// check wether we will be successful
BOOLEAN success = FALSE;
if ( pSoldier->flags.fMercAsleep || pSoldier->bCollapsed )
	success = TRUE;
else
{
	// check wether we can forcefully handcuff the other soldier, but this will be hard
	UINT32 attackrating  = 10 * EffectiveExpLevel( this )     +     EffectiveStrength( this, FALSE )     + 2 * EffectiveDexterity( this, FALSE )     +     EffectiveAgility( this, FALSE );
	UINT32 defenserating = 10 * EffectiveExpLevel( pSoldier ) + 2 * EffectiveStrength( pSoldier, FALSE ) + 2 * EffectiveDexterity( pSoldier, FALSE ) + 2 * EffectiveAgility( pSoldier, FALSE );

	if (gGameOptions.fNewTraitSystem)
	{
		attackrating  += 25 * NUM_SKILL_TRAITS( this, MARTIAL_ARTS_NT )     + 10 * HAS_SKILL_TRAIT( this, MELEE_NT );
		defenserating += 25 * NUM_SKILL_TRAITS( pSoldier, MARTIAL_ARTS_NT ) + 10 * HAS_SKILL_TRAIT( pSoldier, MELEE_NT );
	}
	else
	{
		attackrating  += 25 * NUM_SKILL_TRAITS( this, MARTIALARTS_OT )     + 25 * NUM_SKILL_TRAITS( this, HANDTOHAND_OT )     + 10 * HAS_SKILL_TRAIT( this, KNIFING_OT );
		defenserating += 25 * NUM_SKILL_TRAITS( pSoldier, MARTIALARTS_OT ) + 25 * NUM_SKILL_TRAITS( pSoldier, HANDTOHAND_OT ) + 10 * HAS_SKILL_TRAIT( pSoldier, KNIFING_OT );
	}

	ReducePointsForFatigue( this, &attackrating );
	ReducePointsForFatigue( pSoldier, &defenserating );

	if ( Random(attackrating) > Random(defenserating) + 100 )
		success = TRUE;
}