From: PCARON <Pcaron@c...>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 15:36:58 -0500
Subject: Nova Cannon
Got a question about the Nova Cannon... Movement occurs before firing/moving the nova "ball". What if a ship travels through the fireball during the ship's movement. Does it take damage? If so, does it take last turn's Nova cannon damage or this turns. If it's this turns, do I first replace the template size? What if, by doing so the ship doesn't hit the fireball? Confused...
From: Brian Bell <bkb@b...>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 22:50:06 -0500
Subject: Re: Nova Cannon
> Got a question about the Nova Cannon... Yes > If so, does it take last turn's Nova cannon damage FT page 20 reads: Place a 2" diameter template at the arming point 6"... At the end of its 24" move, the template is left in place on the table; on the NEXT turn, at the start of the FIRING portion, the 2" template is replaced by the 4" one, which is then moved...at the end of its third turn of movement...the template is removed...
From: Mike Miserendino <phddms1@c...>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 13:10:43 -0500
Subject: Re: Nova Cannon
> Peter Caron wrote: Since this is not implicitly stated, this is a tough call. Since the Nova "ball" affects all ships within its range and the ball is still active until its last turn, I would think any ships moving in contact with the template would be affected by it. Just as mines are activated whenever a ship passes within their active radius. Make sure all players agree to a decision about this before play.
From: George,Eugene M <Eugene.M.George@k...>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 14:25:10 -0500
Subject: RE: Nova Cannon
Wow, this is the first time I actually like the idea of the NC. (Maybe I'm delirious....) "Captain, we're coming up fast on the outer corona of SD-207's nova wave" " All hands... brace for damage! Ensign! angle forward shields to compensate.." "No good Ma'am, her nova wave is not dissipating fast enough.. I'll try...." Excerpt from the 'black box' onboard CE-1871, NCS New Hampshire, recovered after live fire drills conducted last year. > ----------
From: Grant A. Ladue <ladue@c...>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:45:19 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Nova Cannon
I'm relatively new to FT, and I had my first experience with Nova Cannon over the weekend. I'm looking around the rules and the mailing list, and I can't find an explanation of when in the turn a Nova Cannon shot takes effect. For instance, I moved my ships then he fired the cannon. It reached the front of my formation and whacked a destroyer and frigate. It ended that turn with my BC and CH just in front of the 1st turn template. My questions are: When does the template expand in relation to ships moving? When does a ship actually take damage? Does a ship have to end the turn inside the template, or do you take damage for moving through it?