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Any fleet can be split into several different fleets. The exact splitting conditions follow:

• Fleets can be split whatever their location is (own, neutral or foreign planets, nebulas or planetary remains)
• Moving fleets can be split
• The only mandatory condition that has to be met is that the fleet's status is Available

In order to split a fleet you have to select it by checking the checkbox on the fleet's line in the fleets list of the fleets page. Then you have to click the split link that appears at the bottom of the fleets page among the other action links. You'll get directed to a special fleet splitting page.

The splitting page is composed of two sections:

• Top section: this part of the page describes the fleet you are about to split. Its top part indicates the fleet's location. The bottom part consists in an abstract of the fleets' list tables which only includes the fleet being split
• Bottom section: it's the actual splitting tool

The New fleets part of the page consists in a form that you have to fill in to split the fleets. This form consists in various items:

• Split type: to choose how the fleet will be split
• Split parameters: to define precise splitting caracteristics
• Split validation: to perform the split

Each topic will be covered in the next parapgraphs.

The split type can be either:

• Manual: you have to choose precisely the number of ships of each type that you want to include in your new fleets in the corresponding textfields
• Automatic: the system will automatically compute the number of ships to include in each fleet, taking into account the number of fleets you want to create and trying to create fleets with homogeneous compositions

In order to select a split type, select the radio button next to its name.

The provided form allows to set various split parameters that are listed below:

• Amount of fleets: use this drop down list to select the number of fleets you want to have once the split is done
• New name: use this textfield to type in the new name of the fleet. If several fleets are created, a number will be added to the name for each fleet
• GA Ships: use this textfield to type in the number of GA ships to include for each new fleets (out of the total in the original fleet). This field is automatically filled in in automatic mode
• Fighters (if you possess the corresponding technology): use this textfield to type in the number of fighters to include for each new fleets (out of the total in the original fleet). This field is automatically filled in in automatic mode
• Cruisers (if you possess the corresponding technology): use this textfield to type in the number of Cruisers to include for each new fleets (out of the total in the original fleet). This field is automatically filled in in automatic mode
• Battle Cruisers (if you possess the corresponding technology): use this textfield to type in the number of Battle Cruisers to include for each new fleets (out of the total in the original fleet). This field is automatically filled in in automatic mode
• Haul used: this field is an informative field that indicates the number of haul spaces used by the ships you have included in each fleet. This number has to be inferior or equal to the Haul available value if you want the fleets to be hyperspace capable
• Haul available: this field is an informative field that indicates the total number of hauls spaces provided by the capital ships included in each fleet. This number has to be superior or equal to the Haul used value in order for the fleets to be hyperspace capable

Once you are satisfied with what you have filled in you can click the Split fleet button to actually split the fleet.
A Cancel button is also provided to go back to the fleets page without making any changes.