@yohane Realism doesn't mean that you pull an ultra-Vulcan and never act on emotion; it means that you keep emotion and reason in their proper place in your head and use them to supplement each other.
In this case, his observations about the necessity to preserve his forces is entirely correct, so it is to his benefit if he lets his emotions take effect to add more strength.
As for what happens if Sabnock goes all out from the start; it's not guaranteed he'd be killed - it would only have been more dangerous. It doesn't change the overall plan.
In this case, his observations about the necessity to preserve his forces is entirely correct, so it is to his benefit if he lets his emotions take effect to add more strength.
As for what happens if Sabnock goes all out from the start; it's not guaranteed he'd be killed - it would only have been more dangerous. It doesn't change the overall plan.