Bright is unable to bear the strain of overwork, and collapses with a high fever. M'Quve's forces bomb the White Base's Minovsky particle generators and ECM transmitters, rendering it defenseless. Substituting for Bright is the rookie commander Mirai Yashima, whose lack of situational awareness and experience throw the battle into great disorder and confusion.
Two enemy mobile suits
have escaped from our encirclement!
Zwei feindliche Mobile Suits
entziehen sich unserer Einkesselung!
Los dos Mobile Suits enemigos
escaparon de nuestro cerco.
Los dos Mobile Suits enemigos
han escapado de nuestro cerco.
Les deux Mobile Suits ennemis
ont quitté la zone !
Dois Mobile Suits inimigos 
escaparam do nosso cerco!
Двое вражеских доспехов
сбежали из оцепления!