• Registered: 2010-03-09
  • Posts: 630

Topic: Seeker attack

I'd like a precision about when does a seeker weapon attack. On turn X, it is launched. On turn X+1, it attacks. But when exactly?
The rules say that they attack when the firing ship has completed its attacks. Which firing ship?
Is it the ship that has fired the seeker?
Or the ship that is targeted by the seeker?
I suppose the former.

If so, what happens if the firing ship is in fact unable to fire (being already destroyed, cloaked, or simply having no target in range/fire arcs)?

Marc

  • Registered: 2006-01-17
  • Posts: 740

Re: Seeker attack

I believe that the seekers attack right after their target fires.  This is to give it a chance to do some "AA" fire at the attacking seekers.  If the target of seekers has been destroyed or cloaks, then the seekers having no target just go away; vanish (they go inert?)  If the target is weaponless, then I would guess that the seekers can attack it whenever the owning player of the target declares that it has completed its firing. 
A delema can develope up for the player of the seekers' target.  If he or she has first fire and fires the targeted ship first, then other friendly ships that are nearby don't get to fire their weapons at the seekers attacking that other ship.  This can force a player to change the order that his ships fire...

  • Registered: 2010-03-09
  • Posts: 630

Re: Seeker attack

Ok, it seems consistent. Seekers will attack just after the target fires or at the end of the combat phase if not.

Marc