[DavidG]

Originally posted by Taz-in-Space:
Just a wild idea; but I've seen ships get 'hung up' if there is a planet between them and a target.

That's certainly what appeared to happen to me. My ships were not out of supplies and I know my strategy and orders were good. If fact the next turn I change my fleet strategy to just glass the planet and then managed to capture it instead and my fleet sailed off leaving the troops behind.