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Quick summary, the 21st engaged the Fighters from the Unknown warship, said fighters were disabled. One group of fighters is escorting the shuttle to the surface to rescue the survivors.
Meanwhile a group of ships is approaching the star system at FTL heading from NMX space, so the rest of the squadron is preparing for the worst.
Also, it seems Yaeko has broken away from the fight currently and is covering the shuttle on the ground, leaving Tai and... *quick reread* Kail fighting the drones. You're numbered by a lot to one, so good luck!
Actually heat seekers work best from behind, also it's a common trick to try and cause the missile to overshoot and make counter-measures more effective. There's also adjustment time, fuse time, explosive radius, blah-blah but currently the best option would be not to fly straight line, and to not present your tail pipes like a giant "shoot me" sign.
I'm sure Silic would argue, if he had time, that he did tell Yaeko what to do, and that it was not his fault she didn't trust her copilot enough to follow his judgement. And that he is NOT responsible for anything that goes wrong, and that having the bad luck to crash a plane, and then fall of a tree and break his ribcage could happen to anyone...
And that he still doesn't know how the hell he got that laser wound got on his shoulder, anyway?
But I'm sure, deep down, Silic is just a big softy who's found himself in a bad situation and wants everyone to come out alive. Okay, really deep down past the crust of sarcasm and attitude, through the quivering mantle of self-preservation, and into the outer core of eccentricity, somewhere in that direction.