unit outcomes

How come when my 4/4 swordsman goes to atack a warrior defending my rivals city it loses? I mean a warrior stats are 1.0.1 when a swordsmans are 3.1.1 even when I send in a 5 stack of swords man to destroy 2 spearman it uses 3 of them up. I know there is a bunch of factors like rivers and not to mention chance, but is there any way to calculate the out come?

Thanks,

me

Swordsmen vs. warriors/spearmen are going to take some casualties. Especially, as you note, when defensive bonuses are factored in.

Here's a Combat Calculator that'll give you some idea what to expect in your combat results.

Warriors are 1.1.1, not 1.0.1

Swordsmen are 3.2.1, not 3.1.1

Did you mod your game?

Never trust the RNG.

I didn't Mod my game, The stats weren't on the top of my head. Sorry about that.

It really helps to be aware of the chances of each victory. I use that Combat Calculator all the time.

Also, use artillery to soften the defenses up. Even bringing 3 or 4 Catapults along with your stack of Swordsmen will make things go a lot better for you.

Though I don't use a combat calculator all the time, the one willbill posted the link to is a good one.

Here's something close to a "worst case": A Veteran Swordsman at full strength attacking across a river against a Veteran Warrior at full strength. Warrior is fortified in a town built on a hill with walls... Defending Warrior's actual defense strength is 2.5 with bonuses factored in, and will win 40.2% of the time.

Thanks for posting!

I have never used Catapults, Cannons, Artillary, or Radar Artillary, but since it improves your chances so much I think I will start to use them.

Always remember to check your targets defensive values; in the worst case you could be attacking a Mech Inf with a whopping defense value of 36 (fortified in a Metro on a hill and being attacked across a river=200% def. bonus)! If he's Elite aswell, even your Modern Armours will have big problems beating him by themselves.

Originally posted by whitecow
Thanks for posting!

I have never used Catapults, Cannons, Artillary, or Radar Artillary, but since it improves your chances so much I think I will start to use them.

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With enough Artillery, you can destroy ALL the city improvements, reduce the city to size 6 or less (for a smaller defense bonus percentage), and leave all the defenders with only 1 (red) healthpoint left - before you move in with your attack units.

Having loads of artillery (i.e. Catapults) in the Ancient Era can be difficult, but bring along some - if you're lucky you'll destroy their barracks and redline some defenders