LeftHandofGod
The shields on the R-UPA ships are surprisingly... reactive. Instead of smashing right through the shields like most things would, shockwaves ripple over the surface of the shields. A burst of power charges through most of the main ships, the shields going from a passive light blue to a bright yellow, absorbing everything. Not all the ships are unharmed, however.
A lot of the smaller fighters are torn to shreds, however, they act as Kamikaze Point Defence against the Anti-Matter Missiles, deliberately charging into them before they can even reach the Cruisers and Capitals. The shields aren't holding long, however... the burst of power surging through the shields is a momentary distraction while the R-UPA consider their options.
What the hell is going on there?
"HI are attacking us. Sound familiar?"
Perfectly familiar. Those arseswipes
"When did they teach you those words?"
I learnt them myself, commander.
"So, what should we do..."
Pay in blood. Traitors deserve to die.
"This isn't like you at all... What are our options?"
Board the ship. Kill them all.
"I'll go with the first option, thanks"
A squad of Frigates, under the cover of two heavy cruisers, turn around slowly. They're using as little power as they can for some reason. Their shields glow yellow like the rest, although they're dying down.
With a zip, they're gone. They appear inside the HI fleet, right beside Vos' ship. They seem to be extremely low on power, their shields a low green. A few of them are torn apart, but one of them runs out of power. It floats in space, drifting towards the ship. A hatch opens to show some Commandos with low powered Jetpacks. They move slowly towards the ship, as carefully as they can. They don't want to be torn apart by Point Defence units, but they do want to deal with the threat quickly.
Meanwhile, the overcharged shields are dying down... another volley and they'll be deactivated, leaving the rest of the R-UPA Fleet sitting ducks to the HI... and the Mak.
5 Standard Capitals
15 Heavy Cruisers
50 Light Cruisers
100 Vanguard Gunships
100 Heavy Gunships
400 Light Gunships
300 Obliterator Frigates
200 Heavy Frigates
995 Light Frigates
9, 811 Light Corvettes
80, 999 Heavy Fighters
250, 789 Light Fighters
Losses
- 249, 211 Light Fighters
- 20, 001 Heavy Fighters
- 199 Light Corvettes
- 5 Light Frigates
"What was that?"
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.