The attack was noticed by Harper and Sinclair as they were out smoking. They heard gunshots from a distance and noticed smoke coming from the city. Before they could react a group of men threw a grenade at the barracks where the officers slept and shot the good captain in the gut. The explosion behind them blew them to a distance and the Scottish officer ran to his captain. "Captain!" He shouted.
The captain was clearly dying. "It looks like a ZAFT attack." He concluded. "You'll take my place now. Protect the G-Project..." The senior officer expired as the last order was given.
Sinclair rushed to the base the contained the G-Project, grabbing a rifle from a dead ORB soldier. "Naturally, Naturals are at their disadvantage here." He thought as he ran, shooting down a few ZAFT soldiers that were on the way. He was able to tell where the G-Projects were by remembering the brief tour and the sound of gunshots that got louder as he progressed. He found where the G-Projects were kept but found a firefight already taking place. Fortunately he was able to tell his allies by their uniforms. He found a ZAFT soldier attempting to take over one unit, shooting him down promptly to protect it from theft. He climbed down the stairs to the Mobile Suits and hid low until it will be clear to get on the thing. "I'll be the closest thing to a pilot now." He thought to himself again. "It won't be stolen easily once I enter the cockpit."