Waldfeld, the “Desert Tiger,” attacks Tassil, the town where the rebels reside. Missiles fired from the BuCUEs engulf the town in flames. However, Waldfeld’s men gave the citizens a warning before the attack, so there were no casualties. They just burned down the town and left.
In the meantime, Mu and the rebels hurry to save Tassil. Seeing the ruins and realizing the enemy has already retreated, the rebels tremble in anger. Mu blurts out that Waldfeld must be kind that the retaliation is pretty light considering. The rebels lash out at him hearing this.
Few rebels, thirsty for revenge, leave and chase after the BuCUEs, recklessly in their buggies. Of course, they are no match for MS BuCUE. The guerillas get slaughtered…when Strike Gundam arrives at the battle. Kira rewrites the heat convection parameters during combat and fires his beam rifle at the BuCUE. The BuCUE squad finish collecting the combat data on Strike Gundam, and seeing the odds against them, retreat from battle.
Cagalli loses her comrade Ahmed in this fight and breaks down crying. Kira says that it’s foolish to die in such a meaningless battle. Cagalli become hostile and rude. Then Kira slaps her and asks her what she thinks they can possibly protect with only their feelings.