Need help against Rage Collective !!!

[ZzZ]

Fellow Imperators ...

I am pretty new to SE_IV and now in my second game I have to face the Rage Collective as my neighbor (and enemy). They already attacked several of my ships and are blocking two of my homeworlds at the moment.

I read something about the tactics when fighting against the Rage (one being not to declare war on them and starting to attack their planets by all means) but to be honest I feel a little bit lost at the moment.

If you have any hints on tatctics and strategies against the Rage Collective, please feel free to post them here.

Thank you very much in advance.

ZzZ