kzt wrote:pappilon wrote:Yes, that is true. However, not my point. The reason AD rushed Oyster Bay was first battle of Manticore. With all but 3rd fleet destroyed, he sent in his stealth ships to destroy Manty production platforms & new construction. Then Filareta was supposed to go in and, yes get kicked in the arse by Harrington, but not before he took out some of her ships and costing her the little missile reserve she had, thus encouraging Pritchard and Theismann to take a second bite at Manticore, crushing it once and for all. Aided by the agent they have buried at the top of government.
Look at the number of missile pods that the RMN discloses at 2 BoM. They had a huge stockpile of missiles.
True, but quite a few of those pods had "Made in Nouveau Paris™" labels on them. For some reason, Honor didn't feel real compelled to tell Filareta that. Can't imagine why not.
It's true that the Alignment had significantly underestimated the numbers of missiles and pods already available to the Star Empire, and they didn't have what you might call full or accurate information on just how capable Apollo actually was. In other words, they underestimated its lethality, at least to some extent, and expected it to be available in smaller numbers. With no expectation that the Republic would stand up
beside Manticore (rather than shooting it in the back as soon as the smoke of Filareta's destruction had cleared), it actually wasn't irrational of them to expect that Eleventh Fleet would inflict at least some damage on Home Fleet and significantly erode the number of all-up Mark 23s which would be available against a Beatrice II.
