Re: FB clarification [FAQ]

At 10:32 26/05/98 +0100, you wrote:
>
>Can a fighter screen intercept an MT missile? IIRC the example in the
FB
>mentions SML explicitly but not MT missiles.
>
>I assume they can, because an MT missile is probably physically bigger
than an
>SML salvo. If they can be intercepted, should the 6 and your dead rule
also 
>apply?
>
>tim jones
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	Last question first. The MT missile is there and is Mass 2
costing 6
points. With the number of PDS about (there does seem to be more as
class 1
batteries hit fighters/missiles on 5 and 6 plus the way the new ADFC
rules
work...) they ain't gonna survive too long. Still for those who like
fleets
of bathtub launchers this is good news. You'll find them in the list of
systems in the design section.
	Yes fighters can intercept missiles within 6" hitting on 5 and
6. For
fighters and class 1 batteries the hits do only a single hit but the 6
still allows rerolls. This seems to be the case whatever the target.
	My feeling is, and I haven't played with the FB rules yet, is
that fighter
combat is going to be just as short as before and even messier, and that
missiles (the old type or SML) is going to be a killer on isolated small
ships but not so good against a compact group with heavy ships among
them.
The pulse torp has always been my weapon of choice and that looks like
becoming even more so.

	Tony.
	twilko@ozemail.com.au