[macdawson]

Originally Posted by August138

If this is the case, perhaps it was General Serizawa who ordered the ships to open fire; and then proceeded to cover it up — leading to his rivalry with Admiral Okita, who overshadows him in "doing the right thing" during Operation K2. Then again, we've got to find out more about the backstory of the first war between Earth and the Martian colony...

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Direct hit, judging from the booklet images it was Serizawa who transmited the order. Wonder who issued them, though. Doubt Serizawa is high enough in the chain of command (at least in 2191) to issue a command on behalf of te whole world to basicaly start an interplanetary war.