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PLANET TO SHIP COMBAT:
	Planet/Starbase vs. Ship Combat:
		Generally speaking, a Planet always does combat after Ships.
			There is one exception this this rule:
				If a Planet is captured during combat and the defending Player still has some Ships in orbit (Ships that were set to avoid combat), then the Planet
				will attack those Ships before any surviving Ships of the attacking Player if, and only if, the Planet was set to ATT or NUK and the combat avoiding
				Ships Battle Order is higher than that of the attacking Ships
		The Firepower of a Planet is added to the firepower of the Starbase.
			Defense Factor: 100 + Defense Posts + Starbase Defense (If a Starbase is present)
			The number of Fighters that a Planet can launch is (the number of Fighters on the orbiting Starbase) + SQR(Defense Posts).
				Alternatively: the number of Defense Posts needed for N Planetary Fighters is (N*(N-1))+1
					So if we want 10 Planetary Fighters we would need (10*(10-1))+1 Defense Posts. Answer = 91.
			The number of Fighter Bays that a Planet has is the SQR(Defense Posts). If the Planet has a Starbase, then it gets 5 extra Fighter Bays.
			Fighter pilots from a Planet based Fighter is beamed back to the Planet .001 milliseconds before his Fighter explodes in combat. He can
				therefore launch from a new Fighter as long as the Planet does not fall into enemy hands.
				In other words, the Planetary Fighters are regenerated after every attack and do not have to be rebuilt.
			The number of Beam Weapons that a Planet has is  SQR((Defense Posts + Starbase Defense)*0.3).
				Alternatively: the number of Defense Posts needed for N Planetary Beams is (3*N*(N-1))+1
					So if we want 5 Planetary Beams we would need (3*5*(5-1))+1 Defense Posts. Answer = 61 Defense Posts.
			The Tech level of the Beam Weapons on a Planet is SQR((Defense Posts)*0.5) or the Tech level of the Beam Weapon Tech at the
				Starbase, whichever is greater.
				Alternatively: the tech level of the Planetary Beams is (2*N*(N-1))+1
					So if we want tech 5 Planetary Beams we would need (2*5*(5-1))+1 Defense Posts. Answer = 41 Defense Posts.
			CHART OF DEFENSE NEEDED FOR PLANETARY FIGHTERS/BEAMS/AND BEAM SLOT #.
			Defense:			1	3	5	7	13	19	21	25	31	37	41	43	57	61	73	85	91
			Fighters:			1	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	8	8	9	9	10
			Beams:			1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6
			BeamTech:			1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7
		Shield power and resistance to damage in KT/Shield is 100 + (Defense Posts) + (Starbase Defense)
			By comparison:
				B200 Class Probe has 30 KT/Shield
				Outrider Class Scout has 75 KT/Shield
				Missouri Class Battleship has 395 KT/Shield
				Biocide Class Carrier has 860 KT/Shield
				Merlin Class Alchemy Ship has 920 KT/Shield
				Gorbie Class Battlecarrier has 980 KT/Shield