The ten thousand mile formation was the ultimate trump card of the ancient battleship. It could travel ten thousand miles in an instant. It was a waste to use it to launch a surprise attack on a distance of only a few dozen miles. Moreover, forcibly ending the formation after activation would have a certain impact and impact on the ancient battleship.
To switch to the Starfall array in an instant, not only did it require a high level of control, but it also required a high level of control from the ancient warship itself. If it were the heavy warships on the middle Island, they would break themselves if they dared to do so. As for the medium warships on the northernmost Island, they were not qualified to use the ten thousand mile array at all.