Yes, what you described is exactly what I've been saying. I don't use anywhere near 12 troops most of the time, though. If I send down 3 to draw the baddies into the corner opposite from where I want to build a pad, I usually send about 5-6 shock troopers to actually build the pad after that.
I do withdraw my feint troops before the enemy can engage them (usually), but the construction pad guys will stay out there until the pad is done, come hell or high water.
And yes, I've had waaaaaayyy too much time on my hands to play this game and figure out all these little nuances.
As for the torpedo-ending-invasion-crash, this was a known bug with the game. I don't know what abandonia's version here is, but if you're not running v1.02 you should try to find it. I don't even remember anymore where I found my copy of the patch file. I have the original game from an old Interactive Entertainment CD-Magazine where the game came bundled for free with that 'issue.'
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