Federation Commander

Mike wrote:No problem to get to 1-hex range at the end of an Impulse.

Just takes some fancy maneuvering sometimes.

P.S. Note the date of my original post...

Lol.... didn't even notice it.

Here is a little-used Federation tactic that just might win the day, so to speak...

Don't do pre-loads at the start of a scenario. Take the batteries instead. Your opponent will not be fearful of closing with you. Let loose your phaser fire at a bit of a distance farther than your opponent wishes ...

I've said this elsewhere, but the Feds were MADE to use direct targeting. In the old SFB rules, "non-violent combat" was the tactic, but here in FC the rule has been wonderfully revised.

Another thing to consider is application of force. The destruction of your opponent isn't as big a goal as it is ...

At any given point in time, a ship may only be tractored to one other ship. (This does not apply to objects like drones or shuttles or "pucks".) So, only one of the Gorn ships can tractor you; not all three.

The way it works is this: One Gorn ship may attempt to tractor you. (If two try, they must ...

rockyr wrote:4 repair points for weapons, not power maybe?

Thanks to all for the great commentaries here. Much more to think about...

R

Thats it exactly.

Where is it stated that the D7 get the rear arc?

The other night I had a d7 surrounded by 3 gorn ships. At 1 hex away I attached 1 tractor from each ship.

Am I correct when I say the D7 must tractor auction each ship individually?

If multiple ships remain attached how does that work for movement and so forth?

Thanks

Savedfromwhat wrote:

captcorajus wrote:Getting the phaser is a bonus. It costs 4 points of power to repair the weapon...

It doesn't cost any power to repair. But I liked your tactics.

Don't know where I got that.... I wasn't rule looking when I wrote that. That was off the top of my head. I must be getting old....lol

Now, how to win using the D7 versus the Fed CA.

First of all, the Fed out guns you, can take more internal hits, and his shields are better than yours. He does have one weakness... for all his offensive capability, most of it is directed forward. Your ship is also more maneuverable than his.

Your ...

Just one point, though, about taking out his armament on one side - you can't always do that in FC as there is no directional phaser rule. A minor points, sure, but worth mentioning.



Ah... but let me point out to you I said "effectively", and "one side".... I didn't say the side facing you ...

Let me also point out the effectiveness of direct targeting using photons standard WITH your phaser suite. I've discussed this at length on another post. At moderate range, with a standard photon/ phaser combo you can punch down a shield and score internals.... do the math. You can really put a ...

A long time SFB player, the D7/ CA sabre dance is a familiar one. I've played both ships, and with FC.... and real time power allocation and direct targeting, its really something. This first essay will show you how to win using the feds.

First of all, when playing the Feds, I always make sure I ...