Re: MT Heavy Missiles and Ship Defenses

On Mon, 21 May 2001 18:08:20 -0700 (PDT) David Griffin
<carbon_dragon@yahoo.com> writes:
>--- Derek Fulton <derekfulton@bigpond.com> wrote:
>...
>> 
>> Yep, House rules. SM don't have a arc restriction,
>> their missiles too, so 
>> it follows............. :)
>> 
>
>Well, I'm half right. The exact words are
>(More Thrust page 3) 
>
>"After all missile movement is completed, play 
>proceeds as normal with all ships moving in accordance
>with their orders; any ships that
>finish their movement within 6" of an active
>missile (and NOT in the Missile's REAR arc)
>may be attacked by that missile during the 
>firing phase of the turn.
>
>That means not the old REAR arc (25% of
>the whole 360 degree circle around the
>missile).
>

Except that FB1 divides it up into 60 degree arcs;  Yes, you can keep
the
old Arcs which I would consider for MT missiles in this case (provide
you
own PSB as needed) for simplicity sake.  310 degrees is one heck of an
acquisition area...

>Now we say 3" because all the other 6"
>types of things (missiles and fighters) are
>now 3" IF you are using vector movement,
>which we are.
>
>I can see nowhere where these rules are
>overriden in the later books. If you do, let
>me know where.

Depends if you use 90 or 60 degree arcs I guess but "explicitly"
over-written?  NTIK (sorry, 'Not That I Know'.)

Glenn/Triphibious
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