Olympia PBEM

A.4: Combat ratings

                  attack    defense    missile
                +----------------------------
peasant         |   1         1
worker          |   1         1
sailor          |   1         1
soldier         |   5         5
pikeman         |   5        30
swordsman       |  15        15
pirate          |   5 (15)    5 (15)
knight          |  45 (20)   45 (20)
elite guard     |  90 (70)   90 (70)
crossbowman     |   1         1         25
archer          |   5         5         50
elite archer    |  10        10         75

• A noble is rated (attack=80, defense=80, missile=0).
• Blessed soldiers fight with the same attack and defense values as regular soldiers, but has a 50% chance of surviving a hit.
• Pirates fight (15,15,0) on a ship, but only (5,5,0) on land.
• Knights and elite guard receive a -25 penalty to both their attack and defense ratings when fighting on a ship or in a swamp province.

structure               men protected
---------               -------------
Castle                  first 500
Tower                   first 100
Galley or roundship     first 50
Other structures        first 50

engine          attack  defense   missile
------          ------  -------   -------
catapult          25      200       25
battering ram     30      250
siege tower       30      250