Ambush clarifications

[Karhedron]

Hello, I am playing an Ambush game as part of a campaign shortly and I would like to clear up some points.

SCENARIO RULES: The Attacker automatically wins Initiative in the first turn. The Defending player may only act normally with his ships if they first pass a Crew Quality check (target number 10). If a ship fails this check, it must move 6" (or up to it's maximum speed if less than 6) in a straight line. The defending player's fighters may all act normally.

I am not sure from the above if the Defending player's ships can act normally from turn 2 onwards. Does the above special rule only apply on turn 1?

If the rule lasts the entire game I cannot see how the Defender could ever win. A CQ 4 ship would need to roll a 6 just to wake up and a CQ 3 ship (entirely possible in a campaign) would not be able to act at all. Also I cannot imagine any crew continuing to act like nothing has happened once it becomes clear they are under attack.

Please could someone clarify this for as at the moment I am feeling a bit nervous.

 

[Methos5000]

This was one of the scenarios updated in 2nd ed. In 1st Ed the defender could do nothing the first turn and act normally from turn 2 on. Now you have to chance to allow your ships to act on turn 1, but all your ships can act normally from turn 2 on.

 

[nekomata fuyu]

In that case it's in serious need of errataing. When this one came up, we ended up house-ruling that a 6 always succeeds on the basis that my opponent's CQ3 ship would never succeed otherwise, and the rules as written don't say anything about it only applying for the first turn.