This:
QUOTE (Mr Cotgreave @ Aug 10 2009, 06:16 PM)

i seem to be destroying tech land and money rather than raiding them and them belonging to me instead
Is answered by this:
QUOTE (SleepiB @ Aug 10 2009, 08:06 PM)

If your opponent is more than 12 or 13 days inactive, loot is destroyed instead of captured.
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