Of course the night was never going to be truly peaceful. Only an hour after they had finished setting up their defenses another air raid came for their position.
Fortunately, they detected it long before it arrived, relying on a combination of visual and thermal imaging instead of the unreliable radar and satellite feeds.
With the three anti aircraft equipped vehicles plus the Tarith's Rage, the raid was easily repelled, in fact, almost too easily.
[Everyone on Full Alert. Light Mecha check the extended perimeter of our position. An attack that easily repelled is guaranteed to be cover for something.] Max instructed the unit as soon as the plants were downed.
That pulled everyone into immediate readiness, and various sensors began sweeping the area. The Mecha patrolling the outer area stopped to scan for anything out of the ordinary.
[Movement in Sector 3. Rebel infantry attempting to flee the city.] One of the Line Mecha reports, grabbing Max's attention.