If Raiden has to pull out why don't they have to. >.>
because they were probably using the same amount of ammunition and fuel
Raiden was fighting for much longer and likely just took on four or five Sabres and their support while running errands for the ground team and picking up some milk at the local supermarket. They could keep fighting but that would cost damage to their aircraft and would likely result in more downtime than they need to spend. Mjolnir can handle it.
NAUC Doing a maneuver to get behind the Jaguar, I fire my cannon and two missiles at it.
The Jaguar goes poof like a cloud of fluffy cotton also you just killed a man.
AWACS: "Good work, looks like that's the last of the air support. You will be notified if something is to come up, in the meantime we will be patching you to the ground forces. Support them as needed."
The AWACS, a girl, then patches your comms to one of the ground communications officers, also a girl.
The conclusion that the entire Kintharian military is the pinnacle of enlightenment as a full-on blast up your ass so fast lesbo-fantasm girl-on-girl-gasm pucker-up d-cup vagina bump doki-doki spit swap roller-coaster your rooster can't even handle would not be entirely unjustified at this junction.
The ground commander can be heard barking orders in the background, the comms officer you were patched to welcomes you coldly.
CO: "Mjolnir, yes? Commander has requested for removal of rocket artillery, sector of 4C in operation area. Go."