Talk:Combat/@comment-26821064-20160905180718/@comment-26821064-20160905195127

I have found this discussion on Reddit which leads to another discussion that shows a study for the Flagship Protection mechanic.

The only good sample there is in line ahead, which results in a Flagship hit rate about 55% (so non-flagship ships have 45% of being hit)

Doing some math, if all ships had the same hit rate, for a fleet of 6 ships, the Flagship would have 1/6 of being hit and the Non-Flagship 5/6.

Including the Flagship Protection Mechanic here, the flagship would have (1/6 + 5/100) of being hit and the Non-Flagship (5/6 - 5/100).

Going further, the Flagship would have about 21% of being hit and all other 5 ships would have about 15% each of being hit.

If this study and my math are correct, we can apply that this mechanic can also the opposite effect which is the Flagship protection a Non-Flagship