[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [RFC][Patch] AI can fly v2 (fwd)

[Greg Wooledge <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

per@xxxxxxxxxxx (per@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:

> - if we cannot afford to lose, don't do it. Some things to look for: Is
> the unit directly threatening a city? We cannot afford to lose the city,
> so attack no matter the odds.

That's not good enough.  Our odds of surviving an attack by the enemy may
be better than our odds of killing the enemy if we attack.  Consider a
Rifleman fortified behind city walls -- should he attack a Howitzer
that's outside the city?  Yes.  Should he attack a Tank that's outside
the city?  No.

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