--a little earlier--
As Badgiruel speculated, in addition to the fact that Strike Gundam had some minor problems with the weapon change itself, the core reason why Kira did not attack in time could indeed be said to be that Kira did not want to go on the battlefield again.
In fact, despite going through Haman's previous 'talk therapy', Kira knew that he was not just an ordinary first-generation Coordinator;
At the same time, I also agree with what Haman said that some of my ideas are too naive and childish, and I am just a well-protected child;
Moreover, at the request of Murrue and Mu, he would not mind performing tasks other than combat as Strike Gundam's pilot;
But even so, Kira still hasn't found a reason to fight on his own, especially when he actually works for the Earth Alliance to fight against his 'compatriots' - maybe even his childhood friends.
Therefore, when there was indeed a small problem with the weapon replacement, Kira chose to escape rather than assist Sergeant Major Murdoch in solving it;
On the other side, Sergeant Major Murdoch, in addition to knowing some of Kira's thoughts, was also busy with the follow-up processing after the launch of 'Lohengrin' and the recovery of Mu's Moebius polished rod, so he temporarily let this situation go.
But now, as the above two things have come to an end, Uncle Mu also came to Kira under the "complaint" of Sergeant Major Murdoch. Kira is also having a fierce struggle in his heart.
At this time, Archangel suddenly shook violently, and even Kira in Strike Gundam could clearly feel it.
"This feeling is the vibration coming from the bridge!"
Kira, who relied on his superior perception and was confused by concern, had no time to distinguish carefully and immediately called the bridge - to be precise, his friend Miriallia.
"Miriallia, are you okay? Is everyone okay?
What was the shock just now?"
Miriallia, who was in panic on the other side of the communication, saw Kira, and seemed to have found psychological support, and responded with a cry.
"Kira!
Well, I'm fine here, and so is everyone!
ZAFT's beam weapon attack almost hit the bridge directly. Fortunately, Lieutenant Badgiruel's command deflected the attack.
... It's okay now."
Although Miriallia hesitated to speak, he finally chose to comfort Kira for the sake of his friends;
But Kira knew very well that if he didn't take action, it wouldn't be a surprise for such a situation to happen again.
"Miriallia, send me the coordinates of the attack's source, I'll attack now!"
"But... I understand, Kira, I'm leaving it to you, please pay attention to your safety."
After hesitating for a moment, facing the firm expression of his friend Kira, Miriallia made a sincere request and entrustment.
Without cutting off the communication, Kira solved the minor problem of weapon replacement with three clicks, five divided by two, and then turned on the speaker of the machine body and contacted Sergeant Major Murdoch who was already close to Strike Gundam.
"Mr. Murdoch, I have solved the problem here. We are ready to attack now. Please open the hatch."
Murdoch Sergeant Major was about to say something else, but Mu pulled him back and shook his head at him;
So Sergeant Major Murdoch stopped saying anything and responded loudly.
"It's up to you, young man.
Hey, you guys, open the deck hatch!"
Watching Sergeant Major Murdoch and Uncle Mu start to retreat, and after confirming that they had received the presumed source of the beam weapon attack from Miriallia, Kira put on the helmet of his pilot uniform and made a firm voice to Miriallia.
"Kira·Yamato, Sword Striker Strike Gundam, attack!
Everyone, please hold on a little longer!"
"Please, Kira!"
In the voice of Miriallia's instructions, Kira skillfully operated Sword Striker Strike Gundam to leave the genna cabin, stepped on the catapult, and then flew out of Archangel as the three green lights quickly turned on.
Kira, who entered the battlefield, made a little confirmation and determined that the two new aircraft that were taking the opportunity to besiege Archangel could not deal with Archangel under the command of Badgiruel;
Therefore, Kira went at full speed and headed straight for the direction provided by Miriallia that could launch a beam weapon attack that threatened Archangel.
Shiho Hahnenfuss on the other side was preparing to join the team members in the siege of Archangel after the raid failed. Naturally, he was easily discovered and located by Kira;
Unable to suppress the anger in his heart, Kira opened the public channel and roared to Shiho Hahnenfuss!
"There are a lot of people on the bridge! Do ZAFT soldiers like killing people so much?"
Although Kira's roar and the behavior of opening a public channel to question the enemy on the battlefield felt inexplicable, but as a technical tester's inertia, Shiho Hahnenfuss still answered Kira's 'query' seriously.
"The bridge is the command center of the entire ship. Not only does it have a large number of people, but it is also the most important person to command the warship, so the bridge must be attacked first.
Being able to pilot Earth Alliance's latest mobile suit, even if you are a tester, you are also a soldier of the Earth Alliance, right?
Why would you ask such a stupid question?"
While Shiho Hahnenfuss responded calmly, he began to try to intercept Strike Gundam with a 76mm heavy assault machine gun - although it was useless according to the data, it is better to try it yourself.
As for Kira, although he also knew that the 76mm heavy assault machine gun was ineffective against Strike Gundam equipped with Phase Shift Armor, he still relied on his increasingly skilled operations to avoid all attacks from Shiho Hahnenfuss;
Of course, he didn't stop responding to Shiho Hahnenfuss's words.
"No, I am not a soldier of the Earth Alliance, I am just a civilian of Orb!
And my friends on that ship - the Archangel bridge - are just civilians involved in the war!"
Although it has not been confirmed how ineffective the 76mm heavy assault machine gun is, since it cannot hit, Shiho Hahnenfuss will no longer waste ammunition;
While confirming the situation of the experimental beam weapon - after three launches, the weapon's condition is already very bad, and the cooling gas can only support two more launches at most;
While starting to maneuver in the direction of the team members - after all, apart from the two shooting weapons, Shiho Hahnenfuss, the only physical heavy slashing sword, is not good at using it, and no one with a normal mind would have this idea to fight with Sword Striker's Strike Gundam;
While Shiho Hahnenfuss was still responding to Kira's words, after all, he did see an opportunity to 'conquer the enemy without fighting'.
"Then please lay down your arms and surrender!
If you and your friends are really just Orb civilians involved in the war, after a clear investigation, you will be safely sent back to Orb through diplomatic channels.
Then no one will die fighting."
"Be able to return to Orb safely... no one will die because of the battle..."
After listening to Shiho Hahnenfuss's persuasion to surrender, Kira obviously hesitated. Although he was still driving Sword Striker Strike Gundam to chase Shiho Hahnenfuss's beam weapon experimental model GuAIZ, he obviously stopped attacking.