[FT] FB2 Torpedo Fighters (was Fighter customization)

Tom McCarthy wrote:
> anti-ship weaponry which hits on a 4+ and does D6 damage, ignores
screens
> (+24 pts / flight)

Actually in the FB2, the rules for Torpedo fighters changed a bit and I
haven't seen any discussion on it so I thought I'd bring it up.

The to-hit roll is the same (4+) but the change is in how damage is
determined.  Instead of rolling a 2nd d6 for damage, the torpedo does
damage
equal to the result of the to-hit roll (4, 5 or 6, a 1-3 is a miss). 
This
saves a roll and results in a higher average damage per hit (5 instead
of
3.5) and higher average damage per shot (2.5 instead of 1.75).

What do the masses think?

Dean Gundberg

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