RE: [DS2] VTOLs, Confidence and other questions

--- Beth.Fulton@csiro.au wrote:

> > 1) What can a High VTOL shoot at? Firstly, can it
> shoot
> >    down at a ground target, and if so at what
> penalty?
> >    Secondly, can it shoot at another High VTOL?
> Again,
> >    is there any penalty for this "dogfighting"?
> 
> I'm not sure if this in the rules or not (probably
> not), but we use:
> 
> HIGH = fired at by other vehicles in HIGH mode and
> ZADs (I've been toying
> with LADs and GMS too though I may be in fantasy
> land here re: realistic
> stuff)

Ruleswise, can be fired at by LADs within 12".	:)

Further, there is nothing in the rules to prevent a
VTOL from firing at ground targets at any time
regardless of altitude.

> LOW = direct fire from GROUND and LOW, missles etc
> from HIGH
> GROUNDED = bombed by HIGH/LOW and direct fire from
> GROUNDED and LOW

Yup.


> > 3) Can ZAD attack Low VTOLs, or is that the
> preserve
> >    of "ordinary ground units using direct fire"?
> 
> I let them, though many people don't actually bother
> as they just use ground
> troops to do it.

ZADs firing at ground targets (which low VTOLs
effectively are) are treated as twin RFAC/2 mounts.
  
John

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