[Taqwus]

On sharing during combat -- there isn't any. There might not be any between attacks if you have to defend several times during an AI turn, either. The ship captains have other things on their mind during combat... if you want to *guarantee* that a warship won't run out during combat, it needs a QR.

(Evil tip -- if your opponents run out of supply *during* combat, but are otherwise intact, consider backing away and waiting out the 30 turns. Then attack again, immediately. Their shields will be down -- useful if dropping them by force would have required a slugfest.)

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