On 17 Aug 2021, at 15:22, Jim Vassilakos - jim.vassilakos at gmail.com <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
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> Admiral Santanocheev apparently got sacked in 1109 (in the middle of the 5FW). Did anyone ever replace him as Sector Admiral of the Spinward Marches, or did Lord Liang, Sector Admiral of Deneb, simply take over prosecution of the war? Also, why did Norris get rid of him? Was he doing a terrible job?

Santanocheev is a “4/+1/6” - okay in a battle against the weaker Zhodani Admirals but so strategically inept that he will be leading the wrong fleet in the wrong place against the wrong opponent.

Norris is a “0/0/11” - rubbish in battle but at least he isn’t chasing ghosts. Unfortunately, no one trust him with a fleet.

You really want Djoulikian “4/+3/9” to organise the resistance and Goolanzoon “0/+3/5” to lead the fight back.

You really, really want to send Liang “4/-1/1” to Cronor in a scout ship. Unfortunately he’ll take command of any fleet he meets.

The Fifth Frontier War stats are planning/tactical/precedence.
Planning - plot this many turns in advance, so low is good.
Tactical - highest gets a bonus in combat, so high is good.
Precedence - lowest is most senior and when two admirals meet, the most senior is in command and departs with most of the ships. The bearer of the warrant is precedence 0.

Phil Kitching