The Assault (Guristas Pirates)
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- This article details the Guristas variant of this mission. For other faction variants, see The Assault (disambiguation).
The Assault is a Level 4 combat mission. It has multiple faction variants.
| Level | 4 |
| Type | Encounter |
| Objective | Destroy the Guristas fleet. |
| Faction | Guristas |
| Best damage to deal | ? |
| Damage to resist |  Kin Th |
| Warp disruption | Yes (Dire Pithi Invader) |
| EWAR | Web, ECM |
| Ship size limit | ? |
| Ship suggestion |  Golem (video),  Apocalypse Navy Issue (video) |
Overview
Spawn triggers are the highest bounty battleships in a particular group. The exact battleship is randomly determined, so be sure to identify them correctly via their bounty. The incoming damage is almost entirely kinetic; only the elite cruisers deal noticeable thermal damage.
Blitz
In the first pocket, ignore all hostile targets and activate the acceleration gate. In the second pocket, destroy all ships in Group 3. (This seems to be outdated. Killing only group 3 wasn't enough for me.)
1st Pocket
Fleet Aggro: The first pilot to enter the pocket will receive auto-aggro from Group 1 only. Any other fleet members who enter afterward will receive auto-aggro from Group 2 upon attacking Group 1. Group 2 and Reinforcements will aggro drones.
The acceleration gate to next room is not locked, and can be activated at any time.
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2 x Elite Frigate Dire Pithi Wrecker/Plunderer | |||
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4 x Battleship Pith Dismantler/... 
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| Group 2 (80 km) | ||||
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4 x Elite Cruiser Dire Pithum Inferno/Mortifier | |||
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3 x Battlecruiser Pithatis Assassin/Assaulter | |||
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3-4 x Battlecruiser Pithatis Assassin/... | |||
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3-4 x Battleship Pith Conquistador/... |
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Mining
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60 x Veldspar 
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2nd Pocket
Attacking Group 2 will aggro Group 3. Reinforcement spawn and elite frigates will aggro drones. Destroying the Starbase Control Tower prevents Reinforcements from spawning, but will also aggro Group 2.
The incoming damage is quite high from Initial Defenders alone. The battleships will orbit at 50 km and attack with Scourge cruise missiles. It is recommended to destroy hostile targets in the following order: Group 1, Group 3, Group 2 (and Reinforcements waves when triggered).
Mission is marked as completed upon destruction of Group 3. (This seems to be outdated. Killing only group 3 wasn't enough for me.)
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| Group 1 (55 km) | ||||
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2 x Elite Frigate Dire Pithi Invader/Infiltrator | 
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2 x Elite Cruiser Dire Pithum Abolisher/Eraser | |||
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3 x Battleship Pith Dismantler/Extinguisher | |||
| Group 2 (80 km) | ||||
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4 x Elite Cruiser Dire Pithum Annihilator/... |
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5 x Battleship Pith Extinguisher/...
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| Group 3 (110 km) | ||||
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2 x Elite Frigate Dire Pithi Invader/Infiltrator |
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3 x Destroyer Pithior Guerilla/Renegade | |||
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3 x Battlecruiser Pithatis Assaulter/Enforcer | |||
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2 x Battleship Pith Exterminator/... |
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The last ship destroyed from Reinforcements Wave 1 triggers Reinforcements Wave 2.
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4 x Cruiser Pithum Eraser/... | |||
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4 x Battleship Pith Eliminator/... |
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| Wave 2 (40 km) | ||||
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2 x Cruiser Pithum Eraser/Inferno/Mortifier | |||
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1 x Starbase Control Tower
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1 x Habitation Module | 
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