The drill method Tom adopted was to intentionally delay issuing commands, so that both fleets would have a communication delay of about 100 seconds with him, but one side would not have combat AI assistance, while the other side would.
Moreover, the combat AI was deployed near the battlefield, with no delay.
As soon as the two sides engaged in combat, Tom noticed something was wrong.
Is this artificial intelligence? This must be artificial idiocy, right?
Clearly, a warship in a melee should push forward to provide fire suppression for its allies, creating conditions for them to launch interstellar missiles.
However, during this 100-second communication delay, before he could issue the next command, the combat AI preemptively controlled the warship to retreat directly, fleeing in a panic.
