Combat Values

[Xerxes77]

Warhorse thanks for your answer too;
your phrase "while at the same time the weapon got less effective" ; does this mean as battle goes on turn after turn the Weapon Lethality goes down? And if So is a Variable responsible for this (that I could maybe turn off) or is it Hard Coded into the Game to simulate Battle Fatigue ,as in Soldiers start fresh at full Lethality and every time they fire they get less effective?

As Warhorse mentioned, weapon effectiveness is reduced with every shot fired. I believe this was supposed to simulate both mechanical and ammo supply issues. Just how fast a weapon's effectiveness drops depends on the Reliability of the weapon - an 'X' means a weapon will remain fully functional throughout the battle, while an 'F' means it will likely turn into a pea shooter in a very short period, as each shot reduces its effectiveness by up to 30%.

Battle fatigue is actually simulated by a different stat, which is a team's Status (another word for Effectiveness). A team that's being fired upon or assaulted will take losses AND a reduction in effectiveness. This behavior is hard coded.

Both team effectiveness and weapon effectiveness modify the final combat value. So units tend to become less and less lethal as the battle rages on, due to both battle fatigue and weapon degradation.