Hey, waitaminute...

[Taqwus]

*shrug*

Surviving assault infantry (or maybe just the 'excess') could auto-return to their transports after the combat ends, perhaps. That would avoid most exploits (although I'm not sure that there ARE any, given that overflowing troops are still highly vulnerable to attack ships...).

I don't know what would have happened if I'd left them there for a turn (popped 'em back on the transport manually immediately afterwards), but probably nada.

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