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pneumonic81 · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject: ISC plasma F fireing rate

I dont have this rule anyplace dispite having the ISC ships from the comms, can anyone tell me the fireing rate for the rear firing plasma clusters?

junior · Captain Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 803

iirc, it depends on what you're firing at.

Against ships, it's one plasma per cluster of launchers per turn.

Against small targets (shuttles and drones) it's as many as you want.

Though I should double check that. It's been a while.

pneumonic81 · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:05 pm Post subject:

It seems like there must be some rule for that. In SFB I think its like you said, but in FC I have no idea

junior · Captain Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 803

It's in Booster #0, which I don't have handy at the moment.

It might also be discussed in the Communique that provides the FAQ and errata to the Booster #0 ISC rules. I don't remember which one that is off the top of my head, however.

mjwest · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:17 am Post subject:

It was Communique #15.

Note that, when used Offensively (against ships), the launch rate is one Pl-F per SHIP, not per cluster. The Booster Zero rule was in error.

There is no limit on firing them Defensively, whether in the Offensive Fire Phase or the Defensive Fire Phase. (Other than whatever limits are imposed by them being Pl-F torpedoes.)
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pneumonic81 · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:26 am Post subject:

Thanx for the clarification Mike and everyone else.

pinecone · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject:

I was wondering if those "clusters" were just replacements for the PL-D that didn't exist at the time? In SFC 2 The ISC had PL-D.

mjwest · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject:

pinecone · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject:

mjwest · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject:

pinecone · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:23 am Post subject:

But they are loaded from the start, so I doubt it would be too bad of a disadvantage (And if it were, the point value could be decreased.

pneumonic81 · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject:

Whats great about those rear firing plasma Fs is, its a great distraction when your trying to reload the ppd. What works for me is to come in on an oblique approach, fire the ppd at 15 the end of the turn and break off. if they pursue they gett o fly thru a plasma F as well. Some will do that, but most wont.

As ISC I often dance peoples shields right off with those PPDs, thing is we had a guy who thought he could fire tons of pl-F and so I needed to clarify that.

pinecone · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject:

The problem with that is that the pl-F's are in the back.

pneumonic81 · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:34 am Post subject:

pinecone · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject:

Well, there's always reverse movement.....