SEV: Question: Attacker and Defender Columns...

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Please look at this screen: http://home.satx.rr.com/spiderwebs/SEV-1.jpg

Are not the attacker and defender supposed to be on opposite columns and not the same side?

Seems when I attack the amonkrie, we are on the same side and my ships wont fire at em despite us being at war.

This is a fundamental problem with this game at the very basic level. If you cannot kill your enemy, how is the game playable? I hope someone knows what I'm doing wrong and that this isn't the game.