It will limp back to base one sector at a time. To avoid this, if you have them, equip your ships with a solor panel and solor sail. That or go for Quantum reactors.
What I do is send a ship that has nothing but cargo compenants out to meet the ship with no supplies. I fleet them together and then return them too base.
After that, I alway establish infastructure first and for most. A base in every system. Resuply is the key to success.
But in a pinch, trade em to the AI for something. The AI loves depleted ships.
[ June 04, 2002, 12:47: Message edited by: Atrocities ]