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Anthony · 03-21-2016, 02:05 PM

In any situation with armies facing against armies, the average kill/incapacitate total for any soldier will be equal to (casualties before enemy surrenders) / (total number of soldiers on your side, including replacements). Unless there's a situation where one side has a huge advantage in skill and/or technology, this number will generally be less than 1.

So... your lifetime hit probability is (some number less than 1) / (number of shots you will fire under combat conditions). This does mean accuracy can be expected to decrease as magazine capacity increases.

03-21-2016, 02:05 PM	#19
Anthony Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Berkeley, CA	Re: Dodgin' Bullets In any situation with armies facing against armies, the average kill/incapacitate total for any soldier will be equal to (casualties before enemy surrenders) / (total number of soldiers on your side, including replacements). Unless there's a situation where one side has a huge advantage in skill and/or technology, this number will generally be less than 1. So... your lifetime hit probability is (some number less than 1) / (number of shots you will fire under combat conditions). This does mean accuracy can be expected to decrease as magazine capacity increases. __________________ My GURPS site and Blog.