They explained that. The fighters were told to pull back because the capital ships couldn’t give them support so instead of some of the ships weapons being targetted at the enemy ships and some at the fighters, they could focus fire on the fighters and wipe them out pretty quick.

Absolutely.

Thats the part that blows my mind. So many people say “This makes no sense it’s dumb and not explained” when it’s explained in the damn movie. It may not be an upfront “This happened for this reason” but just paying attention and a slight bit of thought and 99% of this movie makes complete sense. Now the people who…

Possibly it couldn’t warp when charging as that could of been much to dangerous or maybe it didn’t have the power for both?

He saw the plans of the weapon YEARS ago, doesn’t mean it was functional. I saw a concept hover car years ago, doesn’t mean it will ever exist or be functional.

Literally if they didn’t flip that switch they all would of died, the fleet and ALL of those lives dead for nothing and the next 3 movies would not of happened as they wouldn’t of gotten the plans off the damn shield planet.

Not the whole rebellion leadership wanted him assassinated. It was one leader. Mothma who is quite political, wanted him brought back as proof of the death stars existance.

He straight up says why he went with them. His previous research gave the empire enough to build the Death Star, they picked him because he was the best. They were going to build it with, or without him. Him going him he could do what he can to sabotage it and slow it down.