Let's assume a general lives for 10 years (don't know if that's generous or not.. but it's easy on the calculations)
Let's also assume that you have 100% AT at the end of the war.
If you hire 2 generals now.. you will have (100-20-0.2*80)*0.97^10=47% AT after 10 years.. and a 100% and 80% general in the interim. (0.97 for a 3% drop yearly)
If you DON'T hire those generals now, and end up in a war in five years, you will have 85% AT before hiring any generals, and can get a 85% and a ~68% general right off the bat.
If no war comes for 10 years,
you'll have 73% AT, giving you a 73% general and a ~59% general...Whereas the BEST general you'd have after spending AT at the end of last war would be with only 47%
bottom line: don't hire your generals at maximum AT, but at maximum need (ofcourse, when the need IS there, you might decide to wait 'a little' to get max AT first)
Let's also assume that you have 100% AT at the end of the war.
If you hire 2 generals now.. you will have (100-20-0.2*80)*0.97^10=47% AT after 10 years.. and a 100% and 80% general in the interim. (0.97 for a 3% drop yearly)
If you DON'T hire those generals now, and end up in a war in five years, you will have 85% AT before hiring any generals, and can get a 85% and a ~68% general right off the bat.
If no war comes for 10 years,
you'll have 73% AT, giving you a 73% general and a ~59% general...Whereas the BEST general you'd have after spending AT at the end of last war would be with only 47%
bottom line: don't hire your generals at maximum AT, but at maximum need (ofcourse, when the need IS there, you might decide to wait 'a little' to get max AT first)