If you’re interested in AARs, there are a whole bunch of PBEM AARs over in the Matrix forums. You can also find the manual there, and a bunch of general comments, including player reactions to the game. Most positive, a few negative – complaints about ease of invasion, escort strength, etc. I’m pretty interested; debating whether to wait for a sale.
Edit: Forgot to link the forum! Here it is: https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tt.asp?forumid=1756