Top 5 Military Tacticians

Originally posted by Q99
Because that's not military tactics.

Now, political planning, manipulation, etc.? That he's grade A+ in, but he's not the one moving forces around on the battlefield, he has people for that.

If by "grade A+" you mean "literally far and away the greatest political strategist in the Star Wars franchise," yes.

Emperordmb
Yeah, you'll note there's a reason I didn't pop in here and mention Bane. It's because Bane didn't really command forces on the battlefield.

lol

ares834
Nah.

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Palps couldn't very well directly command the day-to-day Separatist military operations for obvious reasons, even if he were capable.

Anyway, we have no evidence of Palpatine's skills as a military tactician. He deferred that station to others. That said, as a strategist, he shows extreme competence even in military respects as the author of Operation Shadow Hand in Dark Empire that was extraordinarily successful.

Originally posted by The_Tempest

Anyway, we have no evidence of Palpatine's skills as a military tactician. He deferred that station to others. That said, as a strategist, he shows extreme competence even in military respects as the author of Operation Shadow Hand in Dark Empire that was extraordinarily successful.

Though even there, he had Luke, Sedriss, and finally Xecr Nist executing a lot of the nuts and bolts.

Plus he had an overreliance on superweapons, which tended to bite him when they blew up. Especially if he was on them when they blew up.

Originally posted by Q99
Though even there, he had Luke, Sedriss, and finally Xecr Nist executing a lot of the nuts and bolts.

That's the difference between tactical and strategic spheres. It's also the difference between commanding and being commanded. Every military leader has subordinates "executing a lot of the nuts and bolts."

Originally posted by Q99
Plus he had an overreliance on superweapons, which tended to bite him when they blew up. Especially if he was on them when they blew up.

Your point?

Originally posted by The_Tempest

Your point?

It's a tactical error.

Originally posted by Q99
It's a tactical error.

Me
Your point?

I'd like to add Wedge Antilles and Tycho Gelchu

Bump 🙂

Thrawn, Revan, Bel-Ilbis, Ackbar, Tarkin
Honorable mentions: Grievous, Anakin, Gar Stazi, Boba Fett, Vader, Jagged Fel...
Not including Palpatine 😉