Fighter Deployment contradiction

[Right Hand of God]

The rule book on page 28 states:-

"Unless otherwise stated by the scenario, all ships carrying flights of fighters may deploy one flight before the game begins..."

However, in the fleet book at the start of each list under the Fighters heading, it states:-

"Some ships are noted as carrying one or more flights of fighters on board. One or more of these flights may be deployed as normal at any time before the game begins"(my emphesis)

The wording, whilst open to a degree of interpretation seems to directly contradict the rule book.

I am going to post this in the Rulesmasters forum for an official response, but I thought I would post it here too for debate.

 

[Estalies]

... if the scenario allows it?

 

[Sulfurdown]

I believe there are some scenarios that allow full deployment of all auxiliary craft prior to engagement.

 

[stryve]

Doesn't the Carrier trait get mixed up in that somehow?

 

[nekomata fuyu]

I'd say that you have to stay within both rules, and the only way to do that with a normal ship on a normal mission is to only deploy a single fighter flight before the battle begins. In some cases however ships can deploy more fighters than that (usually due to the Fleet Carrier trait), so then the "or more" part of the one or more becomes significant.

 

[Right Hand of God]

The fleet book makes no mention of either scenarios or the carrier trait. The wording in the fleet book does not make the deployment of more than one fighter reliant on any other conditions being met.

 

[locarno24]

You should also note 'as normal'.

'As normal' for a regular ship is one flight.
'As normal' for a fleet carrier is 'or more'.

 

[Burger]

Fleet carrier lets you start with more than 1 deployed.

 

[Locutus9956]

Basically the point is that its the SHIP that restrics it to launching one flight, not the fighters so the rule, from the fighter side, is basically that as many of them as allowed by the carrying ship can be launched. For most ships this is going to be 1 due to the main rule, but in certain scenarios, or for fleet carriers this is more.

 

[lastbesthope]

Also noticed that fighters deployed at the start of the game can eb anywhere in the deployment zone, no more 3" restriction as in 1E.

LBH

 

[Burger]

Also noticed that fighters deployed at the start of the game can eb anywhere in the deployment zone, no more 3" restriction as in 1E.

There was a 3" restriction in 1e? Where is that stated?

 

[Locutus9956]

That was only in the ORIGINAL verstion of the 1st Ed rules, it was removed in the revised version etc. And as I recall it was 2"

 

[lastbesthope]

When you've played as many versions as I have they all kind of melt together..... :lol:

LBH

 

[Silvereye]

One of those crates of unassembled T-bolts has probably fallen on his head.

 

[lastbesthope]

I only have, IIRC, 36 flights of Tbolts, and they're at the back of a waist height shelf anyway.

LBH

 

[Voronesh]

Dont lie down beneath it then ^^.

 

[lastbesthope]

No fear, too much junk in the room, and the boxes of minis are double stacked behind my B5 1E RPG collection anyway.

LBH