Ramming rules questions

[Merrick]

According to 2RE p.110 when a pilot attempts to ram another vehicle they must make a piloting check, opposed rolls if the other pilot attempts to dodge then damage is assessed according to speed with -3D to the rammer if successful.

I have a couple questions that someone may be able to answer:

1. If the target is stationary, is damage determined by the speed of the attacker only? I am assuming yes.

2. Do the same rules apply to starship combat?

Perhaps I am over thinking this but it seems to me that having a fixed damage score for all vehicles regardless of their body or hull is a bit off, but I guess it could make sense if two heavily armored vehicles rammed each other they may both survive with little damage if they are built for it.

Does anyone use any alternate rules? I had considered rolling the hull code of the ramming vehicle for damage... perhaps a modifier for high hull code at least?
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[Lane Arroway]

Even though the damages are set based on speed, type of collision and if you are the rammer or not, the damage system, IMO, works pretty good. It has happened a lot in my games recently, whether it be crash or ram, and the results were pretty good, from a GM's perspective. Consider that this is a dice game. The amount of "D" may seem low or high, but the result will vary. Even more if you apply the "Wile Die" to this.

To answer both of your questions, yes.

And as far as how it works, play around with it. Test out some rolls before your next game, or try them "LIVE" in a game. (That's what I do) Keep what you like, change things that you don't. My advice, is don't be too quick to change it, though. Like I said, try it out and see how the dice treat you.
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