Megatron�s actions during the �Key to Vector Sigma� 2-parter were tactically
sound and proof of his genious. However, upon closer examination, we can see
that this is far from the truth.
Key to Vector Sigma:
Ok, you�re Megatron. You�re pissed because the autobots control the roads.
Practical Solutions:
-Blow up the roads that you know the autobots take, thereby limiting their
transportation, allowing you the extra minutes to raid some Nuclear Power
plants and gain and advantage in energy.
- Blow up the the roads AS the autobots are on top of said roads. Then send
in your armies and attack full boar against the stunned autobot forces. No
wait, better yet, have all forces concentrate fire on Prime and rid him of
yourself as soon as possible
Of course he really shouldn�t be mad in the first place. After all, he
controls the skies. He can rain death from above with relative impunity. Of
course he doesn�t recognize this though and goes through a grandiose plan for
revenge
Ok, So in one night, you�ve stollen some cars to turn into your anti-autobots
(Stunticons). You�ve armed them with impenetrable force fields and
anti-gravity units. And now, you�ve had Vector Sigma grant them sentience.
Bitchin.
Practical followups
-arm ALL your decepticon forces with these impenetrable force fields and
destroy the autobots once and for all instead of only using them on an
isolated troop of not-so elite forces of autobot clones.
- Steal more cars. Turn those cars into other stunticons and arm them with
the same technology. With one raid of a car dealership, you could have an
army that would be over twice the size of the autobot forces. And to boot,
they would be invulnerable. Victory would be assured.
But of course, you turn down these options in favor of a grandiose plan
lacking efficiency....
Some have said that Megatron�s resources were limited and that this excuses
his lack of an invincible army. However, as we see in the series Megatron
does not seem to have problems with energy. There is never any mention of
how the decepticons are running low on energon. They were succesfully able
to maintain a large base, and to keep all of their weapons in working order.
Yet never once did Megatron think outside the box. Instead of putting energy
into failing attacks, he could have easily used energon to create the
necessary force fields. An invincible army of robots is a much more
tactically sound choice than a ranged army with weak weapons vulnerable to
enemy fire.
All right, so now you have the Stunticons which you can use to despoil the
name of the Autobots and the key of vector sigma
Do you attack major cities with your invincible army and turn the capitals of
the world into heaps of metallized organic goodness? No...you launch an
attack for super fuel....
Fine. Go with it. Could always use more resources. So now, you have your
LIMITED number of Constructions laying waste....
And you are here, with the key of vector sigma, with the full knowledge of
how to use it and what it does. Do you turn Washington D.C. into a piece of
metal and strangle the nation that is giving the autobots most of its
support? No. You walk across the strategically void wilderness turning trees
into metal.....
List of Advantages
-Small amount of invincible forces.
- key to vector sigma
List of Advantages not used
-Incredibly large amount of INVINCIBLE forces at YOUR command.
- The destruction of the Autobot�s most powerful human ally.
- The destruction of the autobots while they�re on the roads
- The destruction of Prime
Pathetic.