Re: [FT] FB2 Torpedo Fighters (was Fighter customization)

> Tom McCarthy wrote:
> > anti-ship weaponry which hits on a 4+ and does D6 damage, ignores
screens
> > (+24 pts / flight)
> 
> Actually in the FB2, the rules for Torpedo fighters changed a bit and
I
> haven't seen any discussion on it so I thought I'd bring it up.
> 
> The to-hit roll is the same (4+) but the change is in how damage is
> determined.  Instead of rolling a 2nd d6 for damage, the torpedo does
damage
> equal to the result of the to-hit roll (4, 5 or 6, a 1-3 is a miss). 
This
> saves a roll and results in a higher average damage per hit (5 instead
of
> 3.5) and higher average damage per shot (2.5 instead of 1.75).
> 
> What do the masses think?
> 
> Dean Gundberg

Erm now I'm confused...........I thought attack fighters got a +1 on the
dice roll.
I don't have FB2 with me but if torpedo fighters cause damage as per
normal rolling
then what do attack fighters get?
Do attack fighters still exist in FB2?

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Jeremey Claridge
jeremy.claridge@kcl.ac.uk