Topic: Fighter-Exclusive Weapons vs. Mines?

Can fighter-exclusive weapons be used for minesweeping?  I'm pretty sure it should be legal, since the wording on the foo-exclusive traits is "cannot be used to attack enemy foos", but thought I would check to make sure. 

Likewise, can Anti-Fighter be used to offset the penalty for firing on mines?

Re: Fighter-Exclusive Weapons vs. Mines?

Nomad wrote:

Can fighter-exclusive weapons be used for minesweeping?  I'm pretty sure it should be legal, since the wording on the foo-exclusive traits is "cannot be used to attack enemy foos", but thought I would check to make sure. 

Likewise, can Anti-Fighter be used to offset the penalty for firing on mines?

In this thread: http://www.mj12games.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2163&hilit=mines Cricket responded to a similar question that Mines are not fighters and should not be treated as such. Hope it helps answer your question.
Cheers, Erik

Re: Fighter-Exclusive Weapons vs. Mines?

Good link; thanks!  I can now fire my Area Effect Anti-Fighter Fighter-Exclusive weapons into my minefields with somewhat less caution than before...

Re: Fighter-Exclusive Weapons vs. Mines?

Nomad wrote:

Good link; thanks!  I can now fire my Area Effect Anti-Fighter Fighter-Exclusive weapons into my minefields with somewhat less caution than before...

You're welcome...I remembered the "conversation" as it was my question that started it. You may blast away with reckless abandon!  wink
Erik

Re: Fighter-Exclusive Weapons vs. Mines?

Somewhat off topic, but I have been wanting to ask. Do Fighter-Exclusive Weapons hit Flotillas or do they ignore them? Do Starship-Exclusive Weapons hit Flotillas or do they ignore them?

Re: Fighter-Exclusive Weapons vs. Mines?

JohnRobert wrote:

Somewhat off topic, but I have been wanting to ask. Do Fighter-Exclusive Weapons hit Flotillas or do they ignore them? Do Starship-Exclusive Weapons hit Flotillas or do they ignore them?


According to the rules in Dreadnoughts, the individual craft of Flotillas are Starships, not fighters. A flotilla is treated as a single starship, made up of a number of sub-units of 1/2 Hull ships. Fighter exclusive would ignore them and starship exclusive would hit them.
Erik

Re: Fighter-Exclusive Weapons vs. Mines?

Thank you.