”What of those small systems to the top of the battle screen?”
“The Aristocrats are a feudal society; power is banded in bonds of obligation. Ully'Andule seems the largest baron in our immediate space; with these systems representing bannermen who will come to his defense even if he (it?) doesn't own them directly. These smaller systems are smaller fiefdoms, indpendant petty nobles, or pieces of larger kingdoms who may in some way contribute to his defense. Think of these as secondary objectives. They can be attacked from the main fleet at any time, and each “sector” is smaller and easier to disable, but may be a waste of valuable time. Any fleet sent to destroy them will have to travel back to join the main battle fleet.”
”Well in that case, let's plan my surprise attack. They'll never know what hit them, har har har...”

Because you are an aggressive and warlike Supreme Ruler, your initial attack fleet has been increased to 300, instead of the normal 200. Additionally, you will win ties.

>Assign fleet values to attack individual planets within accessible sectors.