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|commanders1= Unknown | |commanders1= Unknown | ||
|commanders2= [[Jerald Mulkey Ander]] | |commanders2= [[Jerald Mulkey Ander]] | ||
|forces1= [[Avery Johnson]] and his | |forces1= [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] and his spotter | ||
|forces2= *Jerald Mulkey Ander | |forces2= *Jerald Mulkey Ander | ||
* | *Two more men inside the truck (presumably bodyguards) | ||
*Ander's truck | *Ander's truck | ||
|casual1= None | |casual1= None | ||
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'''Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE''' was an assassination | '''Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE''' was an assassination strike carried out by [[Avery Junior Johnson|Corporal Avery Johnson]] against the leadership of the [[Secessionist Union]].<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|''Halo Graphic Novel'', page 122]]</ref> | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
In [[2502]], | In [[2502]], [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Special Forces|NAVSPECWAR]], specifically [[ORION Project|Project: ORION]], sent a young, but capable Corporal Avery Johnson to assassinate [[Jerald Mulkey Ander]], a leader of the People's Occupation Government. The UNSC sent Johnson to [[Harvest]], which, at the time, was a new colony, to assassinate him. This operation was also Johnson's final test for the [[Naval Special Warfare Sniper School]].<ref>'''''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''''', page 64</ref> | ||
Johnson acquired a position a fair distance from his target and set up | Johnson acquired a position a fair distance from his target and set up an [[Model 99 Special Application Scoped Rifle|M99 "Stanchion" rifle]]. Johnson was accompanied by another UNSC Marine, presumably his spotter for making calculations for wind and distance. | ||
When Ander's truck passed by, Johnson took the shot and successfully killed Ander, effectively ending the threat posed by the Secessionist Union. | When Ander's truck passed by, Johnson took the shot and successfully killed Ander, effectively ending the threat posed by the Secessionist Union. | ||