The ship with the stealth generator shifts the range band up by one, for better or worse.

Thus, in your two examples, the inverted range mods would give a +1, and the range-based ROF would get one die (although the target is really at medium range, the SG shifts this to long range, with all the appropriate combat changes).

Having said this... I'm beginning to rethink my position.

The RULES would indicate that the above is the correct interpretation (but who are we to abide by RULES? ).

"Reality" would indicate that perhaps the range-based ROF weapon should still get its 2 dice against a SG-equipped target at medium range. The SG doesn't affect the distance, but rather the interpretation of that distance by the shipboard sensors. Thus, targetting effects, like for the inverted range mods, would be affected.

However, I presume that a weapon with range-based ROF/PEN/DMG has these effects due to some physical characteristic of the weapon, and not due to sensors or other "soft" characteristics. So perhaps the SG should not affect these?

Just wondering aloud on a Monday morning...

When I think about it, Dan's second interpretation makes more sense. Targeting is dependent upon various factors which can make a ship appear closer or futher than they actually are. Range based damage, however, is a physical property of the weapon and should only rely upon the actual range of the targe. In a way, the additional complexity of different ranges, a la SFB, makes sense in this context (and besides, since you split To Hit, Pen, and Dam, it is very easy to state in the rules that the stealth generator only affects To Hit and everything else is left alone). 

I've updated the FAQ with this response, cause I think it is the best aswer and because it is my FAQ

jim

Well, as I see it there are two interpretations and Den can only give one as a ruling so here is what I see

1) Stealth Gen effects apply to the range bands no matter what

2) stealth gen applies to the ROF rolls only no matter what

which is is oh captain my captain

jim

Sorry-- I'm not yet willing to issue a ruling.

As the rules stand right now, Stealth Gen shifts the range band up one level, for good or ill.

However, I'm willing to consider changing this if appropriate after a comprehensive "real vs. effective" range debate...