Sacred Haven of Debauchery

It's debatable. These "Приветки" can hit other small corvettes at great distances in space, and at high speed. So, they have high accuracy and obviously considerable firepower. You can produce something on a planet, but only under enemy fire, so the effectiveness will be...

And there will be constant human casualties in large numbers.

And in the game, the planet wasn't captured; military points were simply awarded.

I agree about the food crisis. But it's like in Heroes – you sit in your castle, waiting for your fate without mines. If they can't take you now, sooner or later that will change anyway...