Fred and Linda combined fire on the leader Jackal in red armor. Its shield shimmered, failed, and armor-piercing rounds penetrated his body, making it shudder and dance. Two Jackals screeched and primed and chucked plasma grenades at Fred.
Linda tracked them, fired once, twice, shooting both projectiles midtoss. The grenades exploded into a spray of half-heated ionized gas, which made the Jackals' and Spartans' energy shields shimmer and drain.-Chpt.24