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-Earth Orbit-

As the Protoss ships start their bombardment, the AIF's defensive grid springs in to action. Orbital MAC stations begin firing shots in to the formation. Massive slugs smash through the attacking ships, brushing aside smaller ships and slamming in to the bombardment vessels with devastating effect. The largest stations, known as Type 2s, line up shots that slam through multiple ships, their mile long MACs imparting incredible velocity to their MK VI slugs.

Ground based lasers and ion weapons also open fire, tearing in to the vessels entering the atmosphere with devastating effect. The SOD MKI lasers enter rapid fire mode, targeting critical systems to neutralize the enemy vessels before shifting targets to inflict more damage. With the AIF's advanced detection systems, evacuations of civilians to bunkers had already begun when the attacks came, though it has only had a small effect on civilian casualties. The ships at ISBA also suffer heavy casualties, as they also fall under fire from ground based lasers and orbital facilities. Nuclear weapons are also deployed against the Protoss fleets, detonating amongst groupings of ships and fighters. Meanwhile, ground based anti-air weapons, intact due to the Protoss's poor tactics of focusing on civilian population centers, lay waste to incoming Protoss craft, while fighters also scramble to defend.

The bombarding vessels get additional surprises as well. AIF capital ships warp in behind, 6 battle clusters of them, pulling and shoving the ships with tractor beams and knocking their aim off. As a result, many shots fired end up hitting oceans or less densely populated areas, while the AIF warships begin a merciless counterattack on the attacking vessels. Hundreds of other vessels also join in, having not been assigned to any particular battle cluster. Missiles launch from the ships, armed with the AIF's new plasma warheads, which yield much greater damage as they burn through the Protoss hulls. Fighters and point defense weapons lay waste to the Protoss attack craft, destroying them before they can deploy their ordnance.

-Tenelapis-

The surface defenses at the AIF base are quickly destroyed, but not before they return fire against the attackers. Lasers fire, and missiles, including a few nuclear weapons, are launched. The powerful UAC built Spire of David guns fire off their multi-slug bursts, destroying a major vessel before being eradicated. However, the majority of base personnel are safe, hidden deep below the surface around Pillar Olympus. Personnel near the surface make their retreats, and the crews at the base begin to load themselves in to surface warships.

While the surface is bombarded, fleet below begins to retreat. They steam off in to the murky dark of the caves, the base rigged to detonate should intruders attempt to take it. Much of the fleet takes a course towards the Aneph fortress-base, with others scattering to other dark corners of the planet, guns ready to fend off the alien threat...