A quick mechanics question I realized I don't know the answer to like I thought I did:

Planetary terrain modifies the maximum fortification of ground units, according to Steve's dev posts. Suppose I have 12,000 tons of INF or STA ground units which have reached their maximum fortification level (let's assume the CON units did this and then went somewhere else). On a "normal" terrain with no multipliers this would mean 6x fortification, and a 2,000-ton signature to ship active sensors.

Now suppose the terrain gives a 2x fortification modifier, so the maximum fortification of the same units is now 12x. Does the terrain fortification modifier affect the active signature of the ground units, i.e., will I observe a 2,000-ton signature or a 1,000-ton signature?

I used to assume the former but re-reading the mechanics posts make me think it could be the latter, which is important to know before it becomes important...

A quick question.  I set up my ground military without really paying attention to my officers, and just set it to auto-assign.  When I went back and checked it I realized that that was a mistake, as the base level unit was set to too high a rank and the rank structure was all screwed up.  So I went in to the ground forces screen, formation template tab, and manually reset the ranks for the various units to the rank that I needed it to be to make the rank structure work.  I assumed that officer auto-assign would take care of the shake up over time so went back to focusing on other things.  However, there was no real change.  I then decided to manually assign officers of the appropriate rank to the correct ground commands, but Aurora won't let me.  The base level battalion unit can be assigned to the lowest ranking officer, but the next level HQ is requiring a rank two levels higher than what I've set in the Formation Templates screen to be assigned. 

Example:
Battalion, required rank is major, actual required rank is major
Brigade, required rank is lieutenant colonel, actual required rank is lieutenant colonel
Division, required rank is colonel, actual required rank is major general
Corps, required rank is brigadier general, actual required rank is lieutenant general

I've saved and closed, advanced time, waited for it to work itself out, to no avail.  I assume that I'm doing something wrong, rather than this being a bug.

Can bombardment-capable units in formations placed on front-line defense or front-line attack still contributes to the battle? The base combat rules imply yes, but I thought it best to be sure.