Wow, according to combat calculator...

[Illusion13]

Infantries are HARD to beat... Even if you have a Modern Armour, the odds of you winning are less than 50%, both of you being Veteran unit, and the typical infantry fortied in a city. I am using infantry as an example because its mostly what you'll be up against...

Now I'll know not to whine when my modern armours lose...

 

[The_Unforgiven]

Isn't it 64%?
assuming:
-veteran modern armor versus veteran infantry
-infantry on grasslands and in a city (not a town, nor mettropolis)
-infantry fortified

check: http://www.civfanatics.com/civ3combatcalc.html

 

[smackster]

Also you should take into account the MA retreat possibility. But I do like to have about double MA verses Infantry in a city, just to be sure.

Generally I find if you are the first to MA, and can build them quickly then you can defeat any enemy.

 

[Illusion13]

Or mass upgrade tanks...

But, according to the combat calculator, there is like, a 23.3% chance a regular Tank would lose to a spear man if the spear man is Elite, fortified in Metropolis, grassland, and tank is crossing river. Now you know the power of the tank killing spearman.

 

[smackster]

I always make sure I have three MA for each defending spearman as I know how dangerous they can be

 

[The_Unforgiven]

I don't even take that risk... I nuke m... every last one of m...

 

[Moonsinger]

Originally posted by Illusion13
Infantries are HARD to beat... Even if you have a Modern Armour, the odds of you winning are less than 50%, both of you being Veteran unit, and the typical infantry fortied in a city. I am using infantry as an example because its mostly what you'll be up against...

Not really! Just use artillery to reduce them to 1 hit point then send in the cavalry for the kill. Of course, an army of cavalry would surely be able to take on an infantryman fortified in a big city without much of a problem.

 

[Longasc]

Simply miscalculated!

Veteran (4HP) Modern Armor vs Veteran (4HP) Infantry, fortified in CITY on grasslands:

64% win chance for Modern Armor


He... WTH!!!

The Combat Calculator just gave MA only 32.8 % win chance vs Infantry, but against MECH INFANTRY: 64%


There is something buggy and broken.

 

[The_Unforgiven]

@ Longasc: you got it the other way around....

vs MI: 32.8
vs inf: 64

Nothing buggy about it

 

[Kaboth]

and tank is crossing riv

What is the penalty for attacking over river? Just no retreat cause river takes up maximum movement points to cross?

 

[Halcyon]

If the defender is across a river from the attacker, the defender gets an +25% bonus. Nothing else.

 

[The_Unforgiven]

Kaboth, check this out. EVERYTHING about combat will become clear.

http://www.civfanatics.com/civ3combatcalc.html