Federation Commander

[storeylf]

What are the tracking arcs/launch directions of ISC rear plasma? The arcs don't correspond to any of the given plasma arcs.

e.g. is L+LR the tracking arc? If it is then which direction can its launch direction be? Or is L+LR the direction it can be launched? can it then track anything in its FA (which gives it a huge tracking arc)?

The existing tracking arcs that use the same terminology as standard weapon arcs (FA or LS/RS) have identical tracking arcs to the equivalent weapon arc, but a more restrictive launch direction (e.g FA has to face dead ahead on launch, LS can track directly behind but can't be launched directly behind).

[mjwest]

You know, I had never really thought about that consideration before.

The arcs of the rear-firing Pl-F work pretty much like the FA arc works, but obviously pointing in a different direction. So, a rear-firing Pl-F with a L+LR arc may only track targets in that specific arc. If the target is not in that arc, the Pl-F cannot fire. When fired, the Pl-F torpedo must be facing out the #5 shield. Obviously, a rear-firing Pl-F with a R+RR arc would have its torpedo facing out the #3 shield.

Does that help?
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[storeylf]

yep thanks.