ah no they were not on a mission they were as they are now still stationed at the planet. If they were on a mission I wouldn't be asking this question

I guess I did, oh well, so how about it, why would my large cargo ships be the only ones involved in a battle at the planet they are at when none of the other ships were included in the battle?

OK, how do my ships at a planet defend my planet. Here's my fleet. Ship type Available - - Small Cargo Ship 10 max Large Cargo Ship 2 max Cruiser 11 max Battleship 15 max Colony ship 1 max Recycler 1 max and here's my fleet (except the large cargo ships NOT involved in the battle) Full combat report...