[Q]

Originally posted by capnq:

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how do you do that for planets with drones in their cargo?

Park a transport or base in orbit and store them there. If you see an attack coming, transfer them or have the transport run away.

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This procedure has two important disadvantages:
1.) As you said "if you see an attack coming". If the attack comes as a surprise you are lost. And if you transfer your drones to the cargo of the planet your enemy still can trigger the complete and useless launch by a minor attack with a sigle small ship or a drone.
2.) The cargo ship or base will cost maintenance therefore reducing the most important advantage of units in general: their lack of maintenance.