Talk:AIF/@comment-32153758-20140812115302/@comment-11135771-20140812162415

Two groups of AIF ships return to the harbour having cut their patrol short after hearing of the attack; twelve Orca-class submarines and eight Simulacrum-class aerospace warships. On their approach, the vessels coordinate an attack strategy.

The submarines dive to the maximum safe depth possible without risking scraping the sand on the bottom of the bay, passing under the rampaging Delusion and deploying buoyed antimatter mines below and slightly in front of the massive ship. At the same time, the group of Simulacrum-class ships approaches from behind the Delusion. Four of them fly in at high altitude, using the clouds as cover and harassing the enemy ship from above. They fire their missiles and guns, aiming to destroy most of the "sail" mounted guns on the Delusion. The other four ships fly in low, below the reach of the Delusion's guns. They work with the submarine group, focusing fire on the massive warship's engines with the intent of hopefully causing it to crash into the minefield.