Re: [FT] Varient fighter question

--- Charles Stanley Taylor 
...
> From this I conclude that the effects are that you
> count the actual dice
> rolled as if it had rolled one higher than its
> actual roll, but still
> only re-roll on an actual 6 on the dice, thus:
> 
> Level of Screens	  No effect	  1 DP	  2 DP
> None			  1, 2		  3, 4	  5, 6
> Level 1 Screen	  1, 2, 3	  4	  5, 6
> Level 2 Screen	  1, 2, 3	  4, 5, 6 NA
XXX
Looks good to me!
XXX

> 
> So, does a similar effect count when interceptors
> engage heavy fighters?
XXX
Same process, correct!
XXX

> and can Attack or Torpedo fighters damage Heavy
> fighters at all?
XXX
Yes, a 6 always hits.
XXX

> 
> As an alternative suggestion, it could be ruled that
> attack fighters
> negate 1 level of screens on screened ships, and
> interceptors negate the
> Heavy fighter advantage. In both cases, the attack
> is then resonlved as
> if it were by a regular multirole fighter.
XXX
     Attack fighters vs ship (1 screen)and 
interceptors vs heavy fighters share a common
results table.
1-3 = no effect.
  4 = 1 hit.
5,6 = 2 hits.
XXX

> 
> Any ideas, (perhaps an official ruling from GZG,
> hint, hint :-).
> 
> Charles.

Bye for now,
John L.