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Originally Posted by Tiresias
There are other options aside from "bail" and "charge". Nanoha has speed and range, so instead of committing herself into all-out battle against Touma she could have just pin him instead. She has range and her speed isn't bad; she could have focus on defending and dodging, firing long-ranged shots occasionally to keep Touma occupied, probing him of whatever skills he might else have while waiting for her friend to recover.
Of course since Touma's abilities are currently unpredictable this might end badly as well, but trying to contain Touma while waiting for back-up is more understandable than pushing yourself trying to neutralize him.
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In general, I agree. However, we need to keep in mind that the TSAB wants to capture Touma, and Nanoha was only given the order to "track and secure" him after he launched himself off the ship. Did it look (appropriately) suicidal to the Wolfram crew? Maybe. And engaging at a distance might mean that Touma winds up a smear of blood and brains on the ground. In any case, the confrontation gets all complicated because at some point, they realize that three separate interested parties were gunning for Touma, and you're pretty much obligated to engage in close combat to try to lay a "stake" on him.
All in all, this entire battle is a mess of "not as planned" and "oh god, what the hell". Really messy all-around for all parties involved.