User blog comment:Scooter8pie/Brown Mobbed Beacons/@comment-4728735-20120125233436/@comment-4501235-20120126055536

That's an interesting theory and it would be nice if that were true. I have no idea why the shooting stopped this time. I had placed and destroyed a lot of beacons, prior to this successful test, and the shooting never stopped for any of them, the moons just became unplayable. I wish I knew why the shooting stopped in this case (and didn't restart even after saving and reopening the game), because that would be very helpful to a lot of players. I just have no desire to try and figure it out. Turrets are far more effective protection than friendly astronauts. I'd rather carry a stack of turrets around with me and plunk a few down if I ever get in a sticky situation.