Cartenau

[Lucke]

Why hold the battle at Carteneau Flats? Not the best place. The Empire would face opponents from three fronts. NE from Grid reinforcements, SE from Ul'dah reinforcements, and from the West with LL and since it's close to the coast, LL can shell the Imperials from their ships. Make that a fourth front to the North if Ishgard decided to get involved.

Should have just battled in Grid, it's close enough to the Empire's borders to provide quick reinforcements and they would only have to deal with the SW (Grid) front. Picking a fight right in the middle of the region was kind of dumb, they open themselves up for massive flanking.

Of course, they prolly picked this spot as it's where Dalamud fell. Some form of symbolism.

/war strategies off

[finiteHP]

Of course, they prolly picked this spot as it's where Dalamud fell. Some form of symbolism.

That is exactly right.

Nael van Darnus was as a god to his minions. In their blind faith, the fools have convinced themselves that the man yet lives. Bent on finding their beloved legatus, soldiers of the VIIth have entrenched themselves at the heart of Eorzea.

[KaMuiSouZou]

Why hold the battle at Carteneau Flats? Not the best place. The Empire would face opponents from three fronts. NE from Grid reinforcements, SE from Ul'dah reinforcements, and from the West with LL and since it's close to the coast, LL can shell the Imperials from their ships. Make that a fourth front to the North if Ishgard decided to get involved.

Should have just battled in Grid, it's close enough to the Empire's borders to provide quick reinforcements and they would only have to deal with the SW (Grid) front. Picking a fight right in the middle of the region was kind of dumb, they open themselves up for massive flanking.

Of course, they prolly picked this spot as it's where Dalamud fell. Some form of symbolism.

/war strategies off

Well, it's not just symbolism, it's the most practical spot for what they wanted to accomplish - destroying Eorzea/its city-states. Your thinking is correct if the Empire wanted to hold that spot for a prolonged war (Gaius's frame of mind) but the Battle of Carteneau was Nael's attempt to destroy Eorzea using Dalamud to hit that spot. In other words, Dalamud must land where it will deal the maximum damage to the city-states by being in the middle of them (the "heart of Eorzea"). They wanted to be surrounded.