Originally Posted by
Azazeal849
Correct - staying defensive due to this cavern complex being a vital objective (containing the starport where Imperial reinforcements can come in - they would be using the orbital elevators too but Ban's marines need to clear out the Patriot garrisons at the topside stations first), and due to knowing that the relief fleet is engaging and so the air superiority situation could well shift soon.
The timeline is a bit squint, but in the interest of hammering square pegs into round holes I'll say that pretty much concurrent with the Imperial Void scrap over Coseflame, transports were dropping the Imperial Ground forces to the starport, and several hours later - round about the time Imperial Void is finishing up - they've been ferried to the frontline (where the defenders, who were sent astropathic instructions ahead of time, have prepared the ground to their specifications) to plug the gaps until Imperial forces can start landing in earnest.
As such it goes without saying that the starport and its defensive orbital lances need to be kept out of Patriot hands by yourselves for the next few hours or the whole plan is f'd. The Patriots very much know this too, so you are about to catch a major push before they're forced to radically alter their tactics by Imperial orbital superiority.
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