I had an interesting thought.

I only just realised how close the crystal empire is to Canterlot and then i realised. "Wait in my story I have a HQ at both Canterlot and the Crystal Empire. you can practically see one from the other so why do i have these HQ's so close?!" So i figured I'd remove the base from the north  and keep the central one, it makes complete sense and even though it would be a greater strain fuel wise for the reapers, but all the supplies, metal, ammunition, nuclear isotopes, everything in that base could be put somewhere else and could save billions of dollars. So I've decided to remove it, I'll still have the two spare suits in the main HQ and all that but it means the crystal empire will have less protection now. but they got a fucking force idld energised by love?! They don't need it!