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What is a SoM?

A SoM is a Spy on Military Report of a target, reflecting his military affairs page.

You get SoMs for several reasons

• To determine your target's defense at home (if he has armies out).
• To determine how long his army is out for.
• To determine what sort of troops your target is training.

How Accurate is a SoM?

Note that majority the reported information in a SoM cannot be taken as it is reported.

Value reported in SoM(s) = True Value x Whole number integer* 
  * Ranging between 75 to 125%.

What Values ARE accurate in a SoM?

The only values on a SoM which are accurate reported is:

• Army out time
• If a 0 is present - for example, if it shows that Elites home = 0, then it is certain that your target has sent all his elites out on an attack. You may cast a Crystal Ball to determine how many elites he has.

How do I Get an Accurate Defense from a SoM?

#1 With < 10 thieves, take 2 SoMs
#2 Note the value you want translated (e.g. Net defense at home) on the 2 SoMs
#3 Run the values through a SoM Translator

If target is a monarch and you are at war/hostile, you need to manually add the +10% bonus.

These are the values you would require to obtain his exact defense at home for example- <img src="http://www.angelfire.com/dbz/puppyluv/SOMtrans_files/image002.jpg">

Explain SoM Translators to me!

What SoM translators do is that they run SoM values values through a table, multiplying it from 0.75 to 1.25, and match up the output values from the first and second SoM to determine the exact translated value.

When May SoM Translators be used?

SoM translations may be used for any value on the "Spy on Military" page such as:-

• Defence at home.
• Infiltrate values, to determine exact number of thieves a province has.
• Spec and Elite values on Armies Out in SoMs, to figure out how many soldiers and specs were sent off in an attack, to calculate your Ambush.

Where Can I find SoM Translators?

1. Download the program - Valerarren's SoM+SoM translator is hosted here.
2. Use the SoM translators on external sites - DragonPortal SoM+SoM Calculator, AllianceRankings SoM+SoM Calculator
3. Use a War Bot on IRC - Public War Bots may be found in #strategy or #addicted.

FAQ

How Accurate are SoM+SoM Translations?

SoM translations are 100% accurate. A SoM + SoM translation is more accurate than Angel's CB+SoM translation.

I get Too Many Values from a SoM translation!

If you get multiple answers, get another SoM Value and add the third value to your translator.

I don't get Any Values from a SoM translation!

If you get NO answers from the first two values, then the target's true defense changed in between the time you took to obtain the first and second value.

These are some possibilities:

• Hour just changed and he had defense in training.
• His defensive military efficiency changed; either he got hit or he casted Town Watch or Minor/Greater Protection.
• His defense changed due to soldier aid.

I don't get it, why can't I just send 1000 thieves for a closer estimate?

Even if you send more thieves, there is a margin of error, with a minimum of ~10%. Furthermore, if you fail an op, that leads to thief losses. If you send 8 thieves and fail an op, you lose 0 thieves. You really are aiming for 2 SoM values of a large range, which leads to one true translated value.

SoM+SoM Translation bugs

There are None.

Angel's CB+SoM Translation bugs

If your target has Town Watch, Aggression or Fanaticism on, your CB + SoM will be (untranslatable).

External Links

1. SoM Translation Guide http://www.angelfire.com/dbz/puppyluv/SOMtrans.htm
2. Valerraren's SoM Translator http://alliancerankings.com/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=19&act=down
3. AllianceRankings' SoM Translator http://alliancerankings.com/som.php
4. DragonPortal's SoM Translator http://thedragonportal.net/