Re: Bucock's mistakes -- ****SPOILER!!!****

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Is this not yet another spoiler????  If anyone wants to post things that
don't happen in the beginning, please be careful and state clearly in the
subject and/or beginning of the body that it is a spoiler.

-----Original Message-----
From: Central Kingdom <centralk@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
To: logh@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU <logh@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 5:56 PM
Subject: Bucock's mistakes


>The last Chief Commander of the Alliance Fleet was a dummy.  While the only
>good thing he did was giving Yang some freedom, He made mistakes that cost
>the Alliance defeat in the last two major battle.
>
>Battle of Ratemario:  Alliance had only 30000 ships, one third of the enemy
>force.  Despite his disadvantage, he still boldly chose to take the
>offensive.  Then, when the unexpected attack by his forward fleet gave the
>Alliance a chance at breaking the Reich in half, he issued order to stop.
>Great idea.  The double snake close in, surround them, and the end.
>If Bucock didn't pull off his forward fleet but instead pour in the whole
>fleet into the center, he could have broke through and and achieve a tactic
>advantage.  He could have attack the left/right wing of the Reich Fleet in
>the back.
>
>That decision could have bought the Alliance 1 more day and Yang would have
>been in time to group with the main alliance.
>
>Battle of
>When Bucock sealed the tunnel, and got Franhaite in a cross fire between
>the main fleet body.  He had no body at his back and a chance to totally
>annihilate a Reich fleet.  But he had to go after ReinHard and put the main
>fleet into the open.  Whatever chance the Alliance got, Bucock's decision
>took it away.
>
>What Bucock should have done is that he should have given Franhaite a
>decisive blow and then just leave the battle field for the next battle.
>
>With the Alliance at such disadvantage, Bucock should not engage the enemy
>main body.  While a Tactical success doesn't overturn a stragtegic
>disadvantage, a series of Tactical success would have made the difference.
>He should not look for a decisive battle between main forces but rather
>successful skimish with the enemy.  If he did, Alliance would have lived a
>little longer.
>

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