[quote=WilsonTurner]
I have neither shields nor EMPs, nor a large military force, and my one ship is combating half a dozen L'Er ships. Making an enemy think they cannot win goes a long way, but that advantage has already been lost since the Explorer just blew up one ship with minimal damage. And, I have reinforcements inbound. The only trouble is that if the L'Er gets to the planet surface, it's over for that planet.Perhaps the attack capabilities are not as effective, or they are easier to destroy, since they can take over an entire planet so easily?EDIT: Also, I await your post.
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Well, I'm currently not throwing anti-matter beams at your face and all, if I got them and started throwing ships armed with that at you, lol

Also, your one ship is in combat with two ships atm, not half a dozen (There are only 4 working ships in system at the current time, one of them is intercepting the container a cargo ship dropped, two are engaging the explorer and one is bombarding the city)... I don't exactly have a uniform force to face you with, only what's been stolen from other races and all, and depending on the level of hive you're fighting they might have a handful of ships or several hundred. If I armed a major hive with anti-matter beams and showed up, I think that would be cause for concern muhahaha