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How would this battle play out?

In terms of relative strength, assume that, per normal naval nomenclature, a frigate is a small, fast, lightly armed ship, and each heavier step of ships gets better armed and slower.

What tactics would the aliens use?

I had a handful of great ways for the opening battle of a space opera to go down, but they got totally scrapped when I changed how quickly jumping between star systems worked, and now intra-system travel works. How would a battle under the following circumstances play out?

I had a handful of great ways for the opening battle of a space opera to go down, but they got totally scrapped when I changed how quickly jumping between star systems worked, and now intra-system travel works. What sort of tactics would the hive mind aliens employ?

How would this battle play out?

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Human reinforcements are a full defense fleet, so a battleship, multiple heavy cruisers and lots of escorts. If this fleet arrives, the aliens will need to flee or be wiped out

In system, humans have this frigate, and a handful of cheap fightercraft that won't do much.

The aliens have encountered a few human vessels, and are aware of the fact they have shields. They are not aware of the human reinforcements, or which jump point any reinforcements will come from.

In case it wasn't clear above, the aliens do not have FTL sensors in any way. They are entirely reliant on the speed of light for their sensor data. They also do not have FTL communication

Alien motivations are decimation. They see this system (and perhaps others) as theirs and they will cleanse it of human presence, with a later goal being colonization.

How would this battle play out?