line of sight with asteroids

Spacecowboy87 · Post by **Spacecowboy87** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:40 pm

Hey all--
Looking at a standard map panel, suppose ships in hexes 34 and 45 wish to exchange fire. Hex 35 is an asteroid hex, hex 44 is not. Does hex 35 affect direct fire weapons as described in 6B3? or is there a clear line of sight?

Spacecowboy87 · Post by **Spacecowboy87** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:43 pm

Jeez, was it THAT stupid a question?

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:46 am

No, hex 35 does not effect line-of-sight.

The procedure for LOS is defined as:
...draw a line from teh center of the firers hex to the center of the target hex (note: center of hex, not location of weapon mount on mini). If the line passes through an asteroid hex (or more than one), the appropriate modifiers apply.

I can't find the exact reference, but in the situation you describe, the LOS runs along the edge of an asteroid hex and along the edge of a clear hex; ergo, no effect.

mjwest · Post by **mjwest** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:03 am

That's correct.

Sorry for the delay. Honestly, it kinda got lost in the shuffle for me.

Spacecowboy87 · Post by **Spacecowboy87** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:07 pm

Thanks, and no prob on the delay. After all, its just a game.

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 3:19 am

Spacecowboy87 wrote:Thanks, and no prob on the delay. After all, its just a game.

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Krellex · Post by **Krellex** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:02 am

There are no stupid questions, except the unasked ones. The delay in answering your question was our fault.

And yes, burn the heretic at the stake and then bury his ashes in lime.

Kang · Post by **Kang** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:58 am

Krellex wrote:There are no stupid questions, except the unasked ones.

Deep, but essentially correct. Nicely put

Spacecowboy87 · Post by **Spacecowboy87** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:37 am

To paraphrase George Carlin, any group that takes itself too seriously is fair game for ridicule

He also said anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone driving faster than you is a maniac

See? Now he's dead. I can appreciate a little good-natured ribbing, but at my house FC is a nice distraction from chemo and insulin

And if you want to burn me, you have to catch me first