A question came up in a friendly game the other day. -Do the shield dials count as part of the base for determining range? If it has been answer somewhere else I have been unable to find it. I read though the rules and FAQ can can find no mention.

No, they do not..

Range is defined from Hull Zone to Hull Zone.

Hull Zone is defined as the "Cardboard"

Plastic Base, Shield Dials, et al, are all Ignored.

(Bold/Italic Emphasis Mine)

RRG, Page 6, "Hull Zones"

A hull zone is a section of a ship token delineated by the two firing arc lines that border it. It does not include any part of the plastic base.

RRG, Page 7, "Measuring Fire Arc and Range"

To measure attack range from a ship, measure from the closest point of the attacking hull zone. To measure attack range to a ship, measure to the closest point of the defending hull zone. To measure attack range to or from a squadron, measure to or from the closest point of the squadron’s base.

• Targeting points are not used when measuring range; they are exclusively for determining line of sight.

• When measuring non-attack range or distance between two components, measure from the closest point of the first component to the closest point of the second component.

• A ship or squadron is always at close range and distance 1 of itself.

• When measuring firing arc, range, or distance, ignore squadrons’ activation sliders and ships’ shield dials and the plastic portions of the base that frame the shield dial.

Thank you very much. Don't know how we both missed it.