What effect does lowering the weapon %age have?

[Odenathus]

I notice that the recent IF release has seen the emergence of units with 50% of some weapon categories. I know the calculations are too complicated to explain so simply, but is it broadly that only that %age of the units get the PoA in melee? So a unit with 500 men, only 50% of whom have Swordsmen would get 500 men x 100 PoA @ 50%, whereas a fully Swordsmen equipped unit gets 500 men x 100 PoA @ 100%? And the same with shooting, Darts, Impact Foot, etc?

Broadly speaking. Or is it completely different?

Cheers

[rbodleyscott]

It is like that for swordsmen and some other capabilities.

However, some impact capabilities don't need 100% to get 100% of their Impact POAs:

Lancers 50%
Light Spear 33%
Impact Foot 33%

This is because in mixed units the guys with these capabilities are assumed to be in the front ranks, which are the only ranks that fight at impact.