Though Ves became distracted by Marvaine's distress, the battle outside continued to rage without any interruption.
Mech pilots continued to die at a steady rate.
Although there were still plenty of mech pilots who were fast enough to eject their cockpits before their mechs got completely destroyed, there were instances where they couldn't react fast enough.
Many mech pilots initially became shocked when the missiles carried by some of the starfighters homed right in on their machines and struck with great might!
The missiles that most humans were accustomed to dealing with were generally powerful but not to the point of being able to fell a well-armored mech in a single strike.
The explosive ordnance utilized by the aliens were different!
