But even as the attack began, the Kingdom of Dawn's frontline commander had already ordered the shield generators to advance in tandem. The wide-area Deflector Shields covered the advancing ground forces as much as possible, greatly reducing their casualties.
However, shield generators were slow-moving, and there was also the risk of ambushes by Imperial special forces, so the distance they could advance was limited.
The Kingdom of Dawn generally used massed combat robot assaults to draw the Galactic Empire's fire before committing elite army soldiers to the attack.
The firepower over the Galactic Empire's positions continuously intertwined, and countless artillery shells formed a dense barrage. Even under the protection of Deflector Shields, the sky was lit a blazing red.
The wreckage of combat robots melted in the intense heat, and the air was filled with the pungent stench of scorched metal.
At this point, the Kingdom of Dawn's armored forces began to exert their strength. Centered around those three Scorpion Annihilator combat machines, armored units including Goliath Mechs, Rhino Mechs, and Wolf Mechs poured into the battlefield, their powerful guns relentlessly bombarding the Galactic Empire's fortifications.
More turrets also rose from the Galactic Empire's positions—1.4FD-P anti-vehicle turrets.
The most striking feature of these turrets was their disc-shaped structure. Sixteen sets of energy generators around them focused their power into the short central barrel before firing, giving them immense destructive power.
Their only flaw was a cooling issue, which meant they were not fully enclosed and offered no protection whatsoever to the gunners operating them from behind. Combat robots had now begun appearing in the Galactic Empire's army as well, so these 1.4FD-P turrets were mostly operated by robots.
The exchange of fire gradually intensified. Large numbers of fighters were also locked in aerial dogfights, occasionally diving down to drop EMP