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narf poit chez BOOM · #1 May 23rd, 2008, 02:19 AM

...Emergency launch!

Randallw · #2 May 23rd, 2008, 03:00 AM

Personally it reminds me of the Star Wars novel where the Empire uses a cloaking device on freighters, not to hide the freighter, just its cargo. It scans as an empty freighter, until it breaks up and squadrons of TIE fighters float out and attack.

I think of them as Tenders. They don't hold the fighters inside, they are on external hardpoints and just detach.

The delightfully ironic thing is we stuck with 1.66/BM 1.13 to avoid the new 1.71 rule that fighters can only leave their carrier once a turn

Daynarr · #3 May 23rd, 2008, 05:49 AM

Actually, this happens with all units (except that ground units get lost as they can't exist in space of course). I know some AI cargo ships who were carrying satellites and mines. It managed to launch some satellites before I killed it, but when it was gone, there were tons of mines and satellites in sector that I had to wipe after that battle. Apparently the cargo does not get destroyed if it can be used in space (fighters, sats, mines).

Randallw · #4 May 23rd, 2008, 06:40 AM

it does require the relevant unit bay though. I just tested.

Xrati · #5 May 23rd, 2008, 11:14 AM

Units like that (mines, fighters and SATs) are carried in an inert state. They are not sitting there on racks 'ready to go' they have to be "launched or primed" for operation. They would be sitting there as "Space Junk" with maybe a small chance that a small percentage of them would be in an operational mode.

Randallw · #6 May 23rd, 2008, 10:02 PM

My opponent is now claiming it is a bug. I just used it once. He has benefitted from it maybe 4 or 5 times. As I said I had no problem with it, we could both do it equally. He begs to differ.

I will say no more.

Suicide Junkie · #7 May 24th, 2008, 02:38 AM

How would you avoid it, anyways?

Not using carriers at all?

Randallw · #8 May 24th, 2008, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Xrati said:
Units like that (mines, fighters and SATs) are carried in an inert state. They are not sitting there on racks 'ready to go' they have to be "launched or primed" for operation. They would be sitting there as "Space Junk" with maybe a small chance that a small percentage of them would be in an operational mode.

There was that epsiode of DS9 where they were preparing mines. Dax was demanding they hurry up and launch all the mines, while she avoided enemy fire. O'Brien told her she risked setting off every mine on the ship.

Edit: not that I wish to go on about it but if by some chance I've misunderstood his concern then I apologise for any seeming criticsm. I made the mistake once of failing to understand someone's point.

Xrati · #9 May 24th, 2008, 12:26 PM

Even a better example yet. A chain reaction explosion of ordnance on the ship. Nothing would be left except bits and pieces of the ship.

DS9 is SciFi. In REAL life any explosive ordnance is kept in an inert state. It must be set or primed for use. O'Brien's reference had to be all the mines blowing up as a result of some catastrophe (like one detonating early)!!!