[center][h1][color=9e0b0f]Ava Lane[/color][/h1][/center]
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Ava restrained herself from sighing upon seeing potential 'seeds of conflicts' already brewing among the group. Particularly between Bug and Minerva.

Her thoughts about the leadership position remained unchanged. Whoever would be picked had their work cut out for them. In any case, after hearing the proposed strategy thus far, Ava figured that, as one of the senior pilots, she should probably put her two cents in.

"I think the general strategy that has been proposed thus far is sound. The details are still debated, but essentially, we agree that Sleeping Thunder's artillery attacks are their 'win condition' so to speak. That is not to say the other framewerks are not a threat, but Sleeping Thunder heavy artillery aside, our team probably has the edge in pure combat ability. Most of the combat units are assigned to Mango team, after all. In exchange, Team Apple has a more troublesome rear, with their support framewerks. Thus, our 'win condition' is to disable their rear support and Sleeping Thunder. Once we accomplish those two objectives, the frontline battles should go smoothly in our favour. To that end, we are to form separate groups with their own objective. Here is my proposal on how to split our group."

Ava had only briefly looked at the framewerk specifications, but she had a firm grasp of their capability. She might not be an engineer, but her knowledge of the workings of Framewerks was at a sufficiently high level, enough to write papers on them. [i][b][Academic: Framewerk Technology].[/b][/i]

"First, the Frontline. Mother Goose is obviously going to be on the Front Line. It's the most heavily armoured and also the deadliest in melee due to its sheer size. It is also there to provide cover against an artillery strike from Sleeping Thunder. Partnering with Mother Goose in the Frontline would be 5Q-U1 Type D. It is also heavily armoured, and the Secondary Systems installed would make Mother Goose even harder to take down. Next, the backline. That would be Guinevere. Guinevere is a support unit, so just like how Mother Goose is a natural fit for the frontlines, Guinevere is a natural fit for the backline that supports the frontlines. The rear would be Cockroach, which, as Astolfo had proposed, would be our 'sniper'. In addition, though not technically in the rear, I believe that partnering with AA-XOTRY would be a sound idea. Traditionally, a sniper works in pairs with a spotter, so in this case, a scout-type unit like AA-XOTRY should fit the role. But furthermore, AA-XOTRY can run guerilla tactics against the target of Cockroach, serving as a distraction that would make them vulnerable to a sniper shot. Finally, Argo and my unit, Argent Wing, will make up the cavalry, whose job is to take out their support backline and rear. Argo will launch a frontal attack, whereas Argent Wings will use stealth mode to take out targets distracted by the Argo. My proposed order of engagement is as follows. After our scout, AA-XOTRY, finds the enemy's locations, the frontline and backline will advance, engaging Team Apple's frontliners. Then, the cavalry will move to take out the support, while Cockroach focuses on Sleeping Thunder. After Team Apple's support is taken care of, the Cavalry will move to engage Sleeping Thunder if it's still operational. Finally, all units will concentrate on the frontlines, taking care of the remaining members of Team Apple.."