Tactician + Flechette Canon

By Galactic Funk, in X-Wing Rules Questions

I can't find a reference to this interaction nor any clarity from the FAQ or the new rule book.

If a ship is equipped with both Tactician and Flechette Canon and both are triggering (i.e. range 2 shot, in arc, w/ canon against a non-stressed ship) are you as the attacker able to apply both effects?

Tactician says: "After you perform an attack against a ship isnide your firing arc at Range 2, that ship receives 1 stress token." whereas Flechette Canon says: "If this attack hits, the defender suffers 1 damage and, if the defender is not stressed, it also receives 1 stress token".

I want to be able to apply the effects of the Flechette Canon first and Tactician second to dish out 2 stress tokens when the aforementioned conditions have been met.

I would argue that the language on Tactician "perform an attack" encompasses the entire attack process whereas the trigger on the Flechette Canon is nested within the entire attack process, specifically step 6 where results are compared and it is determined if the attack "hits".

Apologies if this has been asked and answered in the past.

Edited by Galactic Funk

Flechette cannon would trigger first and if the target is not stressed, it would get a stress token. Then if you had him at Range 2, Tactician would also trigger (after the attack) resulting in 2 Stress tokens on the defender.

I would argue that the language on Tactician "perform an attack" encompasses the entire attack process whereas the trigger on the Flechette Canon is nested within the entire attack process, specifically step 6 where results are compared and it is determined if the attack "hits".

Thumbs up on a correct analysis of the situation. You answered your own question right there :)

I would argue that the language on Tactician "perform an attack" encompasses the entire attack process whereas the trigger on the Flechette Canon is nested within the entire attack process, specifically step 6 where results are compared and it is determined if the attack "hits".

Thumbs up on a correct analysis of the situation. You answered your own question right there :)

I was pretty confident. Thanks for confirming guys.