Rather than a direct war, getting ships to defect or at least refuse to attack civilian targets was the goal. They also were trying to erode support for Clark, as part of a broader attempt at a 'coup' - especially once proof of him killing off Santiago. With the white stars, B5 was able to do hit and run attacks, but rarely went toe to toe with EA forces. Initially the goal was to was to help colonies that wanted to declare independence maintain it by preventing indiscriminate attacks on them. They also had very good intel (from the rangers) and the goal of the war wasn't to defeat the EA militarily B5 itself was defended by the other races, and had been upgraded shortly before the clark crisis. By enforcing his dictatorship over all the colonies, Earth has effectively made themselves a sitting duck.Īs it gets harder and harder and Earth's defenses get thicker further into the war, the alien governments will eventually come off the bench as well, recognizing that Earth is a threat to all of them, but only after Sheridan has made his point, and collected quite a few defector ships that represent Earth itself rebelling against Clarks' regime. If he moves a large fleet of ships to take out B5 once and for all, he'll have nothing left to keep order with. This also plays against Clark's weaknesses - to enforce loyalty, he has to keep his military on the defensive, or Earth will have open rebellion all over the place. By letting the aliens defend B5 while he picks off targets, freeing up forces and defectors that will assist his effort, he's able to use his smaller (but more advanced) forces for maximum effect. If he made a run directly at Earth, it'd be strategic suicide. Sympathetic allies, resources, and additional weaponry, plus high morale, all in one swoop. He rightly decides he needs allies first, and so the first strike is at the outer colony Proxima 3, where he both gains a planet and manages to get several ships and crew to defect to his side. He avoids using alien crew or alliances where possible to avoid the implications that a third party would be involved, or that aliens are attempting an Earth takeover, which would play into Clarks hands. There are enough crew among B5 staff, Rangers, and humans defecting from Earth to crew enough of the White Stars for an initial strike. The logistics of the war will play out over the course of the season, but effectively, Sheridan uses his advanced tech for the edge at first. Sheridan has a fleet of White Stars and enough humans to crew them.
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