Re: [FT] Yet another question about fighters...

Well, here's the flaw in this reasoning:  if you're not allowed to shoot
back if you've already taken a free shot in a turn at a disengaging
enemy, this effectively means that taking that free shot means you're
giving up another free shot to whoever else may be lurking.  If that's
the case, I'm going to get seriously tempted to leave some interceptors
lurking around the battle just to put it into my opponent's head that
maybe that free shot isn't such a good idea.

E

-----Original Message-----
>From: Douglas Evans <devans@nebraska.edu>
>Sent: Aug 5, 2012 8:48 AM
>To: "gzg@firedrake.org" <gzg@firedrake.org>
>Subject: [FT] Yet another question about fighters...
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>Jon, just in case you're not following the Yahoo group discussion, I'm
the Doug.
>
>Yahoo 'Full Thrust' Group
>Re: Fighter vs Fighter
>
>I would say that is one 'free round' not a free round per disengaging
group.
>Does that mean you can shoot regularly in dogfight AND at disengaging
groups?
>
>Actually, I'd say no. In every discussion I've seen that included Jon,
I got the
>impression it was 'free round' just because you got to shoot, but not
fear a
>response shot.
>
>Until Jon sez different, I suppose you'll play as you read it, and I as
I've
>understood it.
>
>Doug
>
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F3LM0mlcVhMHMkyqZ7oJz07w64ynaqI0s>, "johnlunderwoodjr"
<johnlunderwoodjr@...>
>wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Adam, what throws me that in the disengagement section it says
FREE
>round of attacks. That tells me if its free it does not count against
this rule
>section.
>>
>> r/
>> John
>>
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F3LM0mlcVhMHMkyqZ7oJz07w64ynaqI0s>, "Adam" <AJwargamer@> wrote:
>> > I checked on page 28 & 29 of Full Thrust Cross Dimension and found
under
>Multiple Group Dogfights:
>> >
>> > There will be cases, especially when fighters are screening
>> > larger ships, where multiple group dogfight situations
>> > (known to fighter pilots as `furballs') may occur. In such
>> > combats, all groups engaged in the dogfight may fire only
>> > once per turn, but may choose to attack just one enemy group or to
split
>their kills between two or more. If the player chooses to split fire,
the dice
>are rolled as normal and the casualties then divided as equally as
possible
>between the relevant groups.
>> >
>> > You could deduce that if a fighter group can split the kills during
a
>multiple group dogfight but only rolling attack dice once,then they
should be
>able to split their kills between the two groups disengaging, again by
rolling
>their attack dice once and distribute the kills achieved as even as
possible
>between the two disengaging groups...just my thought.
>> >
>> > Adam
>> >
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F3LM0mlcVhMHMkyqZ7oJz07w64ynaqI0s>, "johnlunderwoodjr"
<johnlunderwoodjr@>
>wrote:
>> > > Question: There is a furball of 3 fighter groups, 2 for side A
and 1 for
>side B.
>> > > Side A decides to break off with both groups....
>> > > Does side B get a Free Round of attacks on each group as stated
in the
>basic FT Rulebook?
>> > > My initial thought is yes, as it is a FREE round of attacks.
>> > > THANKS!!!
>> > > r/
>> > > John Underwood
>
>