Tide Changes

The green Army Ants receive heavy fire from the VTOL aircraft.

More VTOL aircraft come forward.

A HIT!  A VTOL aircraft goes down!

The other VTOL aircraft pour fire on the Army Ants, yet the VTOL crew apparently did not make it.

The tide of the battle has turned, the Troopers are now the ones on the offensive.

Bugs Die

The last mantis is cut off from the others and is receiving heavy fire.

Several troopers are down, but the final mantis is killed.

The troops scout between the rows of buildings on a bug hunt.

Civilians scuttle about the town tying to avoid bugs, Raiders and friendly fire.

VTOL aircraft bring the Raiders under fire.

Ants and Mantis

The VTOL aircraft begin to make ground attacks against the bugs.

The tall one lays by the wall of one of the buildings and the short one peeks around the corner by the lamppost.

The bugs and raiders are strongest in the west side of the city.

Still the bugs have advanced as far as the final row of houses just before the Galactic Star Base.

A trooper fires at the mantis.

Counter Attack

The forces gather to repel the Raider and the bugs.

The Green Army Ants have taken over a large section of the city.

The long range guns of the Galactic Star Base have taken a terrible toll on the enemy, but their traverse is limited.

Triple machine gun takes Raiders under fire from long range.  The counter attack is underway.

The bugs and the Raiders still hold three quarters of the city.