Landing troops and assault on planets

[Tnarg]

Do the planets shields have to be down in order for me to land some troops?

Do troops specifically just damage other troops or can they attack weapon platforms too?

[TerranC]

Since few people gets Massive Planetary Shielding; No.

Otherwise: Probably. Too late to run tests here where I live.

And they seem to attack only the defending population militia and troops. The weapon platforms stay intact in your captured planet.

[oleg]

I did notice that when I land troops on planet with weapon platforms, only one remains when battle is over even though my ships did not fire on planet.

[Sinapus]

Planetary shields do not prevent landings. Playtested it awhile back.

(Also found that if you land and take a planet that has weapon platforms still active, those platforms come under your control. Had a massive launch of missiles from one group of platforms one turn, took the planet and then the platform's point-defense cannons shoot down their missiles.)