DiCicco planned the hit, and it was a brilliant plan. Using six guys, identically dressed, wearing identical Astrakhan hats, and using identical .380 auto pistols, would make it awfully hard for a witness to make a positive ID of anyone.
Yeah, the Castellano hit was probably the high-mark of Gotti's career and was pulled off almost flawlessly. In hindsight though, having so many guys involved was risky. 4 main shooters (Artuso, Carneglia, Lino, Scala), plus a backup shooter (Rampino), plus Ruggiero, Watts, and Pizzonia up and and down the streets; all in addition to Gotti and Gravano in the car nearby. More "moving parts" in the plan makes a greater chance for somebody screwing up or something going wrong. To say nothing of somebody talking about it later on.
