I can understand why the allies would want to disband Choir Tempest, still, it is kind of sad knowing these girls (well, maidens) never would attack the alliance again anyway.

PS-I have be thinking, and this show reminds me a lot of one of my favorites, Last Exile, only with good guy and bad guy positions reversed.

PSS-Apparently the Simoun are based on Vimana, flying machines from Indian mythology.