MC-30 Torpedo Frigate upgrades

By BillMcGill, in Star Wars: Armada Rules Questions

The MC-30 Torpedo Frigate has only Black and Blue combat dice, but it has the option of a Turbolaser upgrade card instead of an Ion Cannons upgrade card.

Is this an error or does it mean you can use a modification card to give Torpedo Frigates a Red die in some arcs?

The MC-30 Torpedo Frigate has only Black and Blue combat dice, but it has the option of a Turbolaser upgrade card instead of an Ion Cannons upgrade card.

Is this an error or does it mean you can use a modification card to give Torpedo Frigates a Red die in some arcs?

This is not an error. The dice dont always represent what weapon systems they are using.

Blue can easily mean shorter ranged lasers instead of Turbolasers.

The black dice on the ISD 1 can easily represent their Heavy Turbolasers

The MC-30 Torpedo Frigate has only Black and Blue combat dice, but it has the option of a Turbolaser upgrade card instead of an Ion Cannons upgrade card.

Is this an error or does it mean you can use a modification card to give Torpedo Frigates a Red die in some arcs?

This is not an error. The dice dont always represent what weapon systems they are using.

Blue can easily mean shorter ranged lasers instead of Turbolasers.

The black dice on the ISD 1 can easily represent their Heavy Turbolasers

True, but the upgrade cards are tied to the dice colour. Having no Ion Cannon upgrade slot means that the Torpedo Frigate can't affect it's blue dice results.

The MC-30 Torpedo Frigate has only Black and Blue combat dice, but it has the option of a Turbolaser upgrade card instead of an Ion Cannons upgrade card.

Is this an error or does it mean you can use a modification card to give Torpedo Frigates a Red die in some arcs?

This is not an error. The dice dont always represent what weapon systems they are using.

Blue can easily mean shorter ranged lasers instead of Turbolasers.

The black dice on the ISD 1 can easily represent their Heavy Turbolasers

True, but the upgrade cards are tied to the dice colour. Having no Ion Cannon upgrade slot means that the Torpedo Frigate can't affect it's blue dice results.

This is usually true, but only usually.

Yes, torpedo frigate can get red dice. Enhanced Armaments with Ackbar means 3 reds out the side. Just Ackbar means 2 reds, but only at medium or closer range.

The MC-30 Torpedo Frigate has only Black and Blue combat dice, but it has the option of a Turbolaser upgrade card instead of an Ion Cannons upgrade card.

Is this an error or does it mean you can use a modification card to give Torpedo Frigates a Red die in some arcs?

This is not an error. The dice dont always represent what weapon systems they are using.

Blue can easily mean shorter ranged lasers instead of Turbolasers.

The black dice on the ISD 1 can easily represent their Heavy Turbolasers

True, but the upgrade cards are tied to the dice colour. Having no Ion Cannon upgrade slot means that the Torpedo Frigate can't affect it's blue dice results.

Not all upgrade cards are tied to dice color. There are plenty of Turbolaser upgrades that don't do anything related to a specific dice color.

The MC-30 Torpedo Frigate has only Black and Blue combat dice, but it has the option of a Turbolaser upgrade card instead of an Ion Cannons upgrade card.

Is this an error or does it mean you can use a modification card to give Torpedo Frigates a Red die in some arcs?

This is not an error. The dice dont always represent what weapon systems they are using.

Blue can easily mean shorter ranged lasers instead of Turbolasers.

The black dice on the ISD 1 can easily represent their Heavy Turbolasers

True, but the upgrade cards are tied to the dice colour. Having no Ion Cannon upgrade slot means that the Torpedo Frigate can't affect it's blue dice results.

Not all upgrade cards are tied to dice color. There are plenty of Turbolaser upgrades that don't do anything related to a specific dice color.

And there are no reason that future Turbolaser upgrades couldn't do things with black or blue dice.

And there are no reason that future Turbolaser upgrades couldn't do things with black or blue dice.

True, but the upgrade cards are tied to the dice colour. Having no Ion Cannon upgrade slot means that the Torpedo Frigate can't affect it's blue dice results.

Well you could take H-9's to get that accuracy on the blue. For hits and crits, you're better off using ordnance experts for the blacks.

True, but the upgrade cards are tied to the dice colour. Having no Ion Cannon upgrade slot means that the Torpedo Frigate can't affect it's blue dice results.

Well you could take H-9's to get that accuracy on the blue. For hits and crits, you're better off using ordnance experts for the blacks.

Agreed. H9s get so much better when you're rolling a combination of blue and black dice, as the black dice bring the pain and the blue dice bring the Accuracy icons, but you'd like to be able to rely on getting them; all the other blue dice faces will give you the hit or crit icons you need to flip with the H9s. Combine with some potent Ordnance upgrade and Ordnance Experts and you're ready to rock.