[justsomeguy]

Originally Posted by Rising Dragon

Algreus probably authorized it as a contingency plan. If they cannot capture the Luna base from Vagan control, then they have to make sure the Vagans can't use it either, and that means destroying the base entirely.

Yes, that's a contingency plan. So far, the Federation is doing very well with AGE-FX ripping through the defenders. There's no need to fire the missiles yet, since blowing up the base would be counterproductive to the planned assault on the Vagan superweapon fortress.

Originally Posted by Revolutionist

His logic is fucked up because civilians aren't to blame for their leaders' actions, and doing so always leads to more problems. That's a lesson the Allies learned the hard way with Germany following WWI.

False. Even after WWII, the Allies did continue to blame the Germans. The war was not caused by blame, but rather the reparations the Allies insisted on combined with the Great Depression making Germany unable to repay. Hence, after WWII it's occupation and cultural change, in addition to reparations. The punishment was greater than before.