I think it was one of those "hubris defeated him" moments, and it was the first time that, like WoF observed, the situation was totally out of his hands, so he had a BSOD. I agree that upon a closer examination of his character, it's kind of stupid that the commanding officer couldn't be arsed to think on his feet for a second. He may not have won, but couldn't he have at least made an attempt to... survive?
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