The countless fragments produced by Heliopolis's explosion densely filled the circular expanse spanning hundreds of kilometers around it, severely interfering with warship radar detection.
With the technology humanity possessed in this world, it was simply impossible to distinguish enemy warships and MS units from that space debris.
Therefore, Murrue, captain of the Archangel, decisively adopted a silence tactic, completely shutting down active radar emissions and the engines, concealing the ship among tens of millions of large fragments.
After all, until Strike and Allen's machine had finished repairs and could sortie again, she would not take any risks.
Likewise, the ZAFT warship on the other side entered a silent state as well, patiently waiting for its prey to lose patience and reveal itself.
You must know that the Archangel had launched in a hurry. Its supplies and fuel were nowhere near comparable to those of the ZAFT Army, which remained at Level One combat readiness.
If it came down to a prolonged battle or a war of attrition, Rau Le Creuset dared to guarantee that he would be the one to claim the final victory.
However, he did not sit idle while testing their patience. Instead, he gathered the Red Uniform Elites under his command in the operations briefing room and said in a slightly amused tone, "A total of nine MS units. Four Ginns equipped with Type-D Equipment, four latest-generation machines seized from the Earth Alliance, and one special experimental machine granted by the Supreme Council. With such overwhelming strength and superiority, you still couldn't do anything against just two enemy MS units. Can anyone tell me whether the enemy is too strong, or you are too incompetent? Especially you four—Athrun, Diego, Yzak, and Nicol. Our Red Queen had clearly held off their trump card, yet you failed to destroy