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herwin -> RE: Question on ground combat odds. (3/7/2011 9:23:44 PM)
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ORIGINAL: pacificbetta
Have a question on AV combat odds, I cannot seem to find the explanation in the manual. To my understanding (and also a lot of guesswork), adjusted AV is based on the following:
Adjusted AV = Base AV * Terrain * Prep * Fort * Exp (did I leave any other factors out?)
Base AV: Well, just the basic AV that the unit has
Terrain" Terrain modifier for defender, 1 for attacker
Prep: 100% prep = x2, 50% prep = x1, 0% = x0.5 (pure guess work on my side)
Fort: Obviously higher forts = greater modifer for defenders, but can someone provide some measuring stick? eg @ level 2/4/6/9, what are the modifiers?
Now, obviously some of the above are guesswork, I really appreaciate it if someone will step in and provide more information, thanks in advance.
More guesswork: leadership, HQs, land skill, fatigue, disruption, formation, detection level, shock attack, the phase of the moon [;)]. Terrain is up to 4x. Preparation depends on what location you're preparing for. Fortification appears to be a marginal increase (x fort level/3?), but protects against being pushed out of the hex. Experience appears to be a parameter used in a Bernoulli draw between a couple of multipliers. Leadership and HQs are also Bernoulli as is probably land skill. Fatigue, disruption, and formation appear to be multipliers. Detection level affects target acquisition during the firepower phase. Shock attack doubles the final AV.
AV isn't that important. What is important is casualty causation during the firepower phase. My rule of thumb is that firepower superiority of 1.5-1 or better going in, taking into account the multipliers for a shock attack, will improve your AV superiority coming out. I don't use deliberate attacks, but I suspect a higher superiority is needed then to improve the AV ratio.
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