weakest way in which to divide a force
is into _equal_ parts. This fact is mathematically demonstrated by
Mr. F. W. Lanchester in a recent book called "Air Craft in Warfare."

TABLE III
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| |Col. 1|Col. 2|Col. 3|
|---------------------------------------------|------|------|------|
|Value of offensive at beginning A| 970 | 569 | 841 |
| B| 800 | 200 | 500 |
|Damage done in 1st period by A| 97 | 57 | 84 |
| B| 80 | 20 | 50 |
|Value of offensive power at end 1st period A| 890 | 549 | 791 |
| B| 703 | 143 | 416 |
|Damage done in 2d period by A| 89 | 55 | 79 |
| B| 70 | 14 | 42 |
|Value of offensive power at end 2d period A| 820 | 535 | 749 |
| B| 614 | 88 | 337 |
|Damage done in 3d period by A| 82 | 54 | 75 |
| B| 61 | 0 | 34 |
|Value of offensive power at end 3d period A| 759 | 526 | 715 |
| B| 532 | 32 | 262 |
|Damage done in 4th period by A| 76 | 53 | 72 |
| B| 53 | 3 | 26 |
|Value of offensive power at end 4th period A| 706 | 523 | 689 |
| B| 456 | 0 | 190 |
|Damage done in 5th period by A| 71 | | 69 |
| B| 46 | | 10 |
|Value of offensive power at end 5th period A| 660 | | 670 |
| B| 385 | | 121 |
|Damage done in 6th period by A| 66 | | 67 |
| B| 39 | | 12 |
|Value of offensive power at end 6th period A| 621 | | 658 |
| B| 319 | | 54 |
|Damage done in 7th period by A| 62 | | 66 |
| B| 32 | | 5 |
|Value of offensive power at end 7th period A| 589 | | 653 |
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