[b]The ships had been briefed on this, and they had increased their shields on the belly and on top, these shields Taking most of the damage. The fighters moved quickly, but not as quickly as the invaders. However, it was clear that they were the more skilled of the two. Groups used their combined fire power to take down scores of invading ships, dwindling their numbers to 1,000 extremely quickly, though the dojo's own numbers were also decreasing. Down to 2,250[/b]