Space, Amaterasu Orbital Colony.
The battle between the Mars Successors and the Ptolemaios and Danner's Son had already lasted half an hour. Half an hour might not have sounded long, and for a battle, it was indeed quite brief. Yet faced with the Mars Successors' overwhelming numbers and their unusual defensive fields, the battle was proving extremely troublesome for everyone involved.
Besides drawing as much attention as possible, they also had to ensure the safety of the Ptolemaios and Danner's Son. Their main objective was not to wipe out every enemy present, but to rescue the Yamato. That greatly restricted the performance of certain pilots and machines. They could only maintain a certain pace, preventing the Mars Successors from losing all hope while devoting their full attention to the fight.
"This is such a pain. How long is this battle supposed to last?" Gido piloted his ZZ Gundam, using its twin Beam Cannons to destroy a Mars Successor unit. He endured countless shots and forcibly evaded several beams caught between them, but could only watch helplessly as another unit, grazed by his Beam Saber, fled at high speed after its shield field was cut open and a massive mark was left on its surface.
By now, Gido had a fire burning in his heart. There had clearly been several good opportunities to attack with the large Mega Particle Cannon mounted on his Gundam's head. Under Gido's control, that weapon possessed power surpassing even the main guns of ordinary battleships. With that attack and the cooperation of the other machines, they could have forcibly opened a path to Amaterasu.
But because Tessa and Miss Huang had explicitly said they needed to wait for the Nadeshiko to act, so as to prevent the Mars Successors from dragging Amaterasu and the Yamato down