Jack Stanton, a native of an underdeveloped planet and the pilot of his own combat robot, by chance entered the service of the Tardion corporate union, one of the three participating in the permanent galactic war. The faithful Targar, equipped with a small-caliber cannon, more than once rescued Jack from trouble, but the soldier’s fate is full of surprises. To seize the strategic initiative, "Tardion" started a radical regrouping of forces, and the company in which Jack serves is sent on an amphibious operation along with other units. Everything is at stake, because every piece of land has to be torn out in battle, and there is nowhere to retreat - the transports are damaged by enemy fire...