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Mike Fleet Captain
Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 1675 Location: South Carolina
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:32 pm Post subject: Launching shuttles |
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A clarification, please.
There isn't any limitation on the speed of a ship launching a shuttle, is there?
I looked in (5H) under Shuttlecraft and there was nothing there about it except to say that shuttles are launched during the launch phase of an impulse and that they travel at a speed of 8.
Then I looked in (2D5) under Docking, Landing and there was nothing there about shuttle launches.
I've always assumed that a shuttle could be launched from a ship moving at any speed. Is this correct? |
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Scoutdad Commodore
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 4754 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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That's the way we've always played it... no restrictions on ship speed. _________________ Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
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mjwest Commodore
Joined: 08 Oct 2006 Posts: 4075 Location: Dallas, Texas
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, a shuttle is assumed to be launched moving at its proscribed base speed (8 for a shuttle; 16 for a fighter). _________________
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USS Enterprise Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 27 Feb 2009 Posts: 376 Location: Vulcan
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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THere are no fighters in FC are there? _________________ "The good of the many outweighs the good of the few"
"Since my customary greeting would seem entirely self serving, I will simply say good luck."
"Live long and Prosper."
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mjwest Commodore
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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USS Enterprise wrote: | THere are no fighters in FC are there? |
Hydran Stingers are fighters. _________________
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Bolo_MK_XL Captain
Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 836 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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Guess we could designate Stingers as Armed Shuttles --- |
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Mike Fleet Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Okay. Just to clarify...
Shuttle can be launched by ships moving at any speed.
When a shuttle is launched it moves at a speed of 8 (fighters move at speed 16). |
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Scoutdad Commodore
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Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:24 am Post subject: |
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Mike wrote: | Okay. Just to clarify...
Shuttle can be launched by ships moving at any speed.
When a shuttle is launched it moves at a speed of 8 (fighters move at speed 16). |
Yes... that is correct. _________________ Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
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USS Enterprise Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 27 Feb 2009 Posts: 376 Location: Vulcan
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Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:00 am Post subject: |
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True. _________________ "The good of the many outweighs the good of the few"
"Since my customary greeting would seem entirely self serving, I will simply say good luck."
"Live long and Prosper." |
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mjwest Commodore
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Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:00 am Post subject: |
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Mike wrote: | Okay. Just to clarify...
Shuttle can be launched by ships moving at any speed.
When a shuttle is launched it moves at a speed of 8 (fighters move at speed 16). |
My bad. Misread the question.
As 'dad said, yes, you may launch shuttles regardless of the speed of the launching ship.
Note, however, that there are limits on the speed of the ship when you are trying to land shuttles. _________________
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Hod K'el Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 21 Aug 2008 Posts: 301 Location: Lafayette LA
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Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Bolo_MK_XL wrote: | Guess we could designate Stingers as Armed Shuttles --- |
Oh, HE double sticks NO! Think about this before saying something like this...you are opening up a whole new chapter and forcing FedCom to become SFB... No more rant; just think about it. _________________ HoD K'el
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pmiller13 Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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Hod K'el wrote: | Oh, HE double sticks NO! Think about this before saying something like this...you are opening up a whole new chapter and forcing FedCom to become SFB... No more rant; just think about it. |
Hod K'el I have to disagree with you. Just adding fighters for the hydrans or even some simple fighters for the other races (in BoM) is not going to turn FC into SFB. SVC has been very good about not allowing rule bloat. By putting the extra rules for scouts, fighters etc. into a separate product he is isolating FC from those rules. If someone just wants to play FC (even in pick up games) everyone will know he just means FC. If, however, someone tells you they want to play FC and try some of the stuff from BoM you will know what you are getting into.
Besides IMO the fighter rules in SFB were pretty simple and the fighters were not over the top powerful. PF's are a totally different story. I like what I have read so far about fighters in FC, they are simple (look how the stingers were simplified and reduced in power) and even if they are published in BoM they are going to be kept to just 1 or 2 types for each race at maximum (a great idea IMO). |
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USS Enterprise Lieutenant Commander
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Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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I think caution is the best thing. I think the design team should be very careful about rule creep (Something they've done) But a few rules like fighters, X-ships, exc, will not make the game SFB as long as they're simple. The necessity of these elements or evn the value is another debate, but my point is simplt that it won't become SFB. _________________ "The good of the many outweighs the good of the few"
"Since my customary greeting would seem entirely self serving, I will simply say good luck."
"Live long and Prosper." |
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