so, when I activate ship; looking at the book it lists the steps and it lists the attack step prior to movement. Is this the way it's meant to be done? Or is it just listed that way but you can do either? To summarise:
Do I?
1/ order dial reveal then attack then move?
2/ Order dial reveal, then attack or move, then whichever I haven't done yet?
3/ Have I missed something entirely that says I move before I attack?
Sorry if it's been asked or I'm just being a bit dim.
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Thanks kindly; so I was right it is in order. cheers.
Check out the back cover of your Rules Reference. It says for the Ship Phase you proceed through the following steps:
Just in case it also comes up, the squadron activation has different rules. If you use a squadron command dial or command token, "each squadron activated in this way can attack and move in either order."
You order your dial (select which choice) before the ship phase. So all ships choose their command dials simultaneously, and then the ship phase starts.