> Hmm, there must have been another reason then - maybe the
> spiritual and moral bankruptcy of the Lunars and the departure
> of their fighting spirit. After all, it couldn't have been the
> sheer pig-headedness and utter stupidity of the General Staff. ;-)
Absolutely not. Those have remained unfailingly constant throughout
the victorious progression of Imperial military history. No change
there...
Cheers, Nick