I have a question concerning the AI. 

For background, the one thing I have always hated about the Armada series is that your units automatically focus fire on one ship until it's destroyed, and then move to another.  Occasionally you get more than one target at a time, and if you micro it can get better, but this is not what you see in Trek.  Ever.  If it was ever seen without direct orders, I'm not aware of it.

So my question is; is it possible to wire the AI in a way that it prioritizes enemy ships in a group and, instead of having all ships attack, have a certain number attack, due to the priority of the vessel?  After that, could it then move to the next vessel and repeat the process?  Of course, this is just the basics, and it would (probably) be much more complex in action, but can it legally be done?

Note with me, if you will, that this question is intended for anyone with a working knowledge of the A2 ingame AI and specifically for the FO staff who we all know have very much experience modifying said AI.

If I'm not mistaken, the "fleet gangbangs one ship" rule is hardcoded in the Armada 2 Engine and thus the FO team cannot do anything to change it.

Gangbang is the first rule of most space combat glames when it comes to player vs player =/. It started for me with Homeworld, and "alpha strike", "concentrated fire" and "spam little ships" has generally been the rule of the day for every space combat game I've ever played.