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Seeking Weapon Damage

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:14 am
by Active Ingredient
Hi all,

When does a seeking weapon actually do damage to the ship it has hit? Just after defensive fire? Or during / after Offensive fire?

Bottom line: I'm trying to figure out if a plasma or drone makes it through the defensive fire, can it knock out some weapons before they have a chance to fire in the Offensive Fire Phase.

Thanks.

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:54 am
by mjwest
At the end of Defensive Fire.

So, yes, if a plasma or drone (or other seeking weapon) makes it through the defensive fire and through the shields to inflict internal damage, yes, they can knock out weapons prior to them firing in the Offensive Fire Phase.

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:15 am
by Active Ingredient
Oh snap!

I thought that was it, but then we couldn't find it in the rulebook so ended up playing that it could NOT knock out the Offensive fire first. :oops:

I thought I must have been remembering an SFB rule instead. :(

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:44 pm
by gar1138
Active Ingredient wrote:Oh snap!

I thought that was it, but then we couldn't find it in the rulebook so ended up playing that it could NOT knock out the Offensive fire first. :oops:

I thought I must have been remembering an SFB rule instead. :(
Just for future reference, check out 1E2c, Step 3, second paragraph:
Any resulting damage is resolved immediately, before the Offensive Direct-Fire Phase (1E2d)
Thanks,

Garrett

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:19 pm
by Active Ingredient
Ah, thanks Garrett. I looked everywhere but.... :?