More than ten minutes later, after all the warships, MAs, and MSs caught by Earth's gravity and dragged into the atmosphere had vanished from sight and radar range, outer orbit finally became quiet.
Although the ZAFT Army had lost over sixty percent of the Ginns it had only recently replenished, along with a warship that broke apart while falling through the atmosphere, its achievements were quite impressive.
First, the Earth Alliance's Eighth Fleet, stationed in Earth orbit and supporting the Moon base from afar, had been almost completely wiped out.
Other than the Archangel, not a single one of the others had any chance of landing safely. Nearly all of them would perish during descent.
Even if some warships barely managed an emergency landing through preprogrammed computer procedures, the people inside could not possibly withstand the terrifying heat generated by the hulls scraping against the atmosphere.
That meant that from now on, as long as they avoided the Moon base, the toughest bone to chew, the ZAFT Army could freely deploy forces from the rear to besiege the most important military bases on the ground.
Second, Sakura, known as the "Red Queen," had once again demonstrated nearly unmatched combat power in the battle.
If Allen had not emerged at the very last second in his upgraded new machine to disrupt things, the Archangel and Strike would likely have both been finished here.
Finally, and most importantly—
Rau Le Creuset had finally broken the deadlock deliberately maintained by both sides' executives, sending the war in an unpredictable and irreversible direction.
The Earth Alliance would certainly not sit idly by after the destruction of the Eighth Fleet and the loss of its space defense capabilities. It would definitely find a way to retaliate.
Likewise, the Coordinator hawks who were gradually gaining control