I was just reading through the rules for my first game tomorrow night when I noticed what seems to be an inconsistency between the Admiral Card and the Attack Table (page 24).

According to the Admiral card: Nukes damage a basestar twice on a roll of 2-6, and automatically destroy a basestar on a roll of 7-8.

However, according to the Attack Table (page 24) Attacking a basestar with a nuke is:
1-2 = Damaged Twice
3-6 = Destroyed
7-8 = Destroyed and destroy 3 raiders in the same area.

Which one is right? Or am I missing something?

From the latest version of the FAQ:

Errata
The bottom of the Admiral card has incorrect attack
numbers for nukes. The correct numbers can be found on the
back of the rule book.

Thanks. A coworker just told me about the FAQ this morning. I looked all over the forum trying to find an answer, never thinking to check the main site.

Looking forward to my first game tonight. :-)

WinduSux said:

does it destroy heavy raiders as well or just normal raiders?

Only Raiders. The rules make a point of always refering to Heavy Raiders and Raiders distinctly.