Major Kant had never been prouder then when he lead his column of AT-ATs out of Eriadu City to the wide planes where the dropships waited to take his Walkers to orbit. He stood atop the lead walker, in an observation platform, waving to the adoring crouds, the banners and pennants of his unit trailing in the morning sun as a light breeze lifted them from the poles behind the observation platform, on the side of the walker was emblazoned a Monochrome picture of Moff Konig. Playing from the loudspeakers was the Imperial March and along the streets Imperial loyalists handed the file of stormtroopers on each side of the line of walkers small gifts and flowers as they marched proudly with arms shouldered. It was a mighty parade, an auspicious start to a great campaign that would be heard of for a thousand years, he thought as he began to embark his walkers on the landers. Soon the rebels would be crushed and another would would fall under the Imperial Cog and the armoured feet of his walker. After personally supervising the load of each walker the Major walked quickly to the nearby lighter, being one of the last to leave Eriadu to orbit, waiting to take him to meet the boorish aristocrat who was commanding the naval branch of the mission, while he would never tel the man so, he was disgusted with his old fashioned aristocratic ways and the open disrespect he showed for Moff Konig and his rightful rank.
He stepped off the lighter sometime later aboard the vessel he had been allotted to travel on, giving a crisp salute to the welcoming committee "Major Kant, 1st Eriadu Lancers, I trust you will put us in the forefront of our assault" he reported in to Heller, he spoke proudly wearing a uniform that was a little past its best, but obviously fastidiously maintained and polished. His boots and buttons gleamed with a shine so intense that it had not been seen since the NIO's Legendarily well dressed Elite Storm Commandos in their finest hour. Behind him stood his closest aides, Captain Von Krupp (XO) and Lieutenant Reisinger (Pilot of his lead Walker).
A manifest was sent to Heller
1st Eriadu Lancers
40 Officers - All fit
700 Stormtroopers - 623 fit, 77 sick or wounded
400 Walker crew and support - 378 fit, 22 sick or wounded
9 AT AT Walkers - 8 fully operational, 1 with portside heavy blaster inoperative (repairs ongoing)
10 AT-ST Walkers - 7 fully operational, 2 with minor damage to cockpit armour painting, 1 in need of replacement main power converter (repairs ongoing)
