[JeffGeorge]

I was going on the basis that the Fighters would follow the fleet strategy since I the fleet set to not break formation, including fighters. Does this not apply to fighters launched during combat, but only to fighters that are an integral part of the fleet? As far as the capital ships, I'm afraid that if I allow them to attack the planets, in order to remove WP, that they will not stop when the weapons are gone. That's why I had to set the strategy to not attack planets; I kept wiping out the planets I wanted to capture. I have the Planet Capture fleet as a separate fleet because it's a little slower than the other fleet, allowing my attackers to clean up a turn before the troops arrive, in case I need to leave them to stop a riot for a turn.

I am playing stock and ground combats do last more than one turn some times, especially on heavily populated planets, though I haven't yet come up against an enemy troop throughout the game.