got away during the fight. Luckily for you though, one of its communication devices seems to be malfunctioning and is for no apparent reason sending out a constant stream of sentimental and dreamy meditation muzak. Your instruments have no problems tracing where it is coming from. This wailing is extremely irritating. Aggravating in fact. The muzak of doom.

Room 2

Initial Defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	16 x Destroyer Corelior Canoneer/...
	3 x Elite Cruiser Corelum Guardian Chief Defender/Infantry
	2 x Battlecruiser Corelatis Squad Leader

Fourth Location

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Structures

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Jeroon

Wave #1 (timed, approx. 10s after warp in)

		WD	EWAR	L
	2-3 x Destroyer Corelior Trooper
	7 x Cruiser Corelum Chief Infantry/Sentinel

First aggression on the Jeroon structure triggers multiple AoE smartbomb waves with 30+ km radius and 1k damage per wave. Return drones to dronebay before attacking the structure, warp out and back to stop the waves. After that, deploy drones normaly.

Wave #2 (first aggression wave)

		WD	EWAR	L
	6 x Sentry Serpentis Heavy Missile Battery

Wave #3 (50% armor wave)

		WD	EWAR	L
	0-3 x Frigate Coreli Guardian Defender
	3-4 x Cruiser Corelum Chief Infantry/Protector/Sentinel
	3 x Cruiser Corelum Guardian Chief Guard/SafeGuard
	3-4 x Battlecruiser Corelatis Captain/Platoon Leader

Wave #4 (25% armor wave)

		WD	EWAR	L
	6 x Destroyer Corelior Soldier/Infantry/Connoneer/Atillery
	6 x Battlecruiser Corelatis Captain Sentry/High Captain

Wave #5 (0% armor wave)

		WD	EWAR	L
	2-3 x Frigate Coreli Guardian Defender
	3 x Destroyer Corelior Sentinel/Artillery/Cannoneer
	4 x Elite Cruiser Corelum Guardian Chief Guard/SafeGuard

Upon structure death (in local chat channel):
Marin Matola: Noooo! You've just ruined years of research. I can't believe it. You will PAY for that, mongrel!

Wave #6 (structure death)

		WD	EWAR	L
	3-5 x Frigate Guardian Veteran
	1 x Storyline Mission Cruiser Marin Matola
	4 x Battlecruiser Corelatis Squad/Platoon Leader

Expeditions - Guardian Angels Surveillance Squad (expedition end)
For a while there, you almost wished you had brought more friends with you and you are relieved you managed to blow the station before more could scramble against you. You are also relieved you managed to kill off that blasted gurgle sound. Permanently.

Loot

Commander and other valuable loot

Item Name	Est. Value	Note
Shadow Serpentis Brass Tag	7,500 ISK
Mid-Grade Asklepian Gamma (Implant)	78.2 M ISK	Second location
Mid-Grade Snake Beta (Implant)	~40 M ISK	Third location
Shadow Serpentis Medium Plasma Smartbomb	6.6 M ISK	Third location
Corelum C-Type Medium Armor Repairer	~80 M ISK	Fourth location
Vigilant Blueprint (1-run BPC)	~180 M ISK	Fourth location
Mid-grade Asklepian Omega	~370m isk	Second location
Mid-Grade Snake Gamma	~67m isk	Third Location

Exploration logs

Date	Loot	Est. value	Comments
Nov 2014
Sep 2016	Shadow Serpentis Brass Tag	7,500	A. Single. Frackin'. Brass. Tag. After whelping a Vaga in the site. Hope those that come after me have more luck!
Nov 2016	Mid-Grade Asklepian Gamma, Shadow Serpentis Medium Plasma Smartbomb, Faction Ammo	84.4 M ISK
Jun 2020	Mid-Grade Snake Beta, Corelum C-type Medium Armor Repairer, Vigilant BPC	300 M ISK