(ˊ〇ˋ*)The Great Battle in Mars Orbit (I)
On the fifteenth of June, in the year 11,000,325,025 of the Machine God Calendar, at approximately 18:15 Machine God Standard Time...
"Amuro Ray, ν Gundam, launched!"
"Kamille Bidan, Z Gundam, launched!"
"Anavel Gato, Champion Gundam, launched!"
"Setsuna F. Seiei, 00 Qan[T] Gundam, launched!"
"Haman Karn, Qubeley, launched!"
"Char Aznable, Sazabi, launched!"
"Kira, Freedom Gundam, launched!"
"Suletta Mercury, Aerial Gundam, launched!"
"Irum..."
"..."
As Captain Annie's launch orders were relayed, and one after another the pilots and their mobile suits were catapulted from their ships' hangars and hurtled into the pitch-black void, the Battle of Mars Orbit officially began!
At that moment, the rust-red surface of Mars loomed beyond the viewports of the bridge aboard the Tibbers. In the planet's atmosphere, whose density was less than one percent of Earth's, dust seemed to swirl faintly, as if an unusual storm were about to descend.
On the bridge's enormous holographic display, thirty green signals representing their forces suddenly lit up one by one on the holographic tactical map and sped forward.
Farther away on the map, countless purple-and-white signals ringed in red—marking the mechanical faction's mobile suits—ripped through space and charged at high speed toward the three-ship alliance led by the Tibbers.
"!!"
"That many..."
Staring at the radar, the Davarish saw the friendly and enemy signals and the staggering difference in their numbers reflected in his pupils. He cried out, then walked over to the little girl captain who had commandeered the main-gun officer's station and sighed in dismay.
"Captain Annie!"
"There are even more enemy mobile suits than we expected. There are a full 160 standard units..."
"What do you think?"
The veteran executive officer and the Adasi could handle the battle ahead. Davarish wasn't worried about them; what concerned him more were