"I'm with Thane on that one," Jacob favoured the Drell with a nod. Despite all his previous issues with Thane's... profession, Jacob had fought beside him and knew firsthand how good his tactical judgement was.

"In a fair fight against infantry? We'd kick ass. We've all seen what the General's got prepared up there. But if you factor the battleships in..." He lowered his head for a moment. "I was on the beach just after those salvoes landed. I saw some of the wounded. They never had a chance out there. With firepower like that, Samara busting loose inside the fleet might be our best bet at surviving. Again, let's hope it doesn't come to that."