Has anyone thought of or tried flying a Corvette into the middle of a furball to break up the engaged group? If I read the rules right, if you have space, you could force a ship between fighter groups and stop them from being engaged.

I did that with a Neb-B last week. My opponent hadn't read that part of the rule so he was very surprised when my B-Wings took out his VSD that same turn

the issue with it though is that if you overlap any squadrons it is the other player who gets to put them back on the board and they can go anywhere as long as they are touching the base of the ship so I'd only recommend doing it if there is a clear lane in between the engaged fighters to fit your small base ship

I've found this tough to do with one of my own ships. usually you have to land on them because they are so close and then your opponent gets to place them back on the board.

I found it better to place my bombers in the path of the ship. So that when his fighters do engage me and then his ship lands on the fighters I get to place them.

Yeah, technically speaking, I don't think its really possible to maneuver your own ships in order to break the engaged state. Assuming of course that your opponent is -trying- to make the squadrons be engaged, they will be the one to choose where the squadrons are placed after the maneuver. So sure maybe it can be a tool to trick an opponent into freeing up your squadrons, at the cost of exposing a ship to squadron attacks.

That is only the case of an overlap. It is completely possible to fit a ship between engage fighters in a manner that will clear the engagement without overlapping anything. You simply move between them.

That is only the case of an overlap. It is completely possible to fit a ship between engage fighters in a manner that will clear the engagement without overlapping anything. You simply move between them.

Has anyone measured this? Is a small base wider than range 1?

That is only the case of an overlap. It is completely possible to fit a ship between engage fighters in a manner that will clear the engagement without overlapping anything. You simply move between them.

Fair enough. I guess I'm too used to using very tight groupings in order to squeeze the most out of my TIE fighter swarms such that the idea of trying to fit a ship between my squadrons and their squadron targets is kinda out there to me.

That is only the case of an overlap. It is completely possible to fit a ship between engage fighters in a manner that will clear the engagement without overlapping anything. You simply move between them.

Has anyone measured this? Is a small base wider than range 1?

Range 1 is wider, but not by much. That would be a hell of a maneuver.

I thought you were going the pun route here, and was gonna offer my condolences. Glad I don't have to. Although if I buy many more ships I may be back to announce that ships did break an engagement(unlikely... But not impossible.)

That is only the case of an overlap. It is completely possible to fit a ship between engage fighters in a manner that will clear the engagement without overlapping anything. You simply move between them.

Has anyone measured this? Is a small base wider than range 1?

Range 1 is wider, but not by much. That would be a hell of a maneuver.

You don't have the park the Ship in the middle of two Squadrons. You just have to obstruct LoS. A corner of a base is enough to do that.

Not the best idea.

Better to be in front of the opposing ship just inside thier range, and then wait for the ship to come to you. it is possible to get 4 fighter squadrons in front of a medium base (In a finger four formation) in range to the ship, and then when the ship moves you will be able to move 2-4 of them.

I think if you break LOS, then the ships are no longer engaged. they can still be a distance one from eachother and not be engaged of the LOS is obstructed. would have to check the rules to be sure. Still, seems pretty situational, and difficult to execute as a planned thing. also, the ship in question might take a beating.

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I think if you break LOS, then the ships are no longer engaged. they can still be a distance one from eachother and not be engaged of the LOS is obstructed. would have to check the rules to be sure. Still, seems pretty situational, and difficult to execute as a planned thing. also, the ship in question might take a beating.

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Which actually invalidates Swarm and Escorts. If your fighter is obstructed by a bit of asteroid or a ship it can still shoot at range 1 things, minus a die of course but not be "engaged"

An valid, albeit hard tactic to take advantage of....

Buy enough ships and your fiancée will break the engagement alright.