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Originally Posted by Destined_Fate
Look at it this way, the forces on the front lines aren't even true blooded Russians and remember that they lured out the BETA. This wasn't an invasion and they had the forces on hold to deal with it after they all died.
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That still doesn't make sense because those mechanized infantry and TSF's out there are worth a lot more than the pilots they are sacrificing.
It's one thing to sacrifice a man but it's another for billion of dollars worth of equipment and hardware.
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They're losing one flight of TSF and a few tanks (indeed, they specifically didn't resupply their armored forces, so they're actually losing even fewer tanks than they would be otherwise--no reason to throw good equipment after bad, plus it set the stage to lure Zhar Flight out of position so as to interfere with Argos Flight). Cold, ruthless, and self-centered, definitely yes, but not an act of utter idiocy.
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Except the officer himself admitted that the loss of the mechanized infantry and TSFs was just as bad as losing a single bomber. He even pointed out that fuel and ammo was scarce in their arsenal. If they are having that much of an issue with those guys then the hardware's just as bad.