Seige Starships, attacking at short range? Bug?

[ShadowKing]

Currently attacking AI home command station, clearing out the Posts to save the command station for a quick destruction once the other AI is defeated.   

Most posts were easy, I have most of my forces elsewhere, and few of the star ships I was using to attack other Posts can survive the Shield Posts with ~200 Core units at either of the two in this region, so I assumed I could just out range them with Siege star ships, RANGE:19000.

Currently the Siege Star ships are closing to ~5,000, the standard bomber range.   Auto kiting behaviour does not affect the result either at 0, or above or below the RANGE: 19000 mark.

Is this something that only happens with Shield related attacks, or some other function I’m missing?  Is there a way to force a MAX range attack, or just stop them moving and force them to attack from outside the RANGE: 12000 of the Missile Cruisers?

[keith.lamothe]

Checked for radar dampening on the targets?

[ShadowKing]

Checked for radar dampening on the targets?

BINGO  Radar dampening at 5,500   Not sure how I missed that.   Thanks.  Looks like a new stratagy is called for.

[keith.lamothe]

Yea, it forces  a closer approach and tends to make more for a planet having multiple interesting battles rather than one crack-the-defenses battle followed by cleaning up all guard posts and whatnot from long range with sieges and such.