Federation Commander

[USS Enterprise]

Was playing a game with my brother the other day, and we came across a problem. I hit him with Plasma torpedoes on the same turn he was going to shoot me. Note, not Plasma Bolts, Plasma Torpedoes, which I fired on an earlier impulse.

Does my damage take precedence, can he shoot at me first, or is it simutaneous.

We ruled it simultaneous, but I am getting the feeling my torpedoes should have taken precedence. What is it?
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[mjwest]

Each phase is discrete. Activity within a phase is simultaneous*.

Therefore, since plasma torpedoes hit during the Defensive Fire phase, their damage is scored and marked in that phase. The Offensive Fire phase comes after that and any damage scored in the Defensive Fire phase has already taken effect. Any (for example) phasers that were disabled during the Defensive Fire phase are not available to fire during the Offensive Fire phase.

So, yes, you should have applied the damage from the plasma torpedoes before determining what weapons he was able to fire on you in response.

[*] For certain definitions of "simultaneous". Certain activities has specific orders within a phase, but everything is still pretty much considered simultaneous for the purposes of damage and such.
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