Screwing up with confidence, was: [FT-AAR] comment NAC/NI AAR

> Before I read any other's comments on this:
> 
> DOH! 21% less casualties does *NOT* mean that about 25% more of them
> survive to fire. It means that the *survivability* (the firepower
needed
> to destroy them) is ~25% higher, which is something else entirely. The
> fighter costs I gave are completely off.
> 
> I'll look it over again today. Teaches me not to write emails late at
> night - not that there are any other time available :-/
> 
> I wrote among other things
> 
> > The squadron takes on average ~21% less damage from PDS if the
re-roll
> > isn't reduced by the Heavy status. 21% less casualties means that
just
> > above 25% more of them survive to attack the enemy - ie, on average
> heavy
> > fighters inflict ~25% more damage on the enemy *in their first
attack*.
> > They also usually survive to make more attacks than standard
fighters
> do,
> > so the total damage inflicted by those heavies will on average be
more
> > than 25% higher than that done by the standards.
> 
> ...etc.
> 
> The parts about the stealthed *ships* are OK, though :-)
> 
> Oerjan Ohlson
> oerjan.ohlson@telia.com
> 
> "Life is like a sewer.
>   What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
> - Hen3ry
>