Anti-air missile launchers, guns, and laser weaponry lit up the sky above the planet with streaks of red and blue. Few, if any, of the large dropship made it past the web of anti-air defenses, but the pods were too small and fast for the missiles to lock on to. The laser gun crews had more luck, with the near-instant speed the laser hit its mark, but they could only reload so fast. Many pods were shot down by lasers and fighters, but many more also landed on the planet's surface. Neko ground forces immediately opened fire on the pods.
Note to self, if we survive ask Shadow forces for space travel tech.