Hmmm... went back, re-read the section... then re-read the example more closely:
relevant part here: If the Romulan
ship has three batteries and nine points of power, it
could block all of the damage to Shields #1 and #2 and
some of the damage to Shield #2.
Dang! We read that section multiple times to determine the reinforcement nad still got it wrong. Funny how easy the error is to see once someone else sees it first.
Yeah... some adjustments will need to be made tonight.
We read it as "each element" meaning each pulse, not each shield element. Oh well.
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You know I am just yanking your leg (that is mostly for those here who don't know that you and I have known each other for more years than our wives would care to admit).
No hurry on the ladder! I will need it before the winter is out though...