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Can the attacker add more Mercenary military after declaring a takeover?

The designer (Tom Lehmann) answered this directly on BoardGameGeek.

  • Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2009-07-16
  • Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2010-01-20
  • Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2010-01-20
  • Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2014-01-08

No; the attacker's temporary military is declared with the takeover. A defender may add more later, and Space Mercenaries must be fully used when invoked because powers cannot be resumed. Temporary military lasts through the whole Settle phase, including takeovers resolved later.

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