Morwen Lagann
Tyrathlion Interstellar
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Posted - 2014.04.22 14:22:00 -
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Katran Luftschreck wrote:Well Andreus, I guess that shows how little you really know about the Mandate, then.
I think how much or how little Andreus knows about the Mandate isn't really relevant to the discussion.
You've pretty clearly demnostrated a near-complete lack of understanding with regards to the tactical situation in Luminaire last year and the options and decisions involved, however - and that is quite relevant, since it's what spawned this thread in the first place.
Had it been possible, I'm sure that the State would have diverted every ship within range to Luminaire last year in that brief window that the Federation temporarily offlined the cynojammers in the system. Unfortunately for them, it wasn't possible. Many ships that were in range may not have been fueled or ready at the time they needed to go, and many more still would likely have been out of range, ready or not.
Those ships that were ready and in range, and only those ships, were able to be deployed - and, in all likelihood, the ones that managed to make it through were but a small fraction of those ships that were ready at the time. Unfortunately, it is not as simple as some central coordinator pressing a button, and every ship available jumps with that press. A human (or computer) has to give the initial order to the fleet, and then that order must be processed and confirmed by yet another human (or computer) at the other end. In addition, while ships of identical models are more or less made up of identical parts, each vessel is still unique compared to its brothers and sisters. While one ship may jump a mere two seconds after the local order to lock on to the cynosural beacon and activate the jump drive, another otherwise identical vessel may take five seconds to do so, for a variety of reasons, both mechanical and organic.
Three seconds may not seem like a lot, but when the jammers are offline for half a minute or less, every second counts.
And in the end, how much would it really have mattered? The Federation Navy managed to arrange the entire battle to their full advantage, forcing an engagement at close ranges that played to nearly every one of their strengths. Had the Caldari been able to bring through all of the ships that were in range at the time, would that have been enough, given those circumstances?
I'm not sure it would have.
Morwen Lagann
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