The decision for the Golden Skull Alliance and more specifically the Larkinson Clan to attack the strongest and most modern mech divisions of the Sundered Phalanx generated a lot of controversy!
The Hex Army should have been amply capable of stopping or at least stalling these elite Fridayman mech units.
Why should the Golden Skull Alliance work so hard and crash against the strongest elements of the enemy?
This did not sound like a favorable course of action! There were plenty of other alternatives that the Golden Skull Alliance could pursue.
For example, the Larkinson mech pilots heavily favored battle scenarios where they could get in a position to quickly mow down larger amounts of inferior mechs.
The Gauge Dynasty still fielded plenty of aged mech models that had yet to receive their Red Ocean-standard updates or replacements.