Questions on Critical Hits Table Port and Broadside Damage

[staticelf]

Ok guys I have the book open in front of me and I am reading a rule that is very confusing to me as I am not sure if Port / Broadside Damage from the table affects ordinance. (as in fighter craft in most cases) The confusion comes over the wording as it reads like this.

The ships port armament may not fire until it has been repaired.

The critical word that confuses me is the word FIRE as it seems this damage would affect say a Weapons Battery or a Lance but not a Launch Bay.

Does anyone know where there is a better explaination of this?

Thanks for any help,
Leland (Rogue Trader Staticelf)

[Hushrong]

I'm still a bit new to BFG but never really gave much thought to the wording. This does affect a number of ships such as a Mars/Devestation/Styx class cruisers, among others.

I do not think I can point anything out to say that this only affects weapons. In my group we have been playing it that if your port or starboard armaments (weapons and bays) are damaged from the critcal effects table then you cannot do anything with them until they are repaired.

Curious to see what some players with more experience will say. However, I still think the damage caused from the table applies to both weapons and launch bays and that the wording used in the rules were poor in choice.

[horizon]

Well... heh.... I said the same as Hushrong. All armament is down. Launch bay affected as well.

Otherwise carriers would gain an unhealthy advantage.

[andrewchristlieb]

Heh. Good find guys, but ya that's just bad wording. It should read the port or starboard armament is damaged. No armaments may be used on the port or starboard until the damage has been repaired.

[Demoulius]

Or you could think of it another way...

Launch bays dont "launch" anything they FIRE ordnance!