This allows you time to think through your options given the enemies presented and their positioning and abilities, pick what you want to do, and press go essentially (and hope the enemy turn response doesn't beat you down)...and repeat until you win your mission (hopefully, several are rather difficult to beat)

Other missions are a lot easier as well.- Don't feel like you have to rush to major missions (Alien Base and Temple Ship assaults) as soon as you accept them

This is a great strategy space game with very fun combat missions.

The missions are fantastic