RevisedWingrules

Wingsnowworkinasimilarwaytothoserules
presentedinDystopianWars.
WingtypesTherearenowonlytwotypesofwings.
AttackCraftandAssaultShuttles.Theplayermust
decidewhichhiscarriersareholdingpriortostarting
play.

ConfigurationAttackCraftcanbeconfiguredforoneof
threemissionsbeforebeinglaunchedandcanbe
reconfiguredwhenrecovered.Theyarelaunchedthe
nexttimetheirparentcarrieractivatesbutnotonthe
sameturntheylanded.Flightsmaybenolargerthan
sixWings.Allwingsinaflightmustbeofthesame
type.WingscanbelaunchedasFighters,Bombersor
Interceptors.StatsarethesameasinFirestormbut
theBomberhasamovementof16.Oneexceptionto
thisisBombersmayjettisontheirordinanceatany
timeandsodoingwillallowthemtoreverttofighters.

ReorganizationManyshipsareabletoholdmorethan
thestandardsquadronsizeofsixwings.Anyflightmay
combineorabsorbwingsfromanotherflightifitis
belowthefullstrengthsizeofsixwings.Howeverthis
mayonlybedoneonthecarrierandtheFlightcannot
launchonthesameturnitisReorganizing.For
example:ARalthozacarrierhas8wingsonboard.The
playerlaunches6wingsinoneflightandinalaterturn
suffersthreelosses.Hethenreturnsthemtothe
carrierandhastheFlightReorganizetoincludethe2
wingsthatwereleftonboard,bringingtheflightupto
strengthof5.Hethenrelaunchesthemonthe
followingturn.InanotherexampleanAquanBattle
Carrierhas10wingsgroupedintwoflightsof5.Both
flightsgetbadlymauledincombatandreturntothe
carrieraftereachlosingtwowings.TheAquanplayer
thenreorganizesthemintoonesquadronof6and
launchesthemthefollowingturn.NoteWingsmaybe
ReconfiguredthesameturntheyareReorganizing.
Additionally,ifaFlighthasWingsthathavebeenDriven
Off,theymaygowiththeirFlightwhenactivatedifthe
Flightisreturningtoacarrierinitsactivation.

AssaultersIntherevisedrulesAssaultersmaynow
returntotheircarrierandloadmoremarines.These
comefromtheshipsownAPofcourse.Additionally,
anyshipthatstartsthegamewithAssaultWingsmay
doubleitsAPcapacityatacostof2pointsperAPadded
or3pointsiftheshiphastheMAREliteCreworSpecial
Forces.HoweveryoumaynotaddmoreAPthanthe
numberofAssaultWingsassignedtotheship.

AttacksWingvs.Wing
ThisisunchangedfromFirestorm

AttacksShipvs.Wing
ThisisunchangedfromFirestormandshipsmayattack
Wingsduringtheshipsmovement.

AttacksWingvs.Ship
WingsnowlinkfirewithFULLdice.Theymayattackin
oneoftwodifferentmodes.

StandOffandPointBlank.
InaStandOffattacktheWingisfiringitslongrange
ordinanceorpossiblytacticalnukes.Itdoessoatany
pointinrangebandone.ThiswillkeeptheWingitself
fromcomingunderattackbytheshipsPD,howeverthe
targetshipsPDwillbeabletofireontheincoming
Ordinanceandanyhitsthatmakeitthruthatwill
impacttheshipsshields(ifithasany).
Inapointblankattackthewingisheadingstraightin
totheenemyshipandtargetingitsmostvulnerable
spots.Movethewingtowithin4andstop,allowing
thetargetshiptodefenditselfwithanyPDitmayhave.
ThesurvivingWingsthenmoveintobasecontactand
rollADasabovebutadd+1tothedierolls.PDfireand
shieldmaynotdefendagainstthistypeofattack.

FuelFightercraftinmostSFshowsandmoviesseemto
beabletoverylongperiodswithoutneedingtorefuel
andcanapparentlyoperateforseveralhourswithout
havetoretankevenwhenoperatinginaplanets
atmosphere.Thereforeplayersdonotneedtokeep
trackofhowmuchfuelagivenFlightisusing.Also,a
greatdealoffeedbackontheDystopianforumseemsto
suggesthowtediousitistotrackfueloneachcounter.
Withthelikelihoodof20ormorewingsonthetableI
feelrequiringsuchtrackingwouldbogthegamedown
toomuch.

InterceptMovementNochangefromFirestorm
howeverFlightsmayonlymakeoneInterceptmoveper
turn.

OptionalRulesItissuggestedthatBattleCarriersor
otherLargeshipsthathold10FWbeallowedto
increasetheirFWto12.Thiswillallowthemtocarry
twocompletegroupsratherthananyunderstrength
groupswhichdoesntseemveryBattleCarrierlike.
Leviathansshouldhaveupto18Wings.

WingModelAssignedRules
SomewingshavetheirownModelAssignedRules,
whicharespecifictoindividualfleetseitherbecauseof
differenttechnologyorfleetdoctrine.

RuggedConstruction(Dindrenzi)
Ifthetokensuffersoneormoredestroyedresultsrolla
1D6tocanceleachofthem.Thehitisignoredonaroll
of5or6(withoutanextrarollforthesix).Arollor
1,2,3,or4hasnoeffect.

FasterTorpedoes(Terran)IfaBombertokenmakesa
longrangeattack(RB1)againstashipthenthatship
mustrerollallofitsPDhitsagainstthetorpedoes.Any
shipsassistingwiththeirownPDoranyWingsonCAP
mustalsorerolltheirhits.

MorePDturrets(Directorate)Thewingsareequipped
withaselffiringrearPDturret.Anytimethewingisin
combatwithotherwingsitgains+1toitsPD.

SuperiorEngine(Aquan)Thetokenincreasesits
movementratingby+2

HighSpeedRun(Sorylian)IfthistokenmakesaPoint
Blankattackagainstashipthatshipmustrerollallofits
PDhitsagainsttheWing.Anyshipsassistingwiththeir
ownPDoranyWingsonCAPmustalsorerolltheirhits.

SwarmTactics(Ralthoza)WhenFlightthathasSwarm
TacticsmakesanADattackagainstamodelanduses
LinkedFire,theCOMBINEDattackreceivesa+2dice.

WellTrained(Kedorian,Ryushi)Thistokencan
deploywithin6ofitscarrierwhenitislaunchedand
canlandonthecarriersolongasitiswithin6.Also,
theFlightmaychoosetoredeployanywhereinthe
playerssetupareaaftertheopposingfleethassetup.
ThisisdoneafteranyredeploymentduetoScoutMARs.

Fleet

FlightTracker:
BelowisasimpleFlightTrackerplayersmayuseattheir
optiontorecordthestatusoftheirindividualFlights.
SquadronDesignatorisforhowyouhaveyourmodels
describedormarkedonthetablesuchasyellow
squadron,bluesquadron,etc.FlightTypeiseither
goingtobeAttackCraftorAssaultShuttles.
Configurationistorecordwhatconfigurationyour
AttackCraftarein.InthecaseofassaultShuttlesyou
canusethistoshowiftheyhaveAPonboardornot.
TurnsActivatedarejustthatandnumberdestroyedis
forthosewishingtotrackcasualties.

FlightTracker

SquadronDesignator:__________________

FlightType:__________________________

Configuration:________________________

TurnsActivated:
1 2 3 4 5 6
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NumberDestroyed:____________

SquadronDesignator:__________________

FlightType:__________________________

Configuration:________________________

TurnsActivated:
1 2 3 4 5 6
[] [] [] [] [] []

NumberDestroyed:____________

SquadronDesignator:__________________

FlightType:__________________________

Configuration:________________________

TurnsActivated:
1 2 3 4 5 6
[] [] [] [] [] []

NumberDestroyed:____________

Itissuggestedyouprintthispageoutandeither
laminateitorslideintoapageprotector.You
canthenuseagreasepencilordryerasemarker
toenableyoutoupdateeachFlights
informationasthegameprogresses.

SquadronDesignator:__________________

FlightType:__________________________

Configuration:________________________

TurnsActivated:
1 2 3 4 5 6
[] [] [] [] [] []

NumberDestroyed:____________

SquadronDesignator:__________________

FlightType:__________________________

Configuration:________________________

TurnsActivated:
1 2 3 4 5 6
[] [] [] [] [] []

NumberDestroyed:____________

SquadronDesignator:__________________

FlightType:__________________________

Configuration:________________________

TurnsActivated:
1 2 3 4 5 6
[] [] [] [] [] []

NumberDestroyed:____________