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Active Ingredient Lieutenant JG
Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 76
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:19 am Post subject: Same Hex Combat |
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Hello. Would someone please settle a slight rules disagreement between me and my opponent?
The situation: A ship is in hex 24, facing hex 23; and a stinger comes in from hex 14 to enter the ship's hex (24). This means the stinger was off the #6 shield (left front) when it was one hex away; It then enters the hex, coming from the direction of the #6 shield (left front).
If the ship has a RS (right side) weapon, it
1) can NOT fire at the stinger because the stinger entered from the left side
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2) It CAN fire at the stinger, because at range zero, it is somewhat "in front" of the ship and the RS weapon arc fires directly in front.
Thanks.
AI
P.S. If possible, please quote a rule number where this can be found |
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Dal Downing Commander
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 651 Location: Western Wisconsin
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mjwest Commodore
Joined: 08 Oct 2006 Posts: 4075 Location: Dallas, Texas
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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The first example in the reference PDF covers this exact situation. As a result, the answer is #1, the ship cannot fire on the fighter with a RS weapon.
As for the rule, the reference rule (3C6d) covers the shield facing. It does not directly state the firing arcs. However, given that the relationship between shield facing and firing arcs are rigid, defining one implicitly defines the other. _________________
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Active Ingredient Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:04 am Post subject: |
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Thank you! |
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