Tyrian2005
Mongoose
Sorry if this has been asked more than a dozen times but how is the boresight weapon fired. Does have to hit the stem/red dot? or base/counter?
Boresight Question
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CaptBavo
Mongoose
Boresight has to hit the stem/red dot. Usually the person with the boresight ship will say he/she is boresighting a ship that has already moved, because odds of getting a boresight on a ship that has not moved yet is pretty slim, and will sometimes get arguments about whether it is actually a boresight or not.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
I have the same question too and want to make sure I understand. So if
I have a ship with a boresight weapon, and want to fire at an enemy ship
that is within range, the straight line i will have to draw for the boresight
shot must cross the red dot/stem of the enemy ship to count as a hit, not
just hit the counter/base of the enemy vessel?
I have a ship with a boresight weapon, and want to fire at an enemy ship
that is within range, the straight line i will have to draw for the boresight
shot must cross the red dot/stem of the enemy ship to count as a hit, not
just hit the counter/base of the enemy vessel?
If you play with counters you should have on the same line both red dots and the small line in front of your counter in order to fire boresight.
For minis both stem aligned plus the mark on your mini base which symbolise the B line.
This is verified when you nominate your B or B(a) weapon as a "firing" weapon.
BUT obviously you do it before when you end your ship move.
If your ship is moving (table shacking ...) between the end of its move and beggining of fire phase you might not be in B or B(a) anymore
That's why nearly all players around here use a "gentleman" agreement.
We declare when we turn a ship if he is boresighting another ship or not, once this done even if the ship fall/move alone the Boresight is valid.
Edit : Sorry Banichi I'm just too slow typing my answer it's 7h20 AM and not totally awaken (even if I'm already at work ...)
For minis both stem aligned plus the mark on your mini base which symbolise the B line.
This is verified when you nominate your B or B(a) weapon as a "firing" weapon.
BUT obviously you do it before when you end your ship move.
If your ship is moving (table shacking ...) between the end of its move and beggining of fire phase you might not be in B or B(a) anymore
That's why nearly all players around here use a "gentleman" agreement.
We declare when we turn a ship if he is boresighting another ship or not, once this done even if the ship fall/move alone the Boresight is valid.
Edit : Sorry Banichi I'm just too slow typing my answer it's 7h20 AM and not totally awaken (even if I'm already at work ...)
as allready stated, if you announce that you are going to bore site, mostly an unmoved ship, it does mean that the few millimeteres in the stem size can have some le-way with your oponent.
as he knows youre going to boresight, then after you have moved, if youre not 100% on the stem he should let it go as you announced it
as he knows youre going to boresight, then after you have moved, if youre not 100% on the stem he should let it go as you announced it
already done it :wink:nekomata fuyu
Mongoose
Old trick, but still effective.
The best trick I've pulled off so far was to move a Marathon so that it was between two enemy ships before turning to get a boresight on both of them. I think that's been the only time I've gotten to fire my B(a) weapon though...
The best trick I've pulled off so far was to move a Marathon so that it was between two enemy ships before turning to get a boresight on both of them. I think that's been the only time I've gotten to fire my B(a) weapon though...
nekomata fuyu
Mongoose
Older and even more effective? 
