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Re: [FT] KV Fighters

From: Los <los@c...>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 23:58:19 -0500
Subject: Re: [FT] KV Fighters



Robertson, Brendan wrote:

> In a dogfight, Fa'Tk'San Squadrons can EITHER dogfight as normal or
> 'suicide' & ram enemy fighters.  When 'suiciding', enemy fighters
> resolve their attack first, before the ram is resolved.  Any surviving
> Fa'Tk'San fighters then ram or detonate their onboard explosives.
> Obviously, regardless of the outcome, the squadron is completely
> destroyed.
> 1-3 = 1 fighter kill, 4-5 = 2 fighter kills, 6 = 3 fighter kills +
> reroll (normal rerolls as per FB)
> Against Heavy fighters, 1-4 = 1 kill, 5 = 2 kills, 6 = 3 kills.

It just seems that it is NO easier to Ram an enemy fighter than it is to
shoot it down. (Any time reading about fighter combat or any simulator
time
will show that up in a heart beat.) So it seems to me a dubious rule.
However the Suicide rule vs big ships sounds legit.

Los

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