Venerable Tusa Billingsley-Larkinson did not feel good at the moment!
Though he may act a bit careless at times, he wasn't a stupid expert pilot. He trained diligently and also studied plenty of books in order to increase his understanding of other mechs.
Light skirmishers generally fared badly against hybrid mechs. The latter were usually armed with a multitude of ranged weapons. Although these guns weren't particularly powerful, their quantity meant that they could output a lot of shots at a target.
If enough of this rain of fire struck a light skirmisher, the latter machine would definitely get into trouble due to its light armor and low damage tolerance!
It spoke a lot that the Mars did not even engage any of its weapon systems against the approaching Dark Zephyr.
This left the expert light skirmisher free to move close enough to enter the range of Patriarch Reginald's Saint Kingdom.