I launched my Recyclers about 4 hours before the fleet was to return, this way to save on deuterium. Sent out a roamer colony and got a moonshot. Also sent my RIPs to the colony and then waited. About an hour before the fleet was to return, I calculated precisely when the fleet needed to hit.
Fortunately, there was no lag at the time I sent in my attack fleet. A beautiful 2 second lanx hit with recyclers arriving 1 second after the attack.
Dumbo was online for the last hour before his fleet returned. He graciously requested I recall, but I did not. Good luck rebuilding that fleet Dumbo.

Defender Dumbo
Destroyed!
The attacker has won the battle !
You receive 6.182.400 units of Metal, 22.073.330 units of Crystal and 25.765.523 units of Deuterium.
The attacker has lost a total of 0 units.
The defender has lost a total of 941.205.300 units.
A debris field containing 296.189.880 units of Metal and 103.909.500 units of Crystal has formed in orbit around the planet.
The probability of creating a moon is : 19 %
Some how Dumbo was able to slip in some recyclers to capture some of DF. Must have had the recs arrive the same second as the attack. Nice.

You collect; 291.389.880 units of Metal and 99.109.500 units of Crystal.