Editing Assault Ops

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[[File:HSS Menu AssaultOps.png|thumb|The Assault Ops menu in the Steam version of ''Halo: Spartan Strike''.]]

'''Assault Ops''', also known as '''Challenges''' in the Windows versions of ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', are a optional [[challenge]]s featured in ''Halo: Spartan Assault'' and ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'', which can be undertaken in order to earn currency to spend in the game's [[Loadout|Armory]]. Assault Ops typically require the player to kill some number of a specific type of enemy, using a particular weapon, vehicle or grenade. In addition to each of three mission-specific Assault Ops per level, a rotating selection of three weekly Assault Ops was previously available, which could be completed on any mission. However, these have since been discontinued.<ref name="HSA">'''''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'''''</ref><ref name="HSS">'''''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'''''</ref>

Three achievements are tied to Assault Ops; [[Extra Credit]] and [[Thorough]] can be earned by completing all of the mission-specific Assault Ops in ''Halo: Spartan Assault''  and ''Halo: Spartan Strike'' respectively. The third achievement, [[A for Effort]], can be attained in the Windows version of ''Spartan Assault'' by completing all of the Assault Ops for [[Operation F: Hydra]].<ref name="HSA"/><ref name="HSS"/><ref group="Note">In the Windows versions of ''Halo: Spartan Assault'', the Extra Credit achievement only requires the completion of 75 of the total 90 Assault Ops, as Operation F: Hydra and its additional 15 Assault Ops were added in a title update after launch. Another achievement, A for Effort, was added as a completion reward for these extra Assault Ops. The two Xbox versions of the game include these Assault Ops as part of Extra Credit, and do not feature an A for Effort achievement.</ref>

In both ''Spartan Assault'' and ''Spartan Strike'', progess in the game is shared across all versions of the game on [[Microsoft]] platforms, and as well as between iPhone and iPad (although not between the Microsoft and Apple platforms). As a result, progress towards Assaults Ops carries over between these platforms. The Steam versions of the games do not include this feature.<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2883092_Spartan-Assault-STEAM---Synchronization.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Forum-Spartan Assault STEAM - Synchonization?'']</ref>

==List of Assault Ops==
===''Halo: Spartan Assault''===
''Halo: Spartan Assault'' features 90 mission-specific Assault Ops in total, three for each of its 30 solo missions. The cooperative [[Halo: Spartan Assault co-op missions|Flood missions]] featured in the [[Xbox 360]] and [[Xbox One]] ports of the game do not include Assault Ops. Assault Ops in ''Spartan Assault'' award the player with extra [[Experience point|XP]].

{{/Halo: Spartan Assault}}

===''Halo: Spartan Strike''===
''Halo: Spartan Strike'' also features three mission-specific Assault Ops for each of its 30 levels, making for a grand total of 90 Assault Ops. In ''Spartan Strike'', Assault Ops award the player with additional [[Credit|CR]].

{{/Halo: Spartan Strike}}

==Trivia==
*Unlike challenges in previous ''Halo'' games, Assault Ops are not integrated with [[Halo Waypoint]] in any way.
*In contrast to ''Halo: Spartan Assault'', the Assault Ops in ''Spartan Strike'' are not given unique names - instead, they are simply numbered "Assault Op 1" to "Assault Op 3".
*Many of the Assault Op names in ''Spartan Assault'' are references:
**'''Sting Like a Bee''' is a reference to a quote made famous by [[wikipedia:Muhammad Ali|Muhammad Ali]]. 
**'''Ring of Fire''' is likely a reference to the song of the  [[wikipedia:Ring of Fire (song)|same name]].
**'''Up Close and Personal''' is a reference to the ''Halo 3'' [[Up Close and Personal|achievement]].
**'''Dirty Davis''' is a reference to the film and character [[wikipedia:Dirty Harry|Dirty Harry]].
**'''Premature Detonation''' may be a reference to a similar-sounding [[wikipedia:Premature ejaculation|sexual disfunction]].
**'''Hammer to a Gunfight''' may be a reference to the ''Halo: Reach'' achievement [[Knife to a Gunfight]].
**'''Let It Rain!''' is likely a reference to the ''Halo: Reach'' achievement [[Let It Rain]].
**'''Road Warrior''' is a reference to the film [[wikipedia: Mad Max 2|Mad Max 2]].
**'''Perosus Latrunuculus Exterminatus''', roughly translated, is Latin for "Hateful Bandit Exterminated". Perosus Latrunculus is the [[Kig-Yar]]'s [[Forerunner]] designation.
**'''Great Balls of Plasma''' is a reference to the song [[wikipedia:Great Balls of Fire|Great Balls of Fire]].
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==Gallery==
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Spartan Assault Challenges menu.png|The Assault Ops/Challenges menu in the Windows 8 version of ''Spartan Assault''.
Spartan Strike Assault Ops menu.png|The Assault Ops menu in the Windows 8 version of ''Spartan Strike''.
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==Notes==
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==Sources==
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