genocide vs ground assault

[Puke]

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Originally posted by Q:
But in the beginning of the game, when you don't have the troop technology yet, there is no other solution to efficiently weaken an enemy empire than to destroy their colonies.

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unless you can blocade them into surrendering. three ships will usually hold a planet against anything they can launch locally in one turn, and the rest of the fleet can move arround to insure space superiority.