Re: EFSB Combat at ORION

>> One errata question (which I think has been addressed before,
>> but I'm too lazy to look inside my own archive (8-) ):
>>
>> Fighters engage in dogfight.  This is done in Fighter movement phase.
>> Logic says that they won't be able to engage ships in the Combat
>> phase, but there isn't a rule that explicitly says they can't.
>> Likewise, there isn't a rule that explicity says they can, either.
>
>Actually, there are rules saying both things - but not very explicitly
:-/
>
>On p.73, "4A: Ship Selection", last paragraf: "...If a Fighter Screen
is
>defending the ship, start by resolving all combats between Fighter
Groups
>(see Dogfights on page 86). Finally, any Fighter Groups that have
survived
>get their chance to attack the ship ..." This seems to say rather
>explicitly that any attacking fighter that survived the dogfight with
the
>fighter screen is also allowed to attack the ship.
>
>However, on p.86, "Fighter Screens", last paragraf, last two sentences:
>"Each Fighter Group in the Fighter Screen must be engaged by at least
one
>attacking Fighter Group. Once this condition has been satisfied, any
>further uncommitted attacking groups may fire on the escorted ship."
This
>seems to imply that the attacking Fighter Groups that have engaged the
>Fighter Screen may *not* also attack the target ship.
>
>> So, here's the $64 question:  Can fighters that have engaged in and
>> survived a dogfight then fire on an appropriate active ship in the
>> Combat phase?
>
>I'd say no. The rules are contradictory, so logic can prevail :-)
>
>Later,
>
>Oerjan Ohlson
>
This has been addressed in prior posts, and the answer is yes they can.
The
two rules are not contradictory. One states that surviving fighter
groups
can attack the escorted ship. The second rule states that once all
screening
groups are in combat, that other groups may attack unhindered. Also the
first rule clearly states that a second attack exception can take place,
while the second rule does not say that it can't happen. Take the rule
word
for word in this case.

Scott Jaqua