                               Command : POWER

NAME
   power - Display arbitrarily measured strengths of all countries

Level: Basic

SYNTAX
   [##:##] Command : power [num]

SYNTAX
   [##:##] Command : power new [num]

SYNTAX
   [##:##] Command : power country <NATS>

The  power report provides one view of national strengths.  It can be particu-
larly helpful in planning defense strategies and treaty voting.

If the optional "num" argument is given, only the top num entries in the power
chart  will  be displayed.  Note that for deities, if you give a negative num-
ber, only the top num entries in the power chart will be  displayed,  and  the
power number rating will not be displayed.

If the optional "new" argument is given, the program will take several minutes
to gather information and generate a power report  based  on  that  up-to-date
information.  This costs several BTU's (typically 10).

If  the  optional  "new" argument is not given, the program will shown you the
report generated the last time someone asked for new data.

If the optional "country" argument is given,  then  the  information  is  only
given  for  those  particular  countries.   Countries are separated by the "/"
character as in:
   [##:##] Command : power c Fodder/19/Mirky
Note that countries may be specified as either names or numbers.

In the power report the countries are listed in  order  of  decreasing  "power
factor", each being represented by a line in the following format:

   sects  eff civ  mil  shell gun pet  iron dust oil  pln ship unit money

Each  column represents a different commodity or aspect for that country.  The
columns and values used in computing the "power factor" are:

   a       # of sectors
   b       average sector efficiency
   c       # of civilians
   d       # of military
   e       # of shells
   f       # of guns
   h       tons of iron ore (not displayed)
   i       tons of gold dust
   j       # of gold bars
   k       tons of food (not displayed)
   l       tanks of oil
   g       # of planes
   m       # of ships
   mm      tons of ships (not displayed)
   r       # of land units
   n       # of dollars
   oo      units of light construction materials (not displayed)
   pp      units of heavy construction materials (not displayed)
   qq      megatons of nuclear weaponry (not displayed)
   bb      gold bars

The "power factor" is determined by the following equation:

   power factor = for each land unit calculate and add the following
                   ((((land unit lcm cost / 10) * (land unit effic / 100)) +
                     ((land unit hcm cost / 10) * (land unit effic / 100))) * 2)
   power factor += for each ship calculate and add the following:
                   ((((ship lcm cost / 10) * (ship effic / 100)) +
                     ((ship hcm cost / 10) * (ship effic / 100))) * 2)
   power factor += for each plane calculate and add the following:
                   (20 * (plane effic / 100) * (nation tech level / 500))
   power factor += ((nation money / 100) + (petrol / 500) +
                    ((civilians + military) / 10) + (shells / 12.5) +
                    (iron / 100) + (dust / 5) + (oil / 10) + bars +
                    (guns / 2.5) + (lcms / 10) + (hcms / 5))
   power factor += ((number of sectors * (average sector effic / 100)) * 10)
   power factor = ((power factor) * (nation tech level / 500))
   power factor = ((power factor) * (research factor))

The research factor is either 1, if RES_POP is not being used, or  1+(max  pop
in a sector)/10000, if it is being used.

SEE ALSO
   census, nation, Communication, Nation, Diplomacy

