Oerjan Ohlson wrote-
> Sure. You can't launch through the (A) arc unless you use the "Optional
> Note that your "FP/P/AP" arc stretching from straight ahead to straight
Uh, I though that the rule was that if drive was used, the AFT arc could not
be fired through (60 deg), if you say that it`s all the aft arcs
(AP/AFT/AS), the area uncovered increases to 180 deg, whereas the
original arcs in FT covered 90 deg. If you say you cannot fire through any aft
arc, the blind zone doubles!. I think this needs clarification, is it 60 deg
(which sounds reasonable, compaired to the original 90 deg), or is it 180 deg
(which would double the blind spot).
In FT/2nd it's 90 degrees for four arcs and in Fleet Book #something
(from what I understand) the Arcs are now 6 60 degree arcs...
Depends on whether you're using FT or the MT/FB rules, apparently.
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On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 09:53:02 -0000 "Bif Smith"
<bif@bifsmith.fsnet.co.uk> writes:
> Oerjan Ohlson wrote-
Hi, Folks, I scraped this rule for ease of play, once I switched to FTFB. (I
play with a lot of new players, I have enough to teach them.) It was more
hassle that it was worth in FTFB, IMHO. It made sense in the old rules.
Granted with standard ships, you were limited to couple of 1 and 2 you were
rarely win a battle with that. Compare what the frontage firepower of most
ships it wasn't a big difference from being disarmed. I know, the rules
lawyers could design a ship that would upset this apple cart. They can do that
with any
rule. ( I am firing my arc mount class-3) With advanced drives of the KR
and SV, it would too difficult to rule about it. Just my unwarranted opinion.
Rick.
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> thurvin wrote:
> Hi, Folks,
You're confusing cause and effect here, methinks. The "no rear-arc
fire" rule is a very major reason why the weapons on the "official" FB1 ship
designs have the fire arcs they do...
Regards,
FT 2nd Ed. and MT both had the same 4 firing arcs (Fore, Port, Starboard,
Aft).
The 6 arcs started with Fleet Book 1 (Fore, Fore-Starboard,
Aft-Starboard,
Aft, Aft-Port, Fore-Port).
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Brian Bell bkb@beol.net
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> -----Original Message-----
<bif@bifsmith.fsnet.co.uk>
> writes:
> >arc,
> >180