More Shield Options

[Rollenspiel]

Would it be deemed acceptable to institute a rule that some craft have, in addition to the standard four shield arcs (fore, aft, port, starboard), also have a VENTRAL and DORSAL shield option? For example, such vessels like the YT-1300 and the Star Destroyers (and similar capital ships) present more surface area above and below, as opposed to the other quarters.

Again, thinking out loud.

(It's been a quiet day here.)

[garhkal]

I always thought you had the 6 arc;s anyway.
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[Barrataria]

I always wished that level of specificity would have been given for weapons too. "turret" isn't always particularly helpful.
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[Naaman]

We see in the films severl ships take hits on their dorsal planes. I've always jjust assumed that tthe shields cover top and bottom in whatever quadrent they are angled. So you essentially cover 25% (roughly) of the ship's suurface area with your shields.

[DougRed4]

While this does make sense (and would work better if you use a hex map, like the old Trek Starfleet Battles game), I like the simplicity of only four, myself.

The more angles that people have to protect, the more likelihood (for both sides) that they're not going to have the proper angle "covered" when a shot comes in.
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[Fallon Kell]