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Old 2011-01-15, 02:27   Link #1067
thundrakkon
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Originally Posted by Klashikari View Post
Using the sniper rifle for the first minutes was actually Cecilia's biggest mistake.
First and foremost, assuming you need to take a aim, sniping like a sitting duck a moving target is the worst move, especially in a mecha situation.
You would rather do it if you have support or terrain advantage, none of which Cecilia had. Therefore, Ichika could gain distance while dodging even though he had hard time.
Worse, Cecilia was doing it on purpose, thus the "Dance for me" comment.

Using all of her weapons ONE AFTER ANOTHER was the worst idea, because it leaves time for your enemy to analyze the pattern etc. If she fired the missiles along with her rifle bits, there would be much less occasion for Ichika to find out the pattern. Furthermore, launching missiles while bits are docking back for ammo reload would give her time to gain more distance and/or sniping him.
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Originally Posted by Klashikari View Post
She didn't use them all at once. Not even close. She successively uses her sniper rifle, her rifles bits, and the missiles -only- once her rifle bits were destroyed.
She basically wasted her rifle bits for nothing, and didn't use her missiles as a decoy to gain more distance whatsoever.

I will give the benefit of doubt that she can't move while sniping because of the concentration requirement. However, she definitely doesn't use the outmost advantages she got.
The point of the battle was to drain the opponents shield power to zero. It was not supposed to be a one-hit kill all tactic. As you noticed, Ichika's shield continually went down from all her shots, so she was hitting quite often. If she used all her weapons at once, it could be to her disadvantage as she would use up the energy of those weapons and not have enough time for them to re-energize, allowing her melee opponent to come closer. Furthermore, I am sure she has a limited supply of missiles. That and the fact that she has to concentrate to use her weapons limits her.

Her tactics were working. She only had a little more to go before his shield reached zero.

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Originally Posted by Angrypokstick View Post
New Brunswick is one of the major Military base used for training and research/test weapons for the Canadians. might be relevant if the author knew this.
I m pretty sure Canada has an IS. Judging by the list of Countries i can't see why wouldn't Canada get one is South africa got ISs.
Ah, thanks for the clarification. The only thing I thought would have been an improvement to the map is if they actually showed one of the locations as Area 51, which is the USA's "secret" military research facility where all the latest and greatest technologies come out.

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Originally Posted by Asuras View Post
And wait, wasn't Houki very uptight about being Shinonono's sister earlier, then she suddenly uses it to her advantage like it was nothing? Er...
Yeah, I found that a bit jarring at first, too. However, you use what is at your disposal when you need it, even if you might not agree with it. After some thought, I believe she probably feels vindicated from being able to use her sister's name in order to get what she wants. From what I can guess, she probably feels Shinonono has caused her a lot of grief, with people continuing to question her about Shinonono's disappearance. In a way, this probably feels like payback.

As for Ichika's mecha:

Now, since they have a first shift, it begs to assume that there will be a second shift at some point? I love Shounen anime.
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