Anti Fighter question

[CrookedWookie]

I was hoping someone could clear up a point for me, since I swear I've seen contradictory answers in the forums.

When making a suicide run with a Dilgar fighter, or a Gaim fighter, do ships get a chance to thin the incoming fighters with AF rolls or not?

I guess I'm just not clear on the wording of the two rules for making the kamikaze attacks and how the timing works. So I'm trying to understand if ships get a chance to shoot you down first or not.

Thanks!

 

[inq101]

Dilgar fighters hit at the 'Beginning of the attack phase' (p40) and Gaimat the 'end of the movement phase, after all Anti-Fighter dice have been rolled' (p113), so you get AF against both.

 

[CrookedWookie]

I was just confused because in the S&P issue previewing the Gaim Matt said something cryptic about the Gaim hitting whenever they do, "which will lead to some interesting new tactics, I promise."

Wasn't sure what he meant by that, or what the advantage was of the Gaim crashing when they do, as opposed to the Dilgar.

 

[thehod]

Gaim can replenish all their fighters after every campaign turn