What is the 1st Strike chance %?

[Fistleaf]

Every other drill promotion gives 1 extra first strike chance. What does this chance translate to? 50%?

[frenzyfol]

Someone explained first strike in detail somewhere else.
From memory.
It's not 50% extra chance to win.
It's best used when you know your units going to lose but you want it to cause maximum damage.
When fighting another unit with FS it just figures out who has the most FS's. eg. drillII archer vs drilI archer is the same as a DrilIArcher vs no promo archer.
Do some tests with the Map editor..

[Unimatrix11]

Okay my perception is like this:

First, the difference in first strikes are calculated - only the one with more FS in a battle will actually use them and only as many as the difference is. (A unit with 2 FS versus a unit with 1FS will result in the former having a chance for 1FS)

Then the first strikes are conducted. The question of the opening post, i think, is: What are the chances of a FS to hit and if it hits, how much damage does it deal ?

Of course after the FS, the rest of the battle is conducted.

BTW: FSs are not only useful, when you are sure to loose, they are also extremely useful, when you are sure to win. The enemy is dead, before he can even strike back. March on without healing delay!

[Hauptman]

think you guys missed his question.

He asked what is the chance of getting the first strike on a "first strike chance". drill 1 is "an extra first strike chance" drill 4 ends up like "2 to 4 extra first strikes".

[Kuciwalker]

I think each "first strike chance" gives you a 1/2 chance of getting an extra first strike.

[Unimatrix11]

So the answer is "yes ?" and thats it ?