Re: [FT] FB2 Torpedo Fighters (was Fighter customization)

On 15-Jun-00 at 10:18, Dean Gundberg (dean.gundberg@noridian.com) wrote:
> 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?
>

Time to start thinking about adding Torp fighters to my mix. :)

Roger