Torpedoes

Torpedo
Results Phase
A torpedo hits its target once it enters
the target’s hex, unless the ship manages
to dodge it. Torpedoes do not use the same
Attack Dice procedure that missile and cannon
attacks do (as outlined in Cannon Fire
Phase on pages 58–63). They simply explode
when they get close enough to their
targets. Still, torpedo targets may attempt
to dodge during the Torp Results Phase and
thus avoid the destruction.
Dodging Torpedoes
To dodge torpedoes, your ship must have
a current Drive equal to or greater than 10.
If so, roll 1D10, add your Piloting and subtract
the number of torps about to attack
your ship this turn. Subtract 10 from that,
and that’s the number of torpedoes you’ve
managed to dodge. If the results indicate
that not all the torps are dodged, the weakest
torps are always dodged first.
Example: Anna’s Seraph fighter is the
target of one Mk. 50, one Mk. 20, and
two Mk. 10 torps. During the Movement
Phase, all four torps enter the
Seraph’s hex. During the Torp Results
Phase, the Seraph pilot attempts to
dodge the torps. She rolls 1D10, adds
her Piloting of 7, and subtracts the
number of torps attacking, which is
4. If she rolls a 2, the modified result
is (2+7–4–10=) -5—all the torps hit.
If she rolls a 9, the modified result is
(9+7–4–10=) -2 torps are dodged (the
Mk. 10s, since they’re the weakest),
and the Mk. 50 and Mk. 20 hit. If she
rolls a 10, only the Mk. 50 hits.
Torpedo Hits
When a ship fails to dodge a torpedo, it
is hit. Now it’s time to check for damage. A
torpedo does 1D12 points of damage for
each Mk. 10 of the torpedo. A Mk. 10 torp
does 1D12 damage, for example, and a Mk.
40 torp does 4D12. Simply roll the dice and
add up the numbers. That’s the amount of
damage done.
All torpedo attacks occur in the Torp
Results Phase and are considered to be simultaneous.
If a target is hit by more than
one torp during a single Torp Results Phase,
resolve the damage as one combined attack.
Example: Anna has rolled a 9 and only
managed to dodge the two Mk. 10
torps tracking her Seraph. The Mk. 50
and Mk. 20 hit. The Mk. 50 does 5D12
damage, and the Mk. 20 does 2D12.
She picks up 7D12 and rolls them. She
gets 5, 6, 7, 5, 9, 12 and 1. The total
damage comes to 45 points. Ouch!
Jake watched it go
until it crashed almost
gracefully into an
asteroid traveling in
the opposite direction,
smashing itself into a
billion pieces, but
leaving the iron-hard
rock nearly unscathed.
“Hey out there,” Jake
called into the intercom.
“You both okay?”
It was a long moment
before he got a
response, and his heart
leapt when it came.
“Wahoo!” yelled
Ruben. “Man, it’s good
to be alive! Oho, mi
Capitan, I’m so glad
you’re not dead. Rob
said you were alive, but
you can never tell if
things are working
right after a hit like
that last one.”
“Melissa, you there?”
“Damn right I am,
Jake. You’re not getting
rid of me that easily.”
Then everyone was
laughing with relief.
The moment was
shattered, though,
when the Cadízian
leader suddenly crawled
onto the cockpit’s face,
still attached to the
ship by his line and
safety tether. Jake
screamed once as his
heart nearly stopped.
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