The conflict continues to escalate as Earth Forces fleets encircle the ZAFT bases at Gibraltar and Carpentaria, and the PLANT Supreme Council decides to strike back in the name of self-defense. Despite her best intentions, Cagalli yields to her ministers' demands that Orb ally itself with the Atlantic Federation.
- ZAFT will be landing at Gibraltar...
- It's been coming in over a secret line...
Die ZAFT könnte jeden Moment …
ZAFT irá a Gibraltar
ZAFT irá a Gibraltar
– ZAFT va lancer une opération…
– La fréquence est cryptée.
ZAFT vai pousar em Gibraltar e em 
Carpentaria a qualquer momento.