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Paul Grogan Lieutenant JG
Joined: 20 May 2008 Posts: 59 Location: Somerset, UK
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:01 am Post subject: Tractoring suicide freighters? |
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We played 8K3 last night, and the attackers wanted to know if they could tractor the suicide freighter and drag it along behind them. We said no, since I feared they could just drag it along at speed 24, drop it near the base and it would all be over quickly.
But, I couldnt find anything in the rules.
There could be a claim that it is a seeking weapon, which may be true - but I think all it says is that it "moves" like a seeking weapon - which to me reads that it is only treated like a seeking weapon for the purpose of movement.
Anyway - does anyone know? |
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Bolo_MK_XL Captain
Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 836 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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(4H3) Explosion --- Fourth sentence --- Eighth Line --
A ship on the same side as the suicide freighter cannot tractor or tow the suicide freighter, but an enemy ship could. |
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Davec_24 Commander
Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 596 Location: England
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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That's correct - suicide freighters can be tractored and towed like a normal ship (they could even participate in a tractor auction, as they are still a "ship" and just move like a seeking weapon), but not by a ship on the same side as the suicide freighter. This may even be the case specifically so that the tactic of dragging the suicide freighter along at speed 24 doesn't work. |
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