Capital ships stopping attack command

[Karmaticdamage]

When ever I tell one of my capital ships to attack a specific target they cease this command if they destroy something else on the way to kill said selected target. Example in devires I ordered my taranis to kill a pmc light sul but everytime it gunned down an enimey fighter in route the captain messages me that the task is complete and stops. I then have to reissue the order for it to kill the target. Same with kill all enimies in sector, the ship just stop after destroying one target. The guns will continue to fire at anything in range since I have the defense officer set to attack enimies but it will no longer chase after any other target.

[spankahontis]

It does, Hail the Ship and choose "stop current task", it will stop firing.