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Originally Posted by Gearhead
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1) If you swat Cradle out of the sky you run the risk of killing Vivio.  |
a) Vivio isn't that important in the grand scheme of things. If killing the Cradle means killing Vivio - uh, Nanoha, be professional.
b) Cradle attack tactics are not limited to destruction. In any case, I doubt the Cradle got its reputation by being destroyable with human mage firepower. The point is to have maximum force available to engage the Cradle.
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2) While you're amassing your forces to vape Cradle the Numbers have gotten into the city and have rendered bombardment useless against them. 
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That's why you engage the ground pounding Numbers first, since they were so nicely in the open. But if it comes down to it, given a world destroying threat, if it comes down to destroying a few hectares of city, so be it.
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3) While you're retasking to chase the Numbers down in urban combat Jail sneaks off to find something else to throw at you at a later date. 
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1) Immediate threats as mentioned.
2) If you finish the ground pounding Numbers fast, you can quickly come to his base and make a fast storm of it instead of slugging it through slowly (if at all). Good correlation of forces equals high rate of advance. Poor correlation of forces means defeat or at best a creep advance rate. The Soviets actually have a nomogram depicting this basic principle of war. Conclusion, you may well actually get to him faster this way.