The Republic soldiers have embraced the resolve and will to die, their courage is moving, and their awareness admirable. However, unless it involves black technology that transcends the era like the brain quantum wave sensing framework, the aid that spiritual matters can provide in the confrontation on a material level is limited.
This is especially true when the power gap between both sides is too significant.
As the first treaty-type "light cruiser" crafted by the Empire to comply with the "Arms Control Treaty," the Border Governor Class is infamous within the industry. Just by looking at the title "Stunning Violation Ship" given by industry peers worldwide, people can roughly understand why this class of battleship is detested.