Quote Originally Posted by Strongbad View Post
Well I had 300 battleships and 400 cruises, his defenses was gone I had still 500 ships, this is beyond the point tho, undefended planets should fall to a cruiser alone. Orbital defenses should be required thus an active player
Colonies have ground to space weapons, (Think Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back) so it makes sense that a 400Mu planet would take a lot of shelling to kill all the resistance. Before attacking (if you know colony size) just multiply the Population (just the 3 digits) by 18 and then divide that by the ATK of one of your ships. That'll tell you how many ships of that kind you need to take the planet. Don't forget to add in Orbitals and other defending ships, if they have them.