The battle had begun.
The leading elements of the native alien forces had entered into extreme weapons range and began to test the defenses set up by the humans.
Numerous distant alien warships utilized their laser cannon batteries to lightly rake the energy shields covering the orbital fortresses.
At this range, it was hard to ensure that the weapons would hit their targets. Even if the orbits and trajectories of the large orbital fortresses remained completely the same, the extreme range amplified every mistake caused by dialing in the wrong angles.
This was why the human defensive forces did not bother to fire back at the distant enemies. It would only waste energy, wear down components and provide more information to the aliens.
The attackers had different ideas in mind.
"Those aren't ordinary alien ships. They are puelmer heavy cruisers!"
