Talk:Tutorial: FAQ/@comment-1820055-20140326061746/@comment-24477438-20140407063951

I've seen some guy doing tests in ahead/double/abreast, and he calculated that abreast gives around 15-20% damage reduction (compared to ahead and double, which take the same damage though). But the abreast tactic is awfully stupid because you're throwing your damage even more, leading to have up to 12 enemy hits on you. In other formations you can just kill them before they do anything. The "sunken ship cannot kill you" tactic rarely betrays me.