Fun with Firecon

In the post on pulse torps I mentioned our torpedo fire control and thought
I'd mention the things we have done to add spice to the old fire control. We
have a number of special control systems.  An aegis fire control adds +1
to
all ADAF rolls and otherwise may be used only to activate C-batts for
point
defense mode.  The dedicated torp control adds +1 to torpedo to hit
rolls but may only fire those weapons and those weapons may only be fired by
the
dedicated firecon.  Both of these systems are +5 points over standard
firecon. Fighter launch rates are now tied to a specific control, the launch
control. These are the same cost as firecons. Any ship may launch one fighter
per turn plus one additional fighter per launch control. A ships recovery rate
is half its launch rate (round up). However, the standard firecon remains
popular due to our card based firing order. Each ship gets one card in the
deck and fires when its card is turned up. In its orders, a ship may dedicate
a standard firecon to target tracking and each such firecon gives that ship an
extra card in the deck. If a ship has more than one card, it may choose to act
on one of its cards when it is turned up or wait for a later card. Each ship
fires only once a turn.

We've had fun with these rules, especially the card based firing sequence.
It's tough sometimes to know if you'll need that extra card to have a better
chance to fire before you get waxed or if you want to save the firecon for
multiple targets.

Later

Brian