RE: FT Fighters Intercepting Missiles

G'day,
 
>It appears that fighters can 
>intercept salvo missiles, MT missiles,
>SMBs, and Plasma Bolts after 
>their primary movement, and then again
>after a secondary movement 
>(FB1 page 6 "Interception of 
>Missiles by Fighters") and then 
>again in the Ordnance/Fighter 
>resolution phase (FB2 page 5 
>"Point Defence Fire").  would 
>I be correct in assuming that I
>have misinterpreted the rules, 
>and in fact there should only be 2
>fighter/ordnance intercept chances 
>after primary & secondary movement?

Well you can't do any more movement to try and get into attack range
after
the secondary movement, so you don't get an extra interception chance in
the
PDS phase (as you would already have to be within attack range). The PDS
phase is just when the actual interception/shoot-down is resolved (even
if
you physically intercept sooner you just sit your fighters with the
missiles
to show what has to be resolved when you get to the PDS phase). Is that
any
clearer or have a gabbled so badly I made it worse?
 
>Do fighters under vector movement 
>have a 3" range rather than 6" ?
 
While it would make sense (given we do drop SMs etc to 3") we've never
actually adopted it (even now under the FB2 vector). Personally I don't
think its necessary (where it is necessary for balance for SMs etc), but
others will no doubt disagree with me ;)