Is my opponent able to pre measure with the hard three overlaying the soft three?

No.

So just like a normal S-Turn and k-turn said player has to eyeball it. Awesome thanks.

You cant premeasure Anything in game using the templates except for starting positions.

You cant premeasure Anything in game using the templates except for starting positions.

Not entirely true. For moving you are totally correct. However, during the attack phase, the player may measure with the range ruler to all potential targets before deciding on one to attack.

Not true. The declare target step involves choosing a target, then checking arc and range, in that specific order.

Not true. The declare target step involves choosing a target, then checking arc and range, in that specific order.

Not true. Rules Reference, under Attack on page 4:

1. Declare Target: The attacker may measure range to any number of enemy ships and check which enemy ships are inside his firing arc. Then the attacker chooses one of his weapons to attack with. Then he chooses one enemy ship to be the target and pays any costs required for the attack.

The new Rules Reference Guide clarifies and updates some of the existing rules regarding measuring, as DR4CO mentioned. It's a change from the original 2012 core set.

Yepn looks like I was looking at the old doc :|

Thanks. Just clued me in to what a player was doing wrong at out local store. Now that I know this I can nix this in the bud and make it more fair for everyone else.