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.
...are surrounding the base,
but are unable to do anything.
die Basis umzingeln,
ihnen aber die Hände gebunden sind.
e cercar a base, mas estão paralisados.