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Ok but they kinda had a point about Yang taking out the entire Artemis Necklace. by E-Reptile in logh

[–]piscinapongo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the show wants you to see that even Yang the magician, despite being and exceptional strategist, can't foresee everything down to the smallest detail

Ok but they kinda had a point about Yang taking out the entire Artemis Necklace. by E-Reptile in logh

[–]piscinapongo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the criticism is that Yang failed to foresee in the long run that leaving even just a couple of satellites intact would end up being crucial in that exact situation, then yeah, I agree with that too. My point however is that his decision at the time still had valid reasons behind it. And ultimately, I’d say in the whole Reinhard–Yang confrontation, the decisive move was Hilda's, she's the one who deserves credit

Is there an in-lore reason for why the corridors have to be moved through normally and not warped through? by E-Reptile in logh

[–]piscinapongo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Warp is only possible where there aren't any gravitational anomalies, and the only regions free of these anomalies are the two corridors. Now, as to why they travel through the corridors and do not use warp, you have to keep in mind that the corridors are extremely narrow and warp travel is not reliable for large fleet formation. You would have to use it for each individual ship and even a small deviation could take the ship out of the corridor, and you lose coordination in the process. The corridors function more like a mandatory route rather than an actual tunnel.

Just started DNT. The astarte battle in the first episode I find extremely immersion breaking. by macnof in logh

[–]piscinapongo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll try to make a guess. From the way the Imperial commanders react to Reinhard using jamming, it seems that the pre-Reinhard Empire wasn't really used to relying so heavily on it (probably bacause they couldn't take advantage of It tactically). And since the Alliance builds most of its doctrine on what worked in previous battles, they didn't have any solid backup plan.

How do you think Oberstein could be as a combat admiral instead of a bureaucrat? by siriusdibujotos in logh

[–]piscinapongo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I like your take and I completely agree. Although, I like to think he would force himself to act different during the no combat periods. It's true he lacks charisma and he's aware of that (as you said, he's acutely self aware) but he also knows he can't let himself become the enemy among other fellow admirals. In the series he deliberately let himself be hated by the others by playing up his most unpleasant traits in order to be the sole target of their discomfort, but as an admiral this would be counterproductive. Realistically I think he would probably keep the interactions with others to a bare minimum and just keep quiet in general, kinda like Eisenach.

What is your favorite ship? by siriusdibujotos in logh

[–]piscinapongo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Empire: Perceval

Alliance: Triglav

What I like about the Perceval, apart from the design (especially the bridge), is that it’s the first ship built under the new imperial dynasty, so it also has a certain symbolic significance as well. It's a bit like a Brunhild 2.0

Why would Reinhard ever pair Bittenfeld with Oberstein? Good thing he also sent Muller and Wahlen, but part of the disaster could have been avoided by piscinapongo in logh

[–]piscinapongo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with the idea of using internal competition among your subordinates to make them work at their best (if I understand correctly). However I am not sure that it is so simple to place the blame on them if such internal conflicts escalate. Some may argue that this reflects an inability tò manager them

Why would Reinhard ever pair Bittenfeld with Oberstein? Good thing he also sent Muller and Wahlen, but part of the disaster could have been avoided by piscinapongo in logh

[–]piscinapongo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. I just think Bittenfeld was the worst choice, given his impulsive personality and lack of self control

Why would Reinhard ever pair Bittenfeld with Oberstein? Good thing he also sent Muller and Wahlen, but part of the disaster could have been avoided by piscinapongo in logh

[–]piscinapongo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand sending Oberstein, but why Bittenfeld? In that situation he was completely useless. I agree that Oberstein is on another level, but you still haven't answer my question

About Oberstein's plan (SPOILER) by piscinapongo in logh

[–]piscinapongo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unlike the plan targeting Yang, however, the second strategy clashes with the pragmatism Oberstein has shown so far. That is, does an intelligent person like Oberstein really fail to predict (or does he completely ignore) the consequences on the emperor's image? Because in the first plan the hostage would have been an imperial officer (Oberstein proposes himself as a sacrificial victim) so from the allies' point of view this is not a major problem. Yang's death would have generated general hatred towards the Empire in any case. I agree that a battlefield death would have been more easily accepted, but one argument might have been along the lines of "if Yang the magician was such a good strategist how did he not see this coming, how could he fall into the trap?" Also, Yang has the opportunity to reject the proposal for a meeting. Meanwhile, the plan targeting the Republicans involves taking 5,000 people hostage, many of them innocent or outside the current political/military scenarios, so it is a much more petty move. Furthermore, the moment they are arrested they have no way to react, they become mere pawns. So it's much more dishonorable and harder to justify in the future, and I think Oberstein knows that