JBParkland
03-06-2010, 14:04
A interesting crucial rules point come up in a recent game. A Camel fired 2 rocket salvos at a balloon. After the Camel's second straight a Dr1 fired at the Camel. The damage card the Camel received for being shot at by the Dr1 had a jam result on it, meaning the Dr1's guns jammed. So far, so easy.
However, does that also mean the rockets missed because the Camel drew a card with special damage on it? :confused:
A strict reading of the rules implies the rockets miss:
"The target is hit after the next maneuver if all 3 of the following conditions are met:
3) the firing airplane does not draw any card with a special damage symbol because of enemy fire in these two rounds of maneuvers"
eg. the rules specifically say "draws any card with a special damage symbol" not something like "receives special damage". Also, elsewhere the rules tend to say "except jammed guns" when jams are excluded.
However, it doesn't seem to make much sense that the Camel was put off by the Dr1's guns jamming. I suppose it could be that the chance of drawing a special damage card represents the vagaries of rockets missing but it somehow feels slightly wrong.
As the balloon owner my interpretation veered towards the miss ;), but in the end we decided to compromise and say one rocket missed but the other hit on the basis that the jammed result was on the 2nd damage card the Camel received. The balloon promptly exploded :( so all honour was satisfied, but it would be good to get a definitive ruling for future occasions.
Has anyone else come across this problem and if so what's the general interpretation?
However, does that also mean the rockets missed because the Camel drew a card with special damage on it? :confused:
A strict reading of the rules implies the rockets miss:
"The target is hit after the next maneuver if all 3 of the following conditions are met:
3) the firing airplane does not draw any card with a special damage symbol because of enemy fire in these two rounds of maneuvers"
eg. the rules specifically say "draws any card with a special damage symbol" not something like "receives special damage". Also, elsewhere the rules tend to say "except jammed guns" when jams are excluded.
However, it doesn't seem to make much sense that the Camel was put off by the Dr1's guns jamming. I suppose it could be that the chance of drawing a special damage card represents the vagaries of rockets missing but it somehow feels slightly wrong.
As the balloon owner my interpretation veered towards the miss ;), but in the end we decided to compromise and say one rocket missed but the other hit on the basis that the jammed result was on the 2nd damage card the Camel received. The balloon promptly exploded :( so all honour was satisfied, but it would be good to get a definitive ruling for future occasions.
Has anyone else come across this problem and if so what's the general interpretation?