the 2nd and 4th fleets moving in a pincer movement around the 1st fleet's path is exactly the kind of large scale tactical maneuvering this show does better than almost any other military SF anime. what makes it work is that you understand the human stakes behind every strategic decision — these aren't chess pieces, they're ships with crews the show has made you care about. Lafiel and the Basroil waiting above Lulukess with the rest of the assembled Abh ships has a beautiful stillness to it. the calm before the next storm. the show understands perfectly that tension is built in the waiting not the fighting.