One, they wanted to gain a clear view of the battlefield.
Two, they wanted to bait the enemies out. Any attacks made on them would be clearly seen by the others, and stealthed rifles or not, the enemy would have their locations revealed.
Three, they would be able to quickly respond to any developing situation by diving straight to the target area.
But by doing so, they were separating themselves up and leaving each of them extremely vulnerable to the enemy.
Any enemy attack on them would be three on one, and whoever the enemy chose to attack first was probably as good as dead.
As instructors, they truly were the best any student could ever hope to have.
At the almost literal drop of a hat, they were ready to sacrifice their lives for us!
It took a minute for the chaos among the kiddos to subside and for then to begin stomping their way into formation.
In that short minute, many, many things happened.
First, the three enemy mechas attacked once more.