We Have Reserves: In the fight at the end of R2, Lelouch's tactic is in essence to keep throwing his troops at the Damocles right until it operates out of tactical nukes. Whatever starvation pangs they have go completely dismissed from then on to the close of the movie. Then when on trial (soon after accepting a plea deal and basically admitting his guilt) he fled the place due to the fact he felt the judge would not honor the plea aggreement.