Had to blow some dust off the ships and appears 18 Rips had a malfunction in this battle but the means justified the ends.Resources sitting behind the shell was too big to pass up and figured i'd buzz the tower and answer the question everyone is wondering about..for now anyhow 
DF between his and my ships just about covered the rip loss with the hauls from planet more then covering the rest.
The attacker has won the battle !
You receive 225.069.717 units of Metal, 50.045.862 units of Crystal and 17.112.870 units of Deuterium.
The attacker has lost a total of 135.000.000 units.
The defender has lost a total of 4.979.838.400 units.
A debris field containing 83.445.840 units of Metal and 58.114.200 units of Crystal has formed in orbit around the planet.
follow up
The attacker has won the battle !
You receive 112.534.858 units of Metal, 25.023.048 units of Crystal and 8.556.463 units of Deuterium.
The attacker has lost a total of 0 units.
The defender has lost a total of 3.160.230.000 units.
A debris field containing 0 units of Metal and 0 units of Crystal has formed in orbit around the planet.
#'s are not as big as Erics going out bang ..yet..but we'll see what the future holds in Zorg..might not be what anyone expects at all!
