The battles being waged in the larger, more prosperous star systems took a toll on the Bright Republic.
The Mech Corps only managed to control its rate of attrition through the protection of the Starfighter Corps.
Hundreds, if not thousands of starfighter pilots died in a battle against large, abnormal sandman fleets.
There was no time to mourn the dead. Every effort had to be put into reinforcing the front, salvaging the wreckage floating in the battle site and preparing for the next battle that might come in less than half of a day!
The high frequency of sandman incursions forced the defending forces to implement a rotation.
For example, the arduous battle that the 1st Havensworth Division just won against the three sandman monoliths depleted the strength of their accompanying outfits and starfighter regiments severely.
