Heavy Fighters

Well,

  I think I would have to fight the +1 on rerolls, otherwise I should
get the same thing with shields (ignore 4's). I don't think we really want to
go down that rather complicated path.

  Wait, I'm using weapon X and that gets +2, but I'm using defense
Y so I get -1 to that, and I have special armour Z which gets me
a -1 to all incoming damage so your re-roll bonus is bogus.

> Från: Roger Books wrote:

> I think I would have to fight the +1 on rerolls, otherwise I should

It's very simple, really:

If you're shooting at one single target (ie, not at a fighter squadron
or missile salvo), the re-rolls ignore all passive defences (armour and
screens at the moment).

If a single die shoots at *multiple* targets (ie, shoots at a figther
squadron or missile salvo), the re-rolls do not ignore passive
defences.

Weapon die roll modifiers that are due to the weapon (+1 for Attack/
Interceptor fighters) are always applied to the re-roll as well as the
original roll.

Regards,

> On 2-Aug-99 at 14:46, Oerjan Ohlson (oerjan.ohlson@telia.com) wrote:

I'm assuming this is a house rule as I can't find anything about it in the FB.
If it isn't could you point me to the appropriate area? Or is this something
that came up on the list?

> Roger Books wrote:

> > Weapon die roll modifiers that are due to the weapon (+1 for

FB, p.5 "Rerolls": ""... any roll of SIX inflicts the usual damage AND
allows a "reroll" - roll an extra die, and apply any further damage
that is indicated by the result."

IOW, the die is read as it is always done (vs non-screened targets) for
that particular weapon.

Regards,