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Kang · Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:42 pm Post subject: ISC Rear Plasma

Rear-firing ISC plasma ships can only fire one torpedo per turn in offensive mode (two for the BB). The rules use the word 'launch'; however, I presume these offensive 'launches' can be bolted too?
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mjwest · Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:14 pm Post subject:

Yes, that is correct. The intent is that only one Pl-F per turn can be used "offensive" in some manner, whether launched in seeking mode or fired as a bolt.
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pinecone · Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:58 pm Post subject:

Can they be bolted at "defensively"?

Bolo_MK_XL · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:20 am Post subject:

If you want to take the chance of missing a drone or Shuttle -- have at it --

As that is all they be used against defensively ---

OGOPTIMUS · Captain Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 979

I'd think that you couldn't bolt a torpedo during defensive fire, since it's a direct fire mode of the weapon. I'm just envisioning people wanting to use fusions, disruptors, photons, etc somewhere down the line if this turns out to be the case.
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Scoutdad · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:35 am Post subject:

Terry bolted his PL-F at an impacted drone in his last pbem game. It kept a 12 point warhead from going through his non-existant #4 shield (at fleet scale). It was probably a good (read as game winning) move as if left his relatively unscathed CA facing a nearly destroyed NCA.
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mjwest · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 1:16 am Post subject:

Why would you ever bolt a Pl-F in defensive fire? You are allowed to launch it defensively, and it is an auto-kill. Bolting it is a 1-4 to hit. Please tell me what I am missing here ...
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Scoutdad · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 1:30 am Post subject:

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pinecone · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:10 pm Post subject:

Uh... well when and if Gunboats ae introduced, it might be useful if the target is out of Pl-F range. Maybe...

mjwest · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:09 pm Post subject:

DaveP. · Lieutenant JG Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Posts: 31

It's just a good thing they can't carronade. That'd make the 'defensive' F's just too potent, limitations and all.
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Nerroth · Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:17 pm Post subject:

Should the ISC light battleship show up in this game, would it get the same one-per-side exception as the regular BB, or would it go down to one per turn?

Also, do torps fired "defensively" auto-kill Shriek missiles?
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