Research Over Time or Research with Characters?

[Jacen_Fel]

Just wondering what ya'll think on this. Is it better to just get your new ships/vechiles and stuff over time or to have characters slaving away trying to research'em first. Anyone got a chart that says when you get certain techs over time without research? Or anyone know exactly how many turns early you get stuff after a successful research. (Like Construction research success makes you get your next construction research 20 turns early or whatever the case may be).

[Jacen_Fel]

I think Vader is only Imperial that can detect traitors and he has to be on planet with that person. The other possibly is someone tried to abduct one of the researchers or any enemy fleet arrived as both of those events tend to ruin research missions.