Talk:Tutorial: FAQ/@comment-24276158-20131218203900/@comment-1482018-20131219222126

The formation you choose does not cap your opponent's damage. Only yours.

On Topic: I'm back with results after total of 74 test cases.

First and foremost, I would like to say, there IS an armor difference between line ahead and line abreast. Line abreast tends to not only dodge more, but also receive less damage (with the arbitrary armor modifiers intact, roughly 16~19 damage from 4-2). I held constant on many variables to make sure the consistency of the data was in effect.

Most noteworthy mention is the damage done to BBs (since you guys already know about how damage dealt in this game is done via % rather than flat, the BBs get affected in this the most, as it seems the damage nullification seems to actually be a flat amount more so than a % after many tests). I brought my level 59 Nagato to test.

My fleet consisted of, including Nagato, Kiso, Shigure Kai 2, Verniy, Shimakaze, and Kongou Kai 2. I made sure I had absolutely no antiair to reduce the RNG caused by shooting down planes with antiair.

These 26 test cases in the following are the noteworthy ones; there are some data that exist outside the realm of the theory being provided, but the data seemed negligent when I deemed it was only RNG at work with very few chances of it occurring.

12 attempts of 4-2 line ahead with Nagato at 79HP when it went to the preboss CV node, she took roughly 16 damage from torpedo bombing, and anywhere between 6~37 crit in shelling phase.

14 attempts at 4-2 line abreast with Nagato at 76HP in the same node, she took 9 damage (most of the times, it missed), and anywhere between 4~26 in shelling phase.

With this data in mind, I now knew there was an armor difference between line ahead and line abreast. But I wasn't sure whether it was BOTH line ahead losing armor and line abreast giving armor, so I gave other formations a test.

8 attempts at 4-2 diamond (which theoretically should not apply any armor buff or debuff) with Nagato at 85HP in the same node, she took roughly 14~17 damage from torpedo bombing, and anywhere betwen 8~34 crit in shelling phase.

With this data lined up and very similar damage taken from line ahead, I have concluded that line ahead does not make you lose armor, only that line ahead makes you gain armor.

That is all from me.