As the fighting at the frontlines intensified, both sides employed new technologies and tactics in order to gain an advantage over their opponents.
Starfighters, phasefighters, pulse space suppressors and ever more sophisticated transphasic missiles all resulted in greater results, but also increased casualties and misery.
Both the humans and the native aliens were locked in a conflict where neither side wanted to stop until they either managed to wipe out their adversaries, or gained enough dominance to secure their own survival.
The Red Tide Offensive directly raised the stakes. With the 1st defensive band gone and the 2nd defensive band moments away from total collapse, the 3rd defensive band had become the new focal point of the conflict between the opposing civilizations.
Fortunately for red humanity, the 3rd defensive band was much more fortified than the previous two bands.
