If they defeat the Military force, they would attack the colony, yes.
NEWS FLASH
Three Star-class Missile Destroyers have finished construction!
I know there are about forty people waiting for these ships... so who gets them?
My intention was to reward some of our scouts by offering them Fleet commands, and then induct some new scouts to take over their old ships. This actually makes sense, since the scouts have been in action constantly for two and a half years, and have skilled-up quite a bit. Also... eventually, when our tech level and slipway capacity permits it... we will be building a class of multi-role ships capable of both scouting and fighting (reconnaisance in force), and it would be useful to have some Officers with experience in both roles.
Voting on who should get the ships? (I am not bound by the result of the vote, of course, but I would be interested in hearing opinions). Billy Bob nearly got his ass shot off by the Charlies, in an unarmed ship... should we move him to an armed ship?
I support all candidates who are sufficiently aggressive and are willing to put themselves on the line, and countless aliens to the sword, for the advancement of the Imperium of man! Billy Bob might be a right choice, assuming he fills the criterion AND is sufficiently recovered from the encounter with the murderous ravaging alien sensors!
God knows we already have enough people in the liberal long words fancy dress corps, no need to give those spineless wimps any warships!