Meh, you're missing alot of things.
BTW, they said that Galactica could hold off 2 stars, but not 4. Remeber, they had a skeleton crew with many peeps being green. It also did not have viper cover when it was being attacked, pre-Lee. If they did, they sure died quick, to the point it was meaningless.
The episode before last indicated that a frontal assault would end in several base stars jumping in, as well.
I hate you for making me read far to deeply into a good episode.