[Lord Felix]

Spyder, It sounds to me as if maybe you don't know how to put Heavy Mount weapons on your ships. In any event, analyze the enemy ships. They're doing something you're not defending against.

In my current game (large universe, many Modpack races, med bonus to opponents) I was recently No. 3, in major war with Darloks, when the No. 1 race the Narn appeared in my space with a fleet of 40 cruisers, glassing several of my planets. They're way ahead of me in numbers of techs, but I think I have the BETTER techs! I counterattacked with the best I had nearby--one small fleet with four battleships and one carrier with heavy fighters. My guys smoked their 40 cruisers without taking any damage at all. It evens out.