Especially under the Mother Empress's control, their reaction speed wasn't slow at all. At the very least, they could evade a large portion of the Dreadnought Battleship's follow-up Firepower Coverage.
It looked like for future opening volleys, they would need to switch to the Pulse Electromagnetic Cannon mode. First, they'd fire Magnetic Storm Bombs to give the Swarm some paralyzing electro-shock therapy, then use conventional shells with a higher Fire Rate for covering fire to reap the kills.
The point of live-fire training was to identify and patch up weaknesses, find problems and solve them, and ultimately formulate better combat strategies.
And these factors would be critical in determining the outcome of the final battle.
With the first battle won, everyone returned to camp that afternoon after clearing the battlefield and began to celebrate.
