I feel like I've given enough time for ClaYmaN to post this himself - but as I haven't seen anything pop up, it's always easier to rebuild knowing that others can have a laugh at my mistake 
Put simply - If you leave your fleet sitting, don't expect it to be there when you get back... Even if you're only gone for 10 minutes.
And to give credit where credit is due, good find ClaYmaN 
On 21-11-2022 --:--:--, the following fleets met in battle:
Attacker ClaYmaN [Lawless]
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Cruiser 14.803
Battleship 7.378
Battlecruiser 45.055
Reaper 4.521
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Defender Syn [SPQR]
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Small Cargo 81.587
Large Cargo 18.161
Light Fighter 20.752
Heavy Fighter 4.076
Cruiser 3.144
Battleship 1.509
Colony Ship 9
Recycler 18.791
Espionage Probe 14.071
Deathstar 15
Battlecruiser 88
Pathfinder 4.296
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After the battle ...
Attacker ClaYmaN [Lawless]
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Cruiser 13.996 ( -807 )
Battleship 7.225 ( -153 )
Battlecruiser 44.165 ( -890 )
Reaper 4.430 ( -91 )
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Defender Syn [SPQR]
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Destroyed!
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The attacker has won the battle!
The attacker captured:
25.740.423 Metal, 25.740.424 Crystal and 25.740.424 Deuterium
327.943.186 Metal, 34.156.618 Crystal and 54.835.668 Deuterium
163.971.593 Metal, 17.078.309 Crystal and 27.417.834 Deuterium
81.985.796 Metal, 8.539.154 Crystal and 7.508.916 Deuterium
40.992.898 Metal, 4.269.577 Crystal and 3.754.458 Deuterium
20.496.449 Metal, 2.134.789 Crystal and 1.877.229 Deuterium
The attacker lost a total of 122.793.000 units.
The defender lost a total of 1.493.089.000 units.
At these space coordinates now float 642.762.632 metal and 498.777.369 crystal.
The attacker captured a total of 874.183.745 units.
The chance for a moon to be created from the debris was 20%.
The attacker(s) captured the debris.
Summary of profit/losses:
Summary attackers(s)
Metal: 1.246.432.977
Crystal: 542.147.240
Deuterium: 104.350.529
The attacker(s) made a profit of 1.892.930.746 units.
Summary defender(s)
Metal: -1.450.775.345
Crystal: -700.714.871
Deuterium: -215.782.529
The defender(s) lost a total of 2.367.272.745 units.
