particle cannons

PallidaMors · Post by **PallidaMors** » Sun May 18, 2008 6:34 am

question:
If a particle canon was fired on impulse 5 of a given turn and then on the same turn was fired on impulse 8 would the next time then that particle cannon could fire be on the next turn on impulse 3 ( following the rule that PC must wait 3 impulses to fire again) or doees that same PC become available to shoot again on impulse 1 of the next turn (and as such there is no delay in firing)

Thanks!

DrFaustus · Post by **DrFaustus** » Sun May 18, 2008 10:04 am

It does state in the rule 4P1b that the fire delay is across turns so yeah the earliest is impulse 3 that you could fire.

mjwest · Post by **mjwest** » Sun May 18, 2008 4:36 pm

Dr Faustus is correct. The rule is specific that the delay carries over between turns. Consider it the side effect of being able to shoot twice in a single turn.

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:20 pm

mjwest wrote:Dr Faustus is correct. The rule is specific that the delay carries over between turns. Consider it the side effect of being able to shoot twice in a single turn.

Or thrice if you time it right

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Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:01 pm

ummmmm, no.
While the delay can extend the two firings across a turn break (i.e., one pulse on impulse 7 and again on impulse 2 of the next turn - and consequently on impulses 5 and

, I don't think the intent of the rule is to allow for three firing pulses in a single turn.

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:47 pm

Impulse 6 turn one
Impulse 1 turn two
Impulse 4 turn two
Impulse 7 turn two (third time that turn)

I see no problem with this manuver

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MikePowers · Post by **MikePowers** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:09 pm

Other than that the rules specifically don't allow you to fire a particle cannon more than twice per turn?

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:10 pm

Missed That

Kang · Post by **Kang** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:54 am

My point relates more to the energy cost of firing a particle cannon.

In the particle cannon rules in Tholian Attack, it gives the energy cost as 1.5 points per shot for normal fire, 3 per shot for overloads.

However, in the Example in the same rule, the firing ship pops off two shots at two points per shot.

I see that the question of actual power cost has already been answered in

http://www.starfleetgames.com/federatio ... le+cannons

...but I thought it odd that the ruling was not in Briefing #1.

Just an accidental omission, I guess!

mjwest · Post by **mjwest** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:26 pm

Probably just an item that got missed. Most likely my bad.

I now have that item marked in my rulebook for future notice.

Kang · Post by **Kang** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:35 pm

Can't say fairer than that!