In other news, Baikal claims that Batch 2 orders will be shipped on time, and not be delayed like Batch 1.

Now that will be the worstest nightmare for batch 1 buyers.
Batch 1 was cheaper then Batch 2, so i dont see, why this should be a nightmare for batch 1 buyers. We are still talking about the most profitable ASIC Miner at the MArket at this time.
It would only be a nightmare if they flood the market with those miners like Bitmain likes to do until they are worthless. So lets hope they do not do that.
I don't think they will flood the market just because they don't have the building power&speed like BITMAIN.
Baikal is not a god damn toaster factory fortunately.