Talk:AIF/@comment-32153776-20160708204749/@comment-10905876-20160719190251

The Jaguars' armor shrugs off the .75 caliber pistols and MGs, but begin to show damage after being hit by the lasers several times. Meanwhile the marines continue to duel the clone troops, their M1A1s causing substantial losses. The Jaguars focus their attention on the elite Protoss units, using their heavy 20mm rifles with APFSDS and incendiary ammo. Others, when close enough, engage in hand to hand combat, using the added strength of their power armor to deliver very heavy blows.

The Knights blast the Protoss soldiers with their rifles as they charge, then ignite their lightsabers for close quarters combat. Several towards the back in each bunker use their force powers to divert the rubble, either throwing it back at the Protoss or setting it down as cover for the IMG solders.

The walkers soon begin to collapse, their hit legs giving way or seizing up. In an attempt to cushion their fall and land upright, the undamaged legs also give way, and many land upright. The downed walkers continue to fire, operating now as fortresses instead of battleships. Meanwhile, the defending tank forces have reached their new positions, and come around and open fire on the Protoss artillery.

The plasma shotguns (that's basically the function described) down a few aircraft, however the Protoss still have difficulty getting a good firing solution on the nimble atmospheric aircraft. Meanwhile, cloaked heavy bombers from far off bases fly in low over the battlefield, the Protoss unable to detect them in time to stop them from carpet bombing the Protoss artillery lines. The bombers then jet away at high speed, while a few go down from stray fire and wild shots by the Protoss aircraft, but most get away from the swiftness of their attack. Meanwhile, smaller ground attack craft continue to strafe Protoss ground units.

-Orbit-

"Jesus! The entire fleet is down!"

"So is the enemy fleet!"

"More bogies inbound."

"Watch your six!"

"Strike group nine, form up on me! We're going for their big ones!"

The fighters, unaffected by the ion blasts that took out the larger ships, continue to duel the Protoss fighters. The newly arrived craft prove to be on par with the P300s, with slightly better agility, but poorer acceleration and firepower compared to the AIF craft. Several groups of strike craft head towarss the crippled Protoss fleet, intending to cause some damage before they come back up from their ion hits.

Meanwhile, the AIF heavy battleships begin to slowly power back up. The Ascendant Justice along with the two Novas Endar Spire and Renown forming up on her flanks, heads in towards a pair of Dreadnoughts starting to power back up. The smaller vessels on both sides however both remain disabled, with their crews working furiously to bring them back on line...