So just a quick question, if I were to equip 2 weapons engineers say on a falcon could I maintain 4 target locks?

No, additional Weapons Engineers doesn't not grant any additional benefit. The card says you can maintain 2 target locks, not an additional target lock.

Correct. Recon specialist allows you to take two of them for three total focus tokens, but multiple Weapons Engineers do not allow for four target locks.

No, additional Weapons Engineers doesn't not grant any additional benefit. The card says you can maintain 2 target locks, not an additional target lock.

I guess I'm just confused as to why 1 can be doubled up and the other cannot.

Shouldn't that ability be per card? Because it doesn't say "up to a max of 2"

I'm looking at it like 1 engineer=2 TLs...1 engineer+1 engineer=4? Each one allows you to hold 2 target locks.

No, additional Weapons Engineers doesn't not grant any additional benefit. The card says you can maintain 2 target locks, not an additional target lock.

So what about the mercenary co pilot then? You can double him up and no? He says basically the same thing "you may change ONE of your hit results to critical" the weapons engineer says "you may maintain TWO target locks"

I guess I'm just confused as to why 1 can be doubled up and the other cannot.

If Weapons engineer read, You may hold one additional target lock, instead of you may hold two target locks it would work differently.

Because it says you can maintain 2 target Lock, not maintain one more target lock. There is a number limit written on the card. Recon Specialist says that you can add 1 more focus token when you perform a Focus action, there is no limit to how many you can add, so I can take 1 more focus per Recon Specialist.

No, additional Weapons Engineers doesn't not grant any additional benefit. The card says you can maintain 2 target locks, not an additional target lock.

So what about the mercenary co pilot then? You can double him up and no? He says basically the same thing "you may change ONE of your hit results to critical" the weapons engineer says "you may maintain TWO target locks"

I guess I'm just confused as to why 1 can be doubled up and the other cannot.

Because the mercenary copilot activates once per card, and the only cap on hits that can be turned up is how many you roll. The activation on Weapons engineer is that you can target lock an additional target lock. So in theory you could target lock 3, except that your target lock cap is set to 2, not raised by one on each card. It's the same kind of logic computer programming uses if that helps.

If Weapons engineer read, You may hold one additional target lock, instead of you may hold two target locks it would work differently.

Also what if Dutch came into play after you have 2 TLs? Would you have to lose one so that your only at 2?

No, additional Weapons Engineers doesn't not grant any additional benefit. The card says you can maintain 2 target locks, not an additional target lock.

So what about the mercenary co pilot then? You can double him up and no? He says basically the same thing "you may change ONE of your hit results to critical" the weapons engineer says "you may maintain TWO target locks"

I guess I'm just confused as to why 1 can be doubled up and the other cannot.

Because the mercenary copilot activates once per card, and the only cap on hits that can be turned up is how many you roll. The activation on Weapons engineer is that you can target lock an additional target lock. So in theory you could target lock 3, except that your target lock cap is set to 2, not raised by one on each card. It's the same kind of logic computer programming uses if that helps.

If Weapons engineer read, You may hold one additional target lock, instead of you may hold two target locks it would work differently.

Oh ok gotcha, ya I was wondering bout 3 too. Is that cap of 2 somewhere in case I need to explain that to someone. I'm really the only one in my group that knows a majority of the rules so everyone always asks me haha.

Also what if Dutch came into play after you have 2 TLs? Would you have to lose one so that your only at 2?

Also what if Dutch came into play after you have 2 TLs? Would you have to lose one so that your only at 2?

From the FAQ:

" Each ship is able to maintain one target lock, unless stated otherwise by a game effect. "

The Weapons Engineer is one effect that allows 2 TL, but if Dutch were to hand one to a ship with 2 already, you would have to lose one as the Weapons Engine only allows 2 max.