Linked targeting question

[katadder]

but putting an admiral on it makes it war level, so you can either have 1 doing this shooting 2 batteris (plus a couple of other advantages) or you can have 2 of them shooting one battery each.

 

[Triggy]

Yeah, definitely you can fire both salvoes at the same target as LOS is drawn on a "per arc" basis, not on a "per ship" basis.

 

[Voronesh]

Now trhis might make me think twice about taking an admiral instead of simply buying a second ship of that type ^^.

 

[inq101]

Admirals are only worth their cost when on Armageddon PL ships or in campaigns where they have a fixed cost.

 

[Triggy]

They can also be worth it on smaller vessels but generally have to have at least two of the following:

Lucky (extra rerolls)
Double VPs for damaged/destroyed ships (use this ship to finish off any enemies - this is probably the most important Admiral trait to make the choice worth it)
+1 vs Stealth (if fighting Minbari)
Linked Targeting (if on a missile cruiser)

 

[Voronesh]

The double VP one seems to be seriously nice for winniing a game on a rather small ship. Only little firepower lost, but you still gain extra points, unless your enemy knows what you are up to. (good ship might be a Vorchan, enough firepower to kill stuff, and fast enough as a defensive measure).