Defences on Rarotonga Dock have been shoring up as we speak. The Portable class station is not designed for heavy combat but in worst case contingency it will have to make do to. Dock operators will be on alert and running extra shifts to cope with the influx of extra patrol vessels in the meantime.
What happened in Erie was treacherous. It has been no secret Liberty wishes complete control over the system, but to use an underhanded tactics and a surprise attack in an attempt to crush Zoners was heinous at best.