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Re: needle hits on drives

From: "Oerjan Ohlson" <oerjan.ohlson@t...>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 06:30:00 +0100
Subject: Re: needle hits on drives

Glen asked:
 
> > >  This brings up a question:
> >  > 
> >  > If two hits by needle beams are scored on the manuever drive in
> >  > one volley does the drive get reduced to 0 or just to 1/2 as if
hit
> >  once?
> >  
> >  A 1-point drive gets reduced to 0 on the first needle hit or
failed
> >  threshold roll. Not sure if the rules say this explicitly
anywhere, but
> >  it's in the FT FAQ at...
> 
> I know that his drive 1 when hit is 0.
> 
> I was asking for higher drive rated ships.  All ships would
> be vulnerable to this.

Wasn't entirely clear from the context <g> Yes, two hits on a single
turn destroys the drive completely. Same as if a single volley inflicts
two threshold checks and the drive fails both.

Regards,

Oerjan Ohlson
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

"Life is like a sewer.
  What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
- Hen3ry

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