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 ====== Starship Combat Guide ======
-This article aims provide a complete reference manual for the depiction of combat between starships in the [[:SARP]] and to incorporate the changes approved in the //Proposed Setting Revisions for 2011// discussion.
+This article aims to provide a complete reference manual for the depiction of combat between starships in the setting and to incorporate the changes approved in the //Proposed Setting Revisions for 2011// discussion.
-==== Anti-FTL ====
+===== Anti-FTL =====
-Starships can be prevented from making FTL jumps by targeting them with a graviton beam. This effect is not cumulative (more graviton beams do not make it work any better) and it only works on ships of the same or smaller size class.
+Starships can be prevented from making [[guide:ftl|FTL]] jumps by targeting them with a graviton beam. This effect is not cumulative (more graviton beams do not make it work any better) and it only works on ships of the same or smaller size class.
-FTL devices other than teleportation modules cannot be used inside a planet's [[http://orbitsimulator.com/formulas/hillsphere.html|Hill Sphere]].
+Subspace detonations - such as those caused by the [[stararmy:weapons:ke-m2-w2907_countermeasure_augmentation_pods|Ke-M2-W2907-SDMM]] and the [[stararmy:weapons:ammunition:as-7#as-7-1-sdm_type_1|Type 1 AS-7-1-SDM]] - can also __temporarily__ prevent starships from making [[guide:ftl|FTL]] jumps.
-**NOTE: "Interdiction" systems previously allowed in the setting are no longer valid as of January 1st, 2011.**
+FTL devices other than teleportation modules cannot be used inside a sun's [[http://orbitsimulator.com/formulas/hillsphere.html|Hill Sphere]].
-==== Determining Damage ====
+**NOTE: "[[guide:ftl:anti-ftl_field|Interdiction]]" systems previously allowed in the setting are no longer valid as of January 1st, [[calendar:2011|2011]].**
-See [[damage rating]].
-==== Engagement Range Guidelines ====
+===== Determining Damage =====
-Values have been rounded for ease of calculation. 1 light-second = 299,792.458 kilometers.
+See [[guide:damage_rating_v3]] or [[guide:damage_rating_v2]] for older articles (we're converting to the new one).
-^ Light-Seconds ^ Kilometers* ^ Notes ^
+===== Engagement Range Guidelines =====
-|  0.033  |  10,000  | For gameplay purposes anything less than this is considered to hit instantly |
+//Note: This section primarily applies to gun-based starship weapons in the setting, such as railguns, plasma weapons, laser weapons, autocannons, antimatter weapons, mass drivers, etc.//
-|  .1  |  30,000  |  |
-|  .25  |  75,000  |    |
-|  .5  |  150,000  |    |
-|  1  |  300,000  | This is the furthest any ships can reliably hit one another most of the time |
-|  2  |  600,000  | At this range, misses are more common. (25% chance to miss) |
-|  2.5  |  750,000  | (50% chance to hit) |
-|  3  |  900,000  | Maximum engagement range. Accurate shots are rare (25% chance to hit). |
-==== FTL Combat ====
+^  Light-Seconds  ^  Kilometers((Values have been rounded for ease of calculation. 1 light-second = 299,792.458 kilometers.
-  * Combat while at FTL speeds is not possible in the [[:SARP]].
+))  ^ Notes ^
-  * There are no FTL weapons in the SARP, other than FTL torpedoes. Torpedoes can use FTL to enter an area but their actual attack runs can only be at STL speeds.
+|  0.033  |  10,000  | For gameplay purposes, any light-speed weapon less than this far away is considered to hit instantly. |
+|  0.100  |  30,000  | |
+|  0.250  |  75,000  | |
+|  0.500  |  150,000  | |
+|  0.750  |  225,000  | |
+|  1.000  |  300,000  | This is the furthest any ship can reliably hit one another most of the time with light-speed weapons.((For scale, the distance from the earth to the moon on average is 1.2825 light-seconds.)) |
+|  1.500  |  450,000  | |
+|  2.000  |  600,000  | At this range, misses are more common. (75% chance to hit) |
+|  2.500  |  750,000  | (50% chance to hit) |
+|  3.000  |  900,000  | Maximum engagement range for light-speed weapons. Accurate shots are rare. (25% chance to hit)((A //**few**// weapons in the setting - such as [[stararmy:weapons:aether_shock_array|Aether Shock s]] - have longer maximum engagement ranges.)) |
-==== Related Articles ====
+===== FTL Combat =====
-  * [[guide:space-combat-by-derran]]
+  * Combat while at [[guide:ftl|FTL]] speeds is not possible in the setting.
+  * There are no FTL weapons in the setting, apart from FTL torpedoes.(("Torpedo" in this instance is referring to any starship-grade missile-based weapon system, such as missiles, rockets, torpedoes, etc.))
+    * These torpedoes can use FTL to enter an area but must make their attack runs at STL speeds.
+    * FTL torpedoes cannot utilize their FTL drives inside a sun's [[http://orbitsimulator.com/formulas/hillsphere.html|Hill Sphere]].
+    * FTL torpedoes have a maximum FTL velocity of 12c (~3,600,000 kilometers/second or ~2,200,000 miles/second).
+===== Related Articles =====
+  * [[guide:old_articles:space-combat-by-derran]]
+===== OOC Notes =====
+[[members:frostjaeger]] [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?threads/starship-combat-guide-update.59532/|updated]] this article on 2017/12/29 20:26 after receiving [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?threads/starship-combat-guide-update.59532/page-4#post-369624|approval]] from [[members:meta_mahn]] on 2017/12/24 12:00.

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