Difficulty interpreting その and double も within a sentence


I was wondering if anyone could help confirm my understanding of these
sentences below:

> 敵は その規模も力も強大だ…
>
> 生半可な戦力は返り討ちに合う。

I'm mainly thrown off on how to interpret the その and double も in the first
sentence.

My best guess is that the その points back to 敵 in a way and more or less is
"their scheme / plan they have". But it makes me wonder why it couldn't just
be 規模も力も強大だ if a meaning like "their scheme" is or could be implied.

When it comes to the first も, I assume this one is for emphasis. Where as the
second も is intended to be understood as a "and / in addition to X".

So in the end I interpret this whole thing as:

> The enemy _has a scheme_ , it's effective and powerful...
>
> With a lackluster military force we'll meet our demise.

Overall context: A person is trying to seek help from a group in order to
fight an enemy. After explaining what is going on and the group coming to
terms with the situation, the above line is said by the original person
explaining everything.




  * 規模 is "scale" or "size", not "scheme". Since 力 is contrasted with 規模 here, I think 力 mainly refers to the power of individual soldiers and weapons.
  * This その refers to 敵. It is purely optional here, but if present, it adds a mild literary or stilted flavor.
  * The two も are listing particles that have a nuance of "all/both (of A, B, C, ...)". 私は猫も犬もハムスターも好きです means "I like (all of the) cats, dogs and hamsters". Note that も replaced が.

> 敵は(その)規模も力も強大だ…  
>  The enemy is formidable in terms of both scale and strength.

Just in case you're still unsure, compare the following:

  * 彼は性格がいい。  
He has a nice personality.

  * 彼は顔も性格もいい。  
He has both a good-looking face and a nice personality.  
(lit. As for him, both the face and the personality are good.)




  * 規模 is "scale" or "size", not "scheme". Since 力 is contrasted with 規模 here, I think 力 mainly refers to the power of individual soldiers and weapons.
  * This その refers to 敵. It is purely optional here, but if present, it adds a mild literary or stilted flavor.
  * The two も are listing particles that have a nuance of "all/both (of A, B, C, ...)". 私は猫も犬もハムスターも好きです means "I like (all of the) cats, dogs and hamsters". Note that も replaced が.

> 敵は(その)規模も力も強大だ…  
>  The enemy is formidable in terms of both scale and strength.

Just in case you're still unsure, compare the following:

  * 彼は性格がいい。  
He has a nice personality.

  * 彼は顔も性格もいい。  
He has both a good-looking face and a nice personality.  
(lit. As for him, both the face and the personality are good.)

