Order of weapons fire / damage?

[atari_eric]

Originally posted by alarikf:
Bah! It was to another player that I suffered this. The AI would *never* get me in the position I'm in in this game...(ie: really really screwed)

And, well, I did see that answer in the FAQ, but, gosh, I would swear that although I *was* the defender, my guys still didn't fire first. Maybe it's something with my strategies...

Is this your gruelling defeat before the awesome weaponry of the Xetan Empire you're refering to?

Seriously, if so, I woudln't say you're really screwed - if I had not won that battle, I would have lost the war - I would not have had enough production to build sufficient hardware to even slow you down.