11-03-2014, 02:28 PM | #1 |
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Spaceships Major Batteries??????
Okay, if the Gunnery task only allows the use of a single fixed major battery, how come a lot of the ships from Spaceships v4 have designs with multiple identical fixed major batteries and only ONE crew member??!! What's the point if only one battery can be fired??
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11-03-2014, 02:45 PM | #2 |
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Re: Spaceships Major Batteries??????
See Spaceships 1, page 53. Under Gunnery Tasks, it notes a character can control all identical fixed mount weapons. Weapons that aren't identical yet are all controlled by a single gunner simply means the character can't use all of them at once - if a vessel has 3 VRF Major Battery lasers and a Major Battery missile launcher, the character can fire all three lasers or just the missile launcher.
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11-03-2014, 02:51 PM | #3 |
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Re: Spaceships Major Batteries??????
Sounds good. Ive read that page over and over again... it always reads to me as if only the identical weapons within a single battery could be fired. I appreciate the clarification.
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11-03-2014, 03:29 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Spaceships Major Batteries??????
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Am I missing a key sentence somewhere, or is this one of those Spaceships rules errors?
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11-03-2014, 03:44 PM | #5 |
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Re: Spaceships Major Batteries??????
I would of never questioned the rule...but then after looking at Spaceships v4 it got me wondering!
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11-03-2014, 04:58 PM | #6 |
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Re: Spaceships Major Batteries??????
Anybody else have an opinion on this??
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11-03-2014, 05:27 PM | #7 |
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Re: Spaceships Major Batteries??????
Considering there are several places in SS4 where it lists pairs of Major or Medium batteries on a single line, it's reasonable to assume that identical fixed weapons can be fired together, regardless of whether or not they're in the same battery. Just remember that even though multiple weapons are firing, they aren't making multiple attacks, just increasing the effective RoF of the attack. Seem balanced enough to me.
A good example is the Starhawk fighter. It is essentially an X-Wing, complete with a missile launcher, four laser cannons, and a robot-operated Engine Room for in-flight repairs. Last edited by vierasmarius; 11-03-2014 at 05:31 PM. |
11-03-2014, 05:49 PM | #8 |
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Re: Spaceships Major Batteries??????
I agree. I think it allows a greater diversity of ship designs, especially when emulating spaceships from fiction.
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11-03-2014, 05:50 PM | #9 | ||
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Re: Spaceships Major Batteries??????
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The problem is that it seems to be contrary to the rules as written. And I have to say I think the rules should not be written to contradict their intent.
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11-03-2014, 06:10 PM | #10 | |
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Re: Spaceships Major Batteries??????
The mere fact that the designs include multiple identical fixed batteries, but especially the fact of how they are frequently grouped, is a clear indication of the author's intent on the matter.
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