Mobile Suit Gundam: The Interloper Saga/Phase One

PROLOGUE: The Blitz of Beta-Six
Carth Maeser, or Wolf Two as he was known amongst the other members of Wolf Squadron, tensed in the cockpit of the Regal II as the mobile suit tumbled uncontrollably through space toward the massive, mountain-sized asteroid. In an instant, his training kicked in: his fingers rapidly ran across the control consoles that lined his cockpit before he pulled on levers with great force, causing his mobile suit to elegantly flip like an acrobat, in spite of the heavy armor and weaponry that Panzer variants were equipped with, and effortlessly glide into the asteroid feet-first.

Through the visual display, he could see in the distance the FNV Crusader, a Vanguard-class destroyer, writhe as its hull splintered and bursts of fire gasped from the wounds;