Random Losses

[eproxy]

[gloat]

Of the hundreds of attacks I've ever sent over my IK career I still have not been on the bad end of a 'random loss'. Yet again though I'm on the good end on one;

Units of eproxy
Total Losses
Large Warships 300 285
Spearfighters 1500 1425
Units of 0bs3rv3r
Total Losses
Large Warships 371 371
Large Merchant Ships 5 5
Small Warships 5 5
Small Merchant Ships 50 50
Stone Throwers 37 37
Spearfighters 1933 1933

I can't remember what the chance of success was but I was expecting a total loss of around 400-420LW. Sufficed to say I'll settle with but 285

[/gloat]

Added; I'd even noted the return time of that fleet as "Not coming back"; how wrong I was.

[englishcheese]

I got caught on the other end.

Units of EnglishCheese
Total Losses
Large Warships 200 200
Spearfighters 1000 1000
Catapults 23 23
Units of 0bs3rv3r
Total Losses
Large Warships 1 1
Stone Throwers 3 3
Spearfighters 2 2
Plundered resources
Gold 0
Stone 0
Lumber 0
Destruction
Main House Level 1 (Destruction: 19)
Barracks Level 5 (Destruction: 5)

[eproxy]

At least you took down the Main House

[DrieZ/Cesium]

What do you say about this one?

3 days ago
Attack on xxx (11:46:9)
Units of DrieZ
Total Losses
Large Warships 500 500
Small Warships 20 20
Spearfighters 2400 2400
Catapults 27 27
Units of 0bs3rv3r
Total Losses
Large Warships 281 267
Large Merchant Ships 1 1
Small Merchant Ships 40 38
Stone Throwers 10 10
Spearfighters 1419 1348
Plundered resources
Gold 0
Stone 0
Lumber 0
Destruction
Barracks Level 11 (Destruction: 2)
Stone Wall Level 1 (Destruction: 19)

[eproxy]

At least you took down the stonewall

[Arminius]

Which is why I tend to send smaller attacks...

[SkulkrinBait]

arminius said:

Which is why I tend to send smaller attacks...

Good point, if you send an attack of say 30 LWs with 30 Cats, would you still knock the wall down?

Assuming so then that's a good strategy indeed.

[AeroS]

driez said:

What do you say about this one?

3 days ago
Attack on xxx (11:46:9)
Units of DrieZ
Total Losses
Large Warships 500 500
Small Warships 20 20
Spearfighters 2400 2400
Catapults 27 27
Units of 0bs3rv3r
Total Losses
Large Warships 281 267
Large Merchant Ships 1 1
Small Merchant Ships 40 38
Stone Throwers 10 10
Spearfighters 1419 1348
Plundered resources
Gold 0
Stone 0
Lumber 0
Destruction
Barracks Level 11 (Destruction: 2)
Stone Wall Level 1 (Destruction: 19)

I like to send about 270 LW fleets without cats against islands like this. No matter the size of the fleet you send, you will lose 290-310 LW's in victory so why not take the 270 LW loss and the 30% chance of success. Sometimes you win and lose 260 LW's and if you lose you will only have a small force to contend with on your next run with your cats. It really cuts down on the random losses and protects cats from taking big losses in the clearing attack.
Comments?

[Shendemiar]

I've come to the same conclusion. Several smaller fleets is always preferable, unless you want to get the moral benefit of showing stunning fleetsize.

[inyati]

Add Archers, even a small amount. That tends to spread the damage on your attack. I'm however amazed at englishcheese's report. Loosing so much against so little...though I guess they hit a 20 lv wall?

[Freiegeister]

Then Merda! sometimes happens...

June 8, 2007
Attack on Corelay (11:35:17)
Units of Freiegeister
Total Losses
Large Warships 1000 1000
Spearfighters 3000 3000
Archers 2000 2000
Catapults 23 23
Units of Troian
Total Losses
Large Warships 100 95
Small Warships 10 10
Small Merchant Ships 20 19
Spearfighters 2578 2449
Plundered resources
Gold 0
Stone 0
Lumber 0
Destruction
Stone Wall Level 4 (Destruction: 16)

Also happened to be my opening attack of the campaign. Real good for morale.

[englishcheese]

inyati said:

Add Archers, even a small amount. That tends to spread the damage on your attack. I'm however amazed at englishcheese's report. Loosing so much against so little...though I guess they hit a 20 lv wall?

Although hitting a lvl 20 wall, i have done it 20 times in this war and only once has my fleet never returned.

And ouch for Freiegeister...that beats my losses :S

[Tomthebuffalo]

My 8th failed colonisation attack on a dr_eam isle.
Sods law will be that, as soon as I knock down the stonewall, I'll colonise it.

[blazed]

these losses are starting to really piss me off!

1½ hours ago
Attack on 048| B | *** (12:37:10)
Units of blazed
Total Losses
Large Warships 400 400
Spearfighters 2000 2000
Units of B_l_a_d_e
Total Losses
Large Warships 100 95
Spearfighters 862 819
Plundered resources
Gold 0
Stone 0
Lumber 0