Kuroda was able to evade the fire of the red Gundam for a while, getting quite close before the American Gundam fighter figured out it's movement pattern and was able to anticipate where it would land next, where it would have a round waiting for him there. Rather or not one good shot was enough to make Kuroda turn towards his composite armor was up to him, since he was already close enough to where a frontal attack seemed to be viable. Then again, he wasn't the only one thinking that way, and the red Gundam could be seen reaching down towards it's side where a more standard beam saber laid in waiting. While the Katana seemed like it would be more dangerous, it was heavy enough to where it required two hands to wield properly.