(04-27-2016, 12:53 PM)Jeremy Hunter Wrote: What confuses me is why isn't Gallia sending a fleet into Kusari to crush the Exiles and then hit Liberty through Kepler and Galileo. It has the raw numbers for such a move...but hey, there's probably reasons I don't see.
Honestly, the numbers we operate with are kind of weird. I somehow miss reason to construct such huge number of capital ships which take so much resources to build and maintain. I always took it the way storyline devs just needed "mighty enemy" for lore so some insanely huge numbers were thrown in.
Anyway, even if we will operate with it - deployment such far from home systems is logistically very compliated. Just look at engines - Gallia use completely different engines from Sirians, so if you need repair it, parts must be shipped all the way from Gallia. And this applies to all repair parts, lot of amunition (I doubt you can buy amunition used by GRN in Kusari). Then there are also dead and wounded soldiers which have to be shipped back home, you need shipyards for major repairs of damaged capital ships etc.
In general waging a war is very constly in term of money and resources, especially over long distances. And insufficient resources are the reason for war, so Gallia actually can´t afford to waste them willy nilly.
Also, Kusari would be definitely against such thing, because it would lead to blocked border with Liberty for trading, thus damaged economy. Sure, Gallia can try to force them...but it may end in another war or uprising and you are back at the beginning, fighting yet another war you actually don´t want to fight. And what is important, situation is way different than it was during first Kusari vs. Gallia war. Before, it was just Kusari versus Gallia, now it would be Gallia vs Kusari and Bretonia and Liberty. Not to mention, Kusari theoretically can now ask their Rheinland friends for help, what wasn´t possible before due to Lib-Rhein war. I don´t think that Gallia wants (and is capable) to fight all out war in a "we vs. whole Sirius" style.
