Base - Space station

[pathfinder]

As coldsteel said, as a supplementary build facility (good for when you are upgrading or placing new facilities on a planet) or put shields/armor/weapons on one (or more) to make a defense platform.

just remember, these things are kinda stuck in one spot, so a fleet could sit on other side of planet and take out planet without being bothered by the base if you only have short-range weapons on it.

[This message has been edited by pathfinder (edited 21 January 2001).]