Setting ships in formations

[Nitram Draw]

Is there a way to tell where my ships will be positioned in a formation before I go into combat? Are positions 2 & 3 the ships above and below the lead ship?
I've searched the Boards for my answer but can't find it.

[Puke]

yeah, in the formations text the number of the ships in the formation corresponds to their order in the fleet. i THINK that their order in the fleet corresponds to the order they were built in, I used to think otherwise, but now i think its just screwy.