Editing VB-Ground Combat (section)

===Occupation===
If all PDCs and defending ground units are eliminated, the attacking player may be in a position to [[Political_Status|conquer and occupy]] the defending population. The required garrison strength is based on the defence strength of the occupying force. The garrison strength required to force a surrender is equal to: <code> Pop in millions * Racial Determination/100 * Racial Militancy/100</code>

For example, if the defenders have a population of 400m, a Determination of 60 and a Militancy of 50, the required garrison strength will be: 400 * (60/100) * (50/100) = 12<nowiki>0.</nowiki> Note that this is a minimum amount required to force a surrender. It may be desirable to station a larger force on the planet to avoid disruption to its production facilities.

When a population is conquered, there is a chance some tech will be recovered by the occupying forces. A check is made against every background tech known by the conquered race but not the conquering race. The percentage chance of learning each tech is equal to Pop in million/5. For example, conquering a pop of 200m will yield a 40% chance of learning each background tech known by the conquered race.