Thank you for the explanation, esp the bar fight. ;) I get it, but I'm sure you can understand my issue with stochastic and chess mode being used in the same sentence. The derived process can be stochastic, but the basic probability is what chess mode should be based on. But thank you, at least I un...

I follow the math, but not the logic. Chess mode should calculate the expected # of kills based on number of hits and return that every time. There should be no chance of 10 kills in chess mode, so why is that in the algorithm? Put more simply, if there is a 10(0.5)(0.6) calculation, why would you e...

An example of what I mean:

10 shots at 50% accuracy and 60% kill rate should produce 3 kills in chess mode. Why would reducing the number of targets reduce the expected kills? I understand it can max at 3, but it shouldn't go down to 2 kills just because there are only 3 targets.

Thanks, not sure how that applies to running in chess mode, though. There is no randomness in chess mode. 10 shots doing X kills doesn't change when the target size goes down, unless there's something unusual in the algorithm. Thank you for looking that up, dalfrede. Can you search by post times? I ...

It has do with accuracy being percentages I think. Because there will be situations where I need to kill eg 10 HP on a unit for an overrun, but my unit can only do 9. So then I hit it with artillery for one damage, but now my unit only does 8 damage. BUT if I have a recon next to it, I can *sometim...

If enemy is able to shoot back, losing Initiative might cause less of your strength points fire before the return fire of your enemy thus reduce the damage you can deal. Blue predicted number means all damage are supression, no kill can be made. What do you mean by negative suppression? But having ...

Mass Attack only affects Init, correct? So an equal or higher init shouldn't lose expected damage by losing Mass Attack, if I understand the mechanics correctly.

Also, what does it mean when the predicted results call for negative suppression? That doesn't make sense to me.

Happens with ground units as well. And how the heck can you get a predicted result of negative suppression?

Hmm, maybe. The problem is that if the aircraft attacks first it has X expected kills, if it attacks last it has X-1. Maybe a loss of Mass Attack?

Yeah, that's what's happening. Roundoff doesn't make sense though, it's based on #of attacks not defenders.

Must be something more to the combat calcs than is being shown in the log.

No, but in this case the expected number is reduced.

Does anyone know why expected kills goes down as the target unit gets smaller? Specifically, an enemy fighter with 4 left is expected to lose 2, but after being reduced to 2 by a different unit the original unit is only expected to kill 1. Thanks! The combat log mechanics have the same probabilities...

Hi. Where can I get info on special abilities of each unit? (Bruckenpionieres, for instance). Thanks!