• Registered: 2005-03-29
  • Posts: 859

Topic: Fighters and the Diffuse weapon trait

In the rulebook, it states that certain weapon traits do not count for attacks against fighters. For Diffuse, does this mean that a weapon with Diffuse and Pinpoint attacking at long range would have just a -1 modifier, or -2? My latest attempt at designs has a low-tech power that I'm trying to effectively limit their weapon range to 1, and they have a Range 3, BAS .25, Diffuse and Pinpoint weapon that I'm placing in single turrets to ensure they can't attack at long-range at all, and have to combine and take a long-shot to attack at medium range.

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

Re: Fighters and the Diffuse weapon trait

If a weapon has Dfs, when it shoots at fighters, drones, etc it is treated as if it does Not have Dfs for those shots.   Thus at long range this weapon has -1. 
BTW, I give all my AA weapons the weapon trait Repeating instead of pinpoint to get extra AA shots, and extra shots against hostile ships that are very close.
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