Break point is decided from the beginning of combat.
Combat is selection with replacement.
ie, if you have 20 soldiers and 1 noble, it is possible (although HIGHLY
unlikely) that your noble could be selected to attack multiple times. The
reverse is true as well, your noble may never get selected to attack.
Peasants sailors and workers can be selected as targets, only if their
stack is the defenders.
At 05:00 PM 3/26/99 -0400, Larry Stanbery wrote:
>Greetings all...
>
>Being rather new, I have a few questions about how combat is resolved. I've
>been reading over the rules quite closely, and it's somewhat ambiguous as to
>the exact implementation of the algorithm used. So, I have some questions,
>and will be quite grateful if anyone can answer them.
>
>1) "A random man is chosen from the attacking side to hit a random target on
>the defending side."
>
>Is this a random selection from all valid attackers on the attacking side?
(I
>assume yes.)
>Does this allow re-selection of an attacker who has already attacked?
>Is this "hit" resolved before item 2 below?
>
>2) "A random defender is similarly chosen to hit a random target from the
>attacking side."
>
>Is this random selection from all valid attackers on the defending side?
>Does it include peasants/workers/sailors?
>Does it include the previously "hit" target from step 1?
>
>5) "Repeat until a side breaks. A side breaks when its total offensive plus
>defensive value falls by 50%."
>
>Is this check performed between item 1 and item 2, or only after 1 - 4 have
>resolved?
>Is the break point 50% of the _original_ offense + defense, or 50% of what it
>was at the beginning of the round? (I assume 50% of original.)
>Is the offensive value for missile-range troops it's full missile value, or
>it's modified (for weather) value?
>
>Thanks much, in advance, for your help.
>
>Larry Stanbery
>
>
>
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