Re: Fighters against Death Star

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <GBailey@aol.com>
To: <gzg-l@scotch.csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: Fighters against Death Star

> >>1) The Death Star was not destroyed by "three squadrons of small 
> >>fighters". The original Death Star was destroyed by ONE fighter - 
> >>specifically, one fighter piloted by an Ace, who used a scenario 
> >>house rule allowing him to fire a Needle-style shot to take out the 
> >>Death Star's power core... and who was lucky enough to roll a "6" to

> >>hit with that shot.
> >
> >But it took all of those squadrons to get in there and fight other 
> >fighters while one took a run at the thermal exhaust port. Presumably

> >the fire that the various fighters were directing at turbo laser 
> >towers also helped the
> 
> 
> 
> My impression was that there were a heck of a lot more fighters
> going against the Death Star then 3 squadrons.  We only saw
> close up action of 3 squadrons.
> 
>