[IuchiZien]

OK I've tried to work out what the strategies do, rather than what they SAY they do and come to the conclusion that there are actually only two strategies that the computer uses with your ships,
1. stay out of range, but only of the weapons you are using, which seems to happen when I fit short range weapons and my opponent is using long range weapons
2. Charge! Which strangely, only happens when I fit long range weapons!!
Life was so much simpler when I moved the ships (sniff!)
Oh, and giving fleets orders seems to be a complete waste of time because they completely ignore them so what am I doing wrong and how do I get an armed freighter to fire missiles at weapon platforms on a planet and then land troops once the defences are dead?