I, too, been searching for the meaning of the three numbers for allies and three for the axis that appear when you mouse-over a sector in a campaign map. Here is what I have learned and the tests and results which I performed in an attempt to unravel the mystery.
In the cmpstat file, two sets of three sector data numbers are represented by three initials "M, S, P." I notice that some are followed by data labeled "Tire" (note, this one can be a negative value) and, of course, the only piece of data anyone seems to know anything about, the "ReconMissions" value. Given the displayed pair of three numbers and the display of the ReconMissions on the campaign map, I believe I am safe in concluding that the sets of numbers in the cmpstat file are the same as those which are displayed on the map when you mouse-over the sector.
The mission sector in my current mission’s cmpstat file:
<AN35>
<Data M="32" S="52" P="37" TIRE="1" ReconMissions="136"/>
<Data M="61" S="36" P="68" TIRE="14"/>
</AN35>
I am guessing that "Tire" has to do with fatigue issues.
ReconMissions is probably the number of recon missions flown over the area, or some value representing reliability of the data.
My first assumption to test is that the values represent some categories of strength and/or presence
A subordinate assumption I made in beginning the test is that the second set of three numbers in the cmpstat file represents what the campaign map lists second—that is, the numbers listed as “axis”.
I changed the second line of pre-selected values above, and flew the mission six times, one each changing only one of the values to “1”(one with M=”1”, one with S=”1”, and one with P=”1” the other two values being the original). The fourth mission was run with all three values set to “1”. The fifth mission with all three of those values set to “100”. The final mission was run as originally set. Comparing the six missions, I was unable to discern any differences in the number of axis targets, ferocity of their defenses, nor in the observable allied presence within that sector. Aside from weather differences, all six missions seemed exactly the same -- even the terrain.
My assumption that the numbers have to do with enemy strength or presence seems to have been a false assumption (or my sub-assumption that the second set of numbers has to do with axis strength or presence was my error but more likely it was moot), and I perceived no significant differences in the missions flown to suggest another assumption that might be tested.
It may be that over-flying all of the sector rather than only that within approximately 8 nm of the mission target, as I have done each time, could show significant troop strength changes and perhaps the mission target area tends, by programming, to be substantially unchanged by the figures so as to make my tests appear to ineffective. At any rate, I have had enough and perhaps another will discover the truth or maybe Microsoft will someday shed some light on this mysterious feature. For now, I have decided that the values are defined as follows: M= Mysterious; S=Secret; P=Phenomena.
Good luck and Godspeed,
CG
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