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Gilbert's planning methods, are for one very flexible in their methods of execution in the phase that he can accept some changes and adapt to it through his own methods, even if it's doesn't exactly goes as it plans. If we assume Gilbert anticipated Djibril will fire at Aprillius(( or was it?)), that would very well put any Dullindal doubters floating in space, making Dullindal the sole dictator of PLANT, as if it wasn't enough. Even if it doesn't go as planned, the sole attack of a giant beam cannon to a PLANT would've created more Gilbert symphatizers, and they sure would put the whole fake Lacus thing in the sidelines compared to Gilbert vs a genocidal maniac.
And I wouldn't exactly say that the revelation of Lacus wounded Gilbert bad anyway. He couldn't turn the situation to his advantage, but considering what followed afterwards with Requiem, aside from a few possible defectors, and slight morale drop among the troops, he's pretty much regained most chess pieces he lost with his failed anticipation of Lacus being on ORB.
Considering how Gilbert thinks of Kira so highly, one thinks he would've attempted to recruit him rather than execute him.
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