Ships that should have moved together started drifting out of sync almost immediately.
Some accelerated too early.
Others hesitated.
A few changed direction after reacting to false movement corrections fed into their systems.
On the tactical map, it didn't look like much, just a slight disruption in formation spacing, but even these small changes can affect battles where life or death can be decided on one single shot.
Lysara hit the opening the moment she saw it.
One of the command cruisers went dark almost instantly.
Solenne's second strike wave followed right behind her attack, sweeping through the weakened line before the Kharov could recover properly.
Then Rhoswen drove straight through the middle of the gap and forced the whole formation to spread wider.
That was when the first garrison finally started to break.
But unlike the earlier fleets, this one didn't panic right away. It fought harder and held together longer.
