When a colony is attacked the colonists will try to defend themselves as Civil Defense batteries. Civil Defense batteries are weak, but mean that even otherwise undefended colonies will provide at least a token of resistance to invaders. These weapons are created by the colonists themselves at the start of every battle; you cannot build or improve on them and enemies cannot wear them down by attrition.
Civil Defense will not protect a colony against a strong attack, additional
Ground Defense and defensive
fleets should be built to ward off enemies.
Civil Defense Stats
The number of civil defense batteries at a colony is affected by:
- Population
- Military Index
The damage of the batteries is affected by:
- The logarithm of the population
The firerate of the batteries is affected by:
The mass of the batteries is affected by:
Note: If fratricide protection is active, then the number of batteries and their mass, damage, and fire rate will increase.