Down on the ground, Srav fighters were scrambled, but Flyboys pilots Butch Horsin and Jakson Hgess were launching high-altitude strikes on airbases and hangars, styming their launch capability, and the fighters that did get airborne did not present a challenge to the Flyboys. However, they were kept away from other targets by flak and missile volleys, but in a short while most of the Srav orbital presence was down. As fear of nuclear destruction from the satellites had been a hindering factor to the Sinyan plan, Tylars felt confident enough to order an advance.