Torpedoes

Scenario 6: Screening Force
In late 7 AL, the Void Stalker rogue
fighter wing was making substantial headway
against worlds still cut off from outside
aid by the Terran-Hatchling War, attacking
poorly defended targets almost at
will. Their stiffest resistance to date was
offered by the remnants of the Damaskus
Confederation over Cairo Beta IV.
Although they had taken heavy losses
during the Terran-Hatchling War, the
Damaskans had managed to rebuild their
decimated forces in almost record speed.
They weren’t about to lose everything
they’d worked so hard to regain.
In this particular action, Void Stalker
forces are trying to make their way to the
planet’s surface for a raid on manufacturing
installations. Only scant Damaskus
forces and a few Laser Satellites stand in
their way.
Forces
Mixed Damaskus forces: Set up first,
placing each vessel at least 12 hexes apart.
Thunder Bird A — Pilot (Plt 8, Gnr 8)
Thunder Bird B — Pilot (Plt 6, Gnr 6)
Thunder Bird C — Pilot (Plt 5, Gnr 5)
Thunder Bird D — Pilot (Plt 5, Gnr 4)
Epping A — Pilot (Plt 4, Gnr 7)
Gunner A (Gnr 6)
Gunner B (Gnr 6)
Gunner C (Gnr 5)
Epping B — Pilot (Plt 3, Gnr 3)
Gunner A (Gnr 8)
Gunner B (Gnr 6)
Gunner C (Gnr 4)
Two Void Stalker Elements: Set up second
along Edge 1 (using the long map
setup).
Night Hawk A — Pilot (Plt 10, Gnr 9)
Night Hawk B — Pilot (Plt 7, Gnr 6)
Pharsii II A — Pilot (Plt 7, Gnr 9)
Gunner A (Gnr 8)
Gunner B (Gnr 6)
Pharsii II B — Pilot (Plt 7, Gnr 8)
Gunner A (Gnr 7)
Gunner B (Gnr 5)
Special Rules
1) Do not use the standard map configuration
for this scenario. Instead, use the
long map setup as shown on page 103,
placing the maps next to each other by
their short ends, making a longer map
than normal.
2) The Damaskus player must place two
Laser Sats anywhere on the playing
surface before either side sets up. Use
dice or asteroids to represent these.
3) Each Laser Sat fires at the beginning
of every Cannon Fire Phase at every
Void Stalker vessel within 10 hexes.
Each attack uses 3D8 as its attack dice,
does Low damage and has Pulse Laser
range increments. Each Laser Sat has
a Defensive Value of 14 (despite the fact
that they cannot move) and can jam
tracking torps as vessels do, except that
each may attempt jamming against all
tracking torps. These jamming attempts
succeed on a 1D4 roll of 1–2 per
torp. Laser Sats may not dodge torps
which make it into their hexes. Laser
Sats can only be engaged by enemy cannon
fire at a range of 10 hexes or less.
Each Laser Sat can take 10 damage
points before being destroyed. Their
attack capability is never reduced due
to the acquisition of nonfatal damage.
Starcraft may not perform a turn nor
end a Movement Phase in a Laser Sat’s
hex.
Victory Conditions
The Void Stalker player must achieve
both of the following victory conditions by
the end of game turn 10 in order to win
the game:
• Both Laser Sats must be destroyed.
• Two Void Stalker starcraft with a current
Drive number of 10 or greater
must leave via Edge 2.
If the Void Stalker player fails to fulfill
both of these requirements before the end
of game turn 10, then the Damaskus player
wins.
Over the years since
the Empire had been
destroyed, the Seapilots
had developed from a
ragtag association of
second-rate pilots and
gunners into a firstclass
defense force. The
way they kept their
combat edges honed to
razor sharpness was by
constant practice.
“Just like anything
else in life,” Trudgeon
muttered to himself.
“You gotta use it or lose
it.”
Suddenly a meld
laser blast seared
through the void in
front of him, narrowly
avoiding his bow.
Trudgeon swore up a
blue streak.
“Tepe? Cooney?
Yanez? Who the hell
was that? I’m going to
check your ship logs
when I get back, and
the clown that nearly
blew my nose off is
going to be grounded
for two weeks!”
Then Trudgeon heard
laughter over the ship’s
communicator. “Cool
down, Trudge. You can’t
bust someone who
ranks as high as you
do.”
Trudgeon recognized
the voice. “Harv,” he
grumbled, “you and I
109