Sombreroman The fleet happens upon a few workers mining.
They all attack. They are all destroyed almost instantly, but before that they released nanobot messengers that act like pheremones, calling in reinforcements.
A huge swarm comes in, immediately attacking.
The flood in, causing mass confusion.
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In the end, the Domini won, but at great cost. All that was left were 2 broadside runners, 1 tachyon decimator, and a couple of jauntleaves. Meanwhile , all the Alveare lost were some easily replaceable soldiers. so this was NOT a tactical victory.