Re: FT-Fire arcs

In FT/2nd it's 90 degrees for four arcs and in Fleet Book #something
(from what I understand) the Arcs are now 6 60 degree arcs...

Depends on whether you're using FT or the MT/FB rules, apparently.

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On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 09:53:02 -0000 "Bif Smith"
<bif@bifsmith.fsnet.co.uk>
writes:
>Oerjan Ohlson wrote-
>
>>Sure. You can't launch through the (A) arc unless you use the 
>"Optional
>>Rule: Aft-Arc Fire" on FB1 p.4, but there's no reason why the 
>launcher
>>couldn't point that way.
>
>>Note that your "FP/P/AP" arc stretching from straight ahead to 
>straight
>>aft would get its "AP" arc truncated since it overlaps the normal (A)
>>arc.
>
>Uh, I though that the rule was that if drive was used, the AFT arc 
>could not
>be fired through (60 deg), if you say that it`s all the aft arcs
>(AP/AFT/AS), the area uncovered increases to 180 deg, whereas the 
>original
>arcs in FT covered 90 deg. If you say you cannot fire through any aft 
>arc,
>the blind zone doubles!. I think this needs clarification, is it 60 
>deg
>(which sounds reasonable, compaired to the original 90 deg), or is it 
>180
>deg (which would double the blind spot).
>
>BIF
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>strong in arms, thick in head"
>
>

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