Re: Reflex Field Questions

The current discussions on needle beams and the reflex field prompted me
to
think what happens if you attack a reflex field protected ship with a
needle
beam (assuming at least some of the beam is reflected - if not then the
point
is moot!)
As the beam is targetted on a specific system I would think it unlikely
to
hit anything on reflection but I suppose it is possible (maybe a random
system hit on the firing ship on a further roll of 6) Also if half of
the
beam is reflected does the targetted ship lose the system or not?

Mark Andrew Siefert writes:

> 2.  What kind of ships would I install a reflex field.

Personally I find the field works well on ships which don't have a great
deal
of direct offensive power such as area defense ships and carriers.  They
should also work well on ships armed with multi turm arming weapons i.e.
the
wave gun but personally I favour using a cloak in this case (I still
remember
the face of one opponent when after plotting 5 turns of cloaked movement
two
cruisers decloaked 1 inch away from his carrier - and that was before he
found out the hard way the were armed with fully charged wave guns!) If
your
group allows them to be fitted to tugs go for it but in any case
remember
they only affect beam weapons and  not all the time ( after you have
used
them expect to see more pulse torps coming against you )

Craig Mitchell