Doing the math

[PvK]

One square away is another -10 penalty to hit.

Does he have any racial technology areas?

What are your and their Culture types?

Is it possible his ships/fleets have more combat experience after they were trained to 20?

PvK

[tbontob]

Thanks PvK.

Wondered about that one sector.

So realistically, where there are no adjustments, the best one can hope for is a 90% chance as it is impossible to be in the same combat sector.

But that still doesn't account for the discrepancy as I am hitting less than a third of the time...probably even less than a quarter.

We are both scientists and he is Deeply Religious which shouldn't affect it.

In the test, I set the Fleet/Ship Experience at 20%.

EDIT: We are both using Shield Depleters and Anti-Proton Beams.

[ May 18, 2003, 20:31: Message edited by: tbontob ]

[Fyron]

What percentage of the time are you hitting?

[tbontob]

Less than a third.

Probably 15% to 20%.

[Phoenix-D]

"So realistically, where there are no adjustments, the best one can hope for is a 90% chance as it is impossible to be in the same combat sector."

If he has ECM and you have sensors of the same level, the best you can hope for is 95%. If he has stealth/scattering, the best you can hope for is 65%.

This presumes racial and ship experience are the same, -and- that you aren't using Incinerator Beams (10% bonus) or Wave-Motion Guns (30% bonus)

[Unknown_Enemy]

Ohhhh !
That guy must be really naughty.

[Pocus]

Forgive my total newbiness shining here

With some many spending in components which add to + attack roll, just to be able to get -50% malus to the to hit, why not reverting to missiles and fighters equipped with torpedoes?

Also, does ramming has a chance of missing if you get into his square? if not drones should be nasty with their to hit malus and good staying power?

I suppose the best to do is having the 3 kinds of weapons, to saturate his PD (which he has perhaps not in number btw).