I know this is a very old thread (a very good thread mind you) but I have a correction to make
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Originally Posted by Micah
The formula for missiles landing against shielded units overstates the protection that shields provide. p77
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I've tested the manual formula and my tests indicate it is 100% correct and does not overstate the protection shields provide (and also that shield protection has nothing to do with parrying missiles contrary to other claims in this thread; it's all or nothing for missile parry). Keep in mind the manual formula uses total size in square, which is different from the unit's size. As in three size 2 units in the same square will each have a total size of 6 in the formula. This is in addition to a full square being more likely to have an arrow land on someone than a half-empty square.
Attached are the test files, including a map and a mod, if anyone wishes to try for themselves: