Advanced Battery

A major development in offensive technology results in weapons batteries that are more accurate and reliable at range.

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Range and Rolling to Hit

An advanced battery has a maximum range and rolls a number of beam dice to hit. The number of dice doesn’t fall off at longer ranges like standard batteries.

‘L’ class	Out to 48″	ONE die
‘M’ class	Out to 24″	TWO dice
‘C’ class	Out to 12″	FOUR dice

Point Defense Mode

ANY class of advanced battery may be used for point defense exactly as effective as a single point defense system, but limited to the arcs it can normally fire through. In this mode it does NOT require a FireCon for targeting, but it cannot be used in anti-ship mode in the same turn.

Each advanced battery fired in point defense mode rolls ONE die, and the attacking group suffers losses as follows.

Every 1, 2, or 3 rolled	No losses
Every 4 or 5 rolled	Group loses one craft
Every 6 rolled	Group loses two craft

Design Procedure

Arc of fire	Mass	Cost
60°	2	10 points
180°	3	15 points
360°	4	20 points

Ship Design Navigation Table
Basic Design	Faster Than Light Drive • Fighter Group • Main Battery • Normal Space Drive • Point Defense System • Screen Generator •
Advanced Design	Drone System • Needle System • Submunitions • Torpedo System
Experimental Design	Advanced Battery • Advanced Drive • Advanced Fire Control • Advanced FTL • Megabattery • Railgun System •