First squad deployed to the left of the ramp of the shuttle while the fourth squad deployed to the right. Within seconds the two squads, roughly 20 imperial soldiers began bounding forward into the Junkers’ fire. For every two men, one was remaining in place firing well aimed fire into the enemy while the other was moving forward ten or twenty meters. The soldier bounding forward searched for his next piece of cover before he moved. The squads continued this cover and movement technique for a few minutes until they got to a point closer to the enemy and the fire became more intense. The squads needed to take a brief respite firing into the enemy as the leaders developed a plan.

Sergeant Vytuia began giving out orders for the squad to lay down a base of fire. Then he called on Kato and the new guy to make a flanking maneuver. [i]"Okoye and Skaya go left, quickly. Everyone else pin down those bastards, keep their attention on us. But don't do anything stupid."[/i]

Kato and Skaya didn’t think, they didn’t waste time, they reacted. The pair jumped up and dashed left into the heaps of trash. Laser fire chased them into their next cover, but they made it. As soon as they settled into their spot, Kato set up his T-21 LRB laying down a base of fire.

Kato heard Skaya say something to him, [i]"Let's not draw their attention this way if we can't help it. Once we're close, I'm going to try to get around and get a clean shot on the rebel manning the gun; if ya could, I'd appreciate some cover from the rest of his buddies."[/i]

“You lead on, Skaya. I’ve got your back!” Kato yelled at KY-9914. Kato stopped shooting, jumped to his feet and chased after Skaya. They hadn’t gotten far when laser blasts raced in their direction nearly missing both of their heads.

[i]"Cover me!"[/i] Skaya yelled back at Kato who dropped to the ground near the edge of a rusted-out engine. He found the origination of the laser fire and began pumping bolts back in that direction. As Malik Skaya raced forward, Kato and the rest of the squad unleashed hell upon the few remaining Junkers defending their scrap pile. 

Kato saw a Junker go down from one of Malik’s laser bolts. As soon as the body hit the ground, Kato was on his feet sprinting to catch up. He would dive for cover and resume firing a number of more times before they would reach their destination.