The idea behind this apparently complex plan is simple.  Without the coordinate lists that only the four captains will have, anyone observing their fleet will have no idea what they will do next.  Trying to set up an ambush will be very difficult for our opponents, as they really won't be able to predict where we will go...<br/><br/>And if one of our scouting ships runs into an enemy ship, they can attack, or lead the bad guy into a very nasty trap at their whim...  being able to scout so freely will help prevent surprises for the Everest as well.  Even if the Everest does get delayed for some reason, we can simply communicate to add X number of minutes to each point on the coordinate list for everyone to be on the same page.