How do invasions work?

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I can't seem to find this spelled out anywhere...obviously soldiering and resolve play into it, but we can only load one guy on our transports in GC4 (as opposed to GC3, where you could load a lot more pop).  Does having multiple transports affect the invasion time?  Are invasions always successful given enough time?  How much does soldiering help?  

Any clarification would be appreciated!

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More transports help planet invasions. The minimum time required to invade is 3 for colonies, and 5 for core worlds. If invasion time is longer than this, then adding transports would help. Careful though, as I've seen adding ships to an invading fleet halt invasions.

Invasions are always successful if given enough time. The selecting a fleet or planet should show how many turns are left.

I've never seen soldiering be of any help. I have halted invasions, then start again to see if it has any effect.