Avoiding fixed defenses and timing the escort attack

The assault keeps the fleet away from fixed defences rather than attacking their strongest point directly. Silent running and observation of enemy fighter movement help clarify the tactical picture before the main commitment. The game also makes maximum burn a tradeoff because a ship cannot stop promptly after using it. Once hostile fighters can no longer threaten the smaller ships, the escorts accelerate into torpedo range. Their timing becomes part of a combined action: capital ships absorb attention and remove threats, then lighter vessels exploit the safer approach. Boarding attacks and long-range weapons further divide the enemy's defensive problem. Within the fictional battle, these choices connect reconnaissance and bypassing fortifications with escort protection and the deliberate sequencing of combat capabilities.