Re: Pre-written and mid-move shots Re: [FT] Simultaneous Fire

Phillip Atcliffe wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 15 May 2001 10:42:18 -0500 devans@uneb.edu wrote:
> 
> Quoting Tony:
> >> Aeronef (rules for Victorian SF flyers by Wessex Games) uses a
> split turn sequence similar to this. Each turn is split into two
> phases, ships move half their movement allowance in each phase and can
> fire at the end of either phase (only one fire per ship per turn). The
> upshot is that everyone tends to fire at the end of the first phase
> unless out of range. <<
> 
> Interestingly, I never found that players hurried their shots; they
> were more likely, in my experience, to wait until the target entered
an
> appropriate range band (as defined by the to-hit number) and then cut
> loose. The system seemed to work pretty well.

This doesn't apply in Aeronef as there's only one range band - you're
either in range or you're not.

> > I've Aeronef rules, but never played, yet. However, I did include a
> penalty for firing on the first half, but failed to mention my idea
> included one shot per full turn. <
> 
> Don't know enough about Aeronef (not a VSF fan) to comment on this;
> do you mean that the ship can only fire once and/or on one target per
> full turn, or each weapon can fire once?

Ships in Aeronef can only fire once at a single target per turn (in FT
terms, they only have one FireCon).

Tony

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Tony Francis
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