Bomb Weapon

Bombs are ship weapons that are used to attack planets. They cannot be used in combat. After a battle is over, surviving ships may choose to use bombs to attack the planet. Bombs damage troops, buildings, and population.

Empires begin with Nuclear Bombs and may research 3 additional bomb technologies through the Chemistry tree. The tech level, production cost, space requirements, and damage are listed in the table below. Key: P = Production, S = Space

Bombardment
Ships that are in a star system with a colony owned by another empire may attack that colony. After dealing with any space defenses, the surviving ships may use Bombs to bombard the planet. Doing this kills defending troops, as well as reducing the number of buildings and the overall population of a planet. If a planet reaches zero (0) population, the colony is destroyed. Players may choose to drop bombs one at a time, or all at once. This makes it much easier to achieve their desired goal.

Bombardment can be used to weaken a colony prior to ground attack (Colony Assault) by troops from Transports (or from warships equipped with Troop Pods). Alternatively, if all population, troops and buildings are destroyed, the colony can be converted to a friendly Colony or Outpost, using the appropriate ship type.

''Note: The Bio Bomb only damages people and troops. Buildings are left intact, according to the description.''