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Originally Posted by SoldierOfDarkness
I don't believe that.
In the face of extinction everything goes out the door and the only thing that matters is survival. That's how it's always been. And even in that case the allies would mainly stay out of each other's way.
They don't even bother giving any explanation as to why they wanted the prototype to fail.
Why would Company A whose assisting Company B in developing a weapon that can decimate the enemy deliberately sabotage it at the cost of it's own forces?  Especially when they don't have a large pool of manpower and land to begin with. Not to mention when there's nothing to be gained by sabotaging it in the first place. |
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.
The reason the Russians did this is because they don't want the Japanese getting ahead of them in the arms race, the Russians are only thinking on what benefits them and not everyone else. The front liners aren't true blooded soviets so they're expendable and I'm sure the Russians believe that dying to prevent the Japanese from getting ahead is worth it.
When Yui's weapon does fire it confirms the Russians fears that the weapon will change things and give Japan an edge. Which means more resources and aid will be sent to Japan instead of used for the Russian's immediate benefit. Furthermore if the weapon was destroyed or failed to be fired than the Russians could use it as leverage against the Japanese and severely damage their image with the UN. The weapon may be for the good of everyone but it doesn't help the Russians maintain dominance so they're willing to waste resources, money, and lives if it means they can maintain their dominance.
Which explains why they treated Yuuya so bad when they captured him, they will protect their dominance no matter what. Even at the cost of their allies.