Re: FB Q's
From: Ground Zero Games <jon@g...>
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1998 19:45:10 +0100
Subject: Re: FB Q's
>A few quick questions that have come up regarding the Fleet Book and
that I
>didn;;t see in the FAQ (which is not to say they are not there)
>
>A) Are the any changes to the specialized fighter attack rules? I
assume
>Torp fighters apply half damage to armor as per pulse torps?
Yes.
Do interceptors
>add their +1 dogfighting bonus against missiles?
Yes
Does the +1 attack bonus of
>attack fighters give rerolls on a five or six or only when the dice
actually
>reads six?
Rolls of 6 only.
>
>B) Is the damage from needle beams still regarded as unable to be
repaired by
>DCP's
Yes. Loss of a system at a threshold check can be considered as
potentially-repairable damage to control runs, power feeds, targetting
arrays or whatever, whereas damage by needle beams is specifically
physical
damage to the actual system (eg: blowing the weapon mount to bits!).
>
>C) The summary sheet mentions limited anti-ship capability for PDS,
but no
>mention is made in the text. What's the scoop?
The rules in the summary chart are valid as written.
>
>By the way I absolutely love the fleet book and the new rules. Greajob
Jon.
>
>Later
>
>Brian
>
>I'm sure I'll come up with some others before long.
Jon (GZG)