Who says he didn’t sense it? Just because he didn’t spell it out load for you it doesn’t mean he didn’t pick it up. It was just insignificant in the situation. He only said it out loud in case of Luke to inform his TIE flight because it was relevant to the battle. Luke was a serious potential threat because of it.
We make fun of Ric being Captain Obvious in PT and spelling everything out loud, but it seems there are people here that actually need it.
He could have sensed it but the fact that would omit such a thing from Tarkin when the topic of her resisting the mind probe is improbable. Also it seems Vader was talking to himself when he said the Force was strong with Luke. The TIE Pilots wouldn’t even be able to appreciate how much an advantage being Force Sensitive could be in such a circumstance.
That might have been a secondary objective during the battle. But the primary objective before the battle was obviously protection.
That’s not what is stated in the film. Again, you’re projecting headcanon onto what actually happened in the film.
Distraction can still be crucial.
I agree however I consider the fact that the Ewoks killed many Troopers and destroyed AT-STs made them more than a distraction. They were somewhat of a viable threat.
Just because there are no other scenes before, it doesn’t justify your self-made-up “rule” where Star Wars cannot have such scenes. Just because I haven’t eaten this specific fish until today, it doesn’t mean I couldn’t possibly eat it today.
The fact that it doesn’t happen in other films signifies that it’s following the passing of time that is abundant in the Star Wars films.