Salerno and Loungo were very well liked and respected. In fact, when Ducks went away, a lot of guys tapped Buddy as the new boss .
My take is when both those guys got clipped, everyone knew that no one was safe, it was the beginning of the end. t was a fucked up thing to do . Amuso and Casso would basically accuse someone of being a rat, order the hit, and then tell a crew memeber he woukd be rewarded by taking over as captain.
It was Ducks that ordered the hit on Loungo for being too greedy and trying to isolate Ducks from his troops and assets.
Vic just took advantage of the situation.
