If your plane is on fire and you cannot perform straight maneuvers whilst on fire is a sideslip classed as a straight?
Sideslips and Fire rules
If your plane is on fire and you cannot perform straight maneuvers whilst on fire is a sideslip classed as a straight?
No. The straight maneuver is the strict game definition of the 'straight' maneuver. Even a stall, climb or dive manuever doesn't count as a stright for this purpose.
Nope, you will notice the cards are marked with arrows to left or right, the straights have arrows pointing up, so you only have those three cards unavailable to plan with.Originally Posted by Baxter
It may be easier to drop them out of the deck for three turns to avoid the danger completely in the heat of battle - accidents happen !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Indeed they do - especially if your eyes are all teared-up from the flames and heat!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Thanks for your answers to Baxter's question. His question came about because I was flying the plane on fire when I planned a Split-S. As each of those moves are straight lines on the manoeuvre card, I took A damage for each of the three manoeuvres. It now seems that I should have only taken one A damage for the 'long straight' at the end of the Split-S.
That's correct, Doug, so you can get off relatively lightly compared to Andrea's preferred original intent of destruction - which some think is a reasonable consequence for those who break the rules and plan straights - He says Ares changed it in spite of his protest.
Dropping the straights out of the deck for three turns would prevent it happening and remove the temptation.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Such a simple idea, but such a good one. I reckon from now on if I get fire damage I will immediately remove the straights from the manoeuvre deck. I'll let you know how good I am at remembering!
Yep excellent suggestion.
Just remember to put them back in, Doug !Such a simple idea, but such a good one. I reckon from now on if I get fire damage I will immediately remove the straights from the manoeuvre deck. I'll let you know how good I am at remembering!
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Take the reversal out as well, in case you mistakenly try to plan a Split-S in your Card #2 and Card #3 planning choices.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Unless, of course, you want to power-dive (remember, this requires an aircraft capable of an Immelmann) to try and put out the fire. May keep one, and only one straight for this. Just, as you say later on, remember to put the missing cards back in.
I suppose you could do that in the last turn on fire though as you're not planning a straight that turn. Just hope you don't get another fire before it ends !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
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