The Dildo is just a cruiser, not a battlecruiser, so now 12 range guns.<br/><br/>As for the random attack run, it's partially due to the kinds of ships commanders promoted by Commodore Aquairre.  She prefers reckless and aggressive maneuvers to a more conservative approach, which is likely why her fleet went into helpless disarray when communications broke down.<br/><br/>It likely would be good to take the conflict in your plans IC, since the Navy dogs jumped at Cortez' orders because he was the legitimate commander, even though they were suicidal.  Command authority can do nasty things in circumstances like that.  (I'm not going to make Cortez roll any fear checks because he accidentally ordered men to their deaths though)