Re: Massed Fighter issue.....

>>2)  The EMP burst affects everything, not just fighters.  Possibly 
>>requiring a straight threshold check for all systems if caught 
>>within the EMP blast.  

A more balanced rule might be:

Overloading Screens.

Screens can be overloaded.

Cross off 1 screen generator (it can't be repaired), and do 1 pt of 
damage to everything within 6 MU.
"Everything" means ships (no matter what side), missiles, plasma balls, 
asteroids etc and includes the overloading ship.

Trouble is, is a 3 mass expendable weapon of this type which can also be

used as a screen too deadly? I have visions of corvettes with 1 hull, 1 
armour, 1 B-1/6, 1 FC, a screen(3 mass), 4 thrust (2 mass) and FTL (1
mass).

So better would be to restrict the effects to all fighters, missiles, 
plasma balls etc attacking the ship.

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