Ok seems silly to ask this but I have a little grey area I want turned black or white.

Lets say I am using an interceptor with front arc only. Now according to the rules if the enemy is in my arc I can shoot it but if the closest point of bases is obstructed by an asteroid the defender gets 1 additional die and this is even if the closest point to closest point is outside of arc.

So what happens if the part of the base that is in arc is R2 but closest point to closest point is R1, do I get the additional attack die?

Or lets say I was using a ship that was using a proton torp, R2 in arc, closest points are R1. Can I fire the torp?

You measure range, and obstruction, by closest point to closest point *in arc* for a ship/attack that cannot shoot out of arc.

It's closest point that is in arc, you cant shoot out of arc unless you have a turret so out of arc range doesnt matter. As Space has said, " closest point to closest point *in arc* for a ship/attack that cannot shoot out of arc."

Thanks guys, that is what I thought but had someone disagree with it on Sunday and used the section in the rule book under obstacles so I let his way go but will be more firm in future.

Would be nice if they added the in arc when not using a turret in that section too just to avoid any confusion.

They FAQ'd that a while ago for that very reason. It's always a good idea to keep a copy of the latest FAQ revision handy for those little disputes.

I did think of that but was unable to convince him as the distance in the example was using the k wing which has a turret and it was talking about effects from upgrade cards.

I did think of that but was unable to convince him as the distance in the example was using the k wing which has a turret and it was talking about effects from upgrade cards.

I think it's more of a common sense argument. If you follow the left or right hand arc line to target, that should tell you your closest point and if the obstacle was in the way in your specific case.

Laser cannons point forwards....doesnt matter if there is a large asteroid off to the right somewhere in the distance.

You measure range, and obstruction, by closest point to closest point *in arc* for a ship/attack that cannot shoot out of arc.

Even though it is generally accepted that arc restricted attacks are measured from within the arc, the rules don't seem to specify that the the point to measure from the attacking ship is within the arc.

There's a recent thread over in the rule subforum discussing this.