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The attack-rate hump

The red team's win probability against how often it attacks, decomposed into its two terms. Attack rarely and a decisive attack attempt may never occur (Term B small); attack often and the pool dilutes with worse, more-visible opportunities (Term A falls) — so the optimum is interior.

The two terms, and their product, vs attack rate

050%100%asymptote0.01%0.1%1%10%Term BTerm AoptimumP(red wins)37%0attack rarelyattack often

Per attack attempt, averaged over the pool above the cutoff:

Caught by monitor c

45.4%

Successfully deployed s

21.1%

Attack rate r

11.3%

Problems N

5,000

s/(s+c)31.7%×1-(1-r(s+c))^N>99.9%=P(\text{red wins})31.7%