RE: [FT] OFFICAL RULING REQUEST (was Re: Couple of questions)

This was the question Mk *probably* remembers. IMO the same ruling
applies
to PDS - that is if it applies to Salvo Launched Missiles (SLM's) it
applies to
MT missiles too.

The second post is interesting as at makes the same observations as Mark
(MWS)
that MT captial missiles are a weapon of the past.

I abstracted most of these old FB questions into the FAQ so I don't
think there
is anything specific in the archives about PDS, but feel free to search
(without a search engine Jerry? werz it gone)

-- NAC archive retrieval follows.........

Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 20:33:17 +0100
From: Ground Zero Games
Subject: Re: FB clarification [FAQ]

>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?

Yes, and yes.

Jon (GZG)
>
>tim jones
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Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 00:42:12 +0100
From: Tony Wilkinson
Subject: Re: FB clarification [FAQ]

[snipped same question as in previous archive post Ed.]

	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