While the Narsian Ambush sprung from the outside of their ranks, most of the force was trapped in the middle of the Kepler Mecha squads formation. Artillery shells from the Battle Cannons continued to rain down on them, while the Giants rushed out to meet the enemy head-on.
Despite the fact that Max brought greater numbers the giants still had the edge in close combat numbers, since most of the Crusaders were long-range focused, and the Line Mecha weren't their equals one on one.
But to get there, they would have to withstand the full fury of a Kepler Mecha barrage. They couldn't do anything about the Battle Cannons, which were out of the main camp's range and not close enough to the ambush teams for them to stop, so staying in place wasn't an option. Instead, they all charged for the encirclement, opening themselves to incoming fire that they hoped would be less damaging than what was landing in their camp.