[FT] fighter re-rolls

2 posts ยท Oct 1 2002 to Oct 2 2002

From: Gregory Wong <sax@s...>

Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 13:40:48 -0700

Subject: [FT] fighter re-rolls

Perhaps I'm missing the exact rule quote, but it isn't clear that
fighters get to re-roll on a "6".  Please point me to the exact rule.
The only place I see mention of re-roll with fighters is when they
attack missiles.

When a fighter attacks a ship, does the fighter get a re-roll if a "6"
is rolled?

When a fighter attacks other fighters, do they get a re-roll if a "6"
is rolled?

Do attack fighters get a re-roll if a "6" is rolled vs. other
fighters? On this last one, FB2 is a little unclear. Page 4 reads:

Attack fighters only hit and kill opposing fighters with rolls of 6 (which
destroy one fighter only per successful roll).

That parenthetical statement seems to imply no re-roll.

Thanks.

--Greg

From: Oerjan Ohlson <oerjan.ohlson@t...>

Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 06:58:39 +0200

Subject: Re: [FT] fighter re-rolls

> Gregory Wong wrote:

> Perhaps I'm missing the exact rule quote, but it isn't clear that

All beam weapons get the re-roll, if you're using that option at all. In

the basic rules fighters are described as being armed with beam weapons;

therefore they get the re-roll.

Kra'Vak fighters and Torpedo fighters are explicit exceptions from this
(using small K-guns and some sort of torpedo, respectively); they do NOT

get the re-roll against ships (but DO get them against other fighters
for
some reason - this is explicitly mentioned in the Kra'Vak case.)

> When a fighter attacks a ship, does the fighter get a re-roll if a "6"
is
> rolled?

Yes (unless Kra'Vak or Torpedo)

> When a fighter attacks other fighters, do they get a re-roll if a "6"

Yes (even Kra'Vak or Torpedo)

> Do attack fighters get a re-roll if a "6" is rolled vs. other fighters?

Yes.

> On this last one, FB2 is a little unclear. Page 4 reads:

No, it only implies that any re-roll also has to be successful (ie.,
roll a "6") in order to score a kill.

Regards,