[squaresphere]

So we get a small bit of Tech update in ep 3.

The humans do have weapons that can take out a Red's armor, specifically the "secondary" fire on the Michel's sniper rifle. In atmosphere said rifle fires what looks like conventional rounds that can damage a "small" Varja though not pierce completely through it. Space operations allows it to fire a "highly charged" shot that can completely penetrate the Red's armor.

On the shot being "highly charged", evidence: the wound after the Red's head gets blown off appears to be cauterized .

Which leads us to another tech update on the "Red's" themselves. I'm still sticking with the Red's being alive themselves and not piloted suits. Why? Mostly if it was piloted I would think we would have had a least a rumor after Ozma killed the 1st one.

The Red's appear to be able to operate even when the head is removed. This may indicate the central nervous control is not located in the head but else where in the body, possibly in the more armored torso. Ozma's confirmed killed seems to indicate that the "death" was more do to "fluid" loss rather than destruction of a central nervous hub.