Is 3 a magic number?

[Graymane]

I notice that if a unit is fired at a few times on the combat screen, it gets easier to hit by the 3rd time or so (like 3 light fleets versus 1 sub). Is this true overall?

[Joel Billings]

Once you are attacked once during the current player's turn, the unit is easier to hit. Additional shots don't add to this. See manual section 8.5.7 for combat modifiers.

[aletoledo]

Once you are attacked once during the current player's turn, the unit is easier to hit. Additional shots don't add to this. See manual section 8.5.7 for combat modifiers.

actually i think each additional shot drops the evasion by one each and every time.

[HardRock]

It's 1942. All I know is I can't sink one Uboat with 6 Lt warships. I'm lucky if I even damage it.
Grrrrrrrrr

[Joel Billings]

No, additional shots will not reduce the evasion further. If it does, it's a bug.

[Joel Billings]

If the German Evade is up to 3, and the WA ASW is not boosted to 2, then you need to roll a 9 on 1 dice (impossible). However, once a sub has been shot at once, you only need to roll a 6 on 1 dice (16% chance). So if you take 6 Light Fleets against 3 subs, the first 3 light fleets will automatically miss. The last 3 will have a 1/6 chance each. So in this case you will kill 1/2 of a sub on average. That's assuming the subs don't sink you first (can't remember off hand the simultaneity rules on sub fire).