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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 1:57 pm 
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Looking at the text, as:

"aircraft carrying out a ground attack mission that are armed
with AA weapons may shoot at enemy interceptors that
fall within the AA weapon’s fire arc"

And the text from Jinking says:

"Place a suitable marker on the aircraft as a reminder it can’t
shoot."

I'd assume that you can't shoot in any manner after jinking, whether that be active AA (Intercept) or passive AA (Intercepted) shooting.

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So the question is can a free/bonus attack ever be removed. Ground flak can be suppressed by BM's but as they don't effect AC in the same manner.

Since breaking, and BM suppression, can remove AA flak attacks from ground units, I don't see why a rule that prevents aircraft from shooting wouldn't do the same for aircraft with an AA weapon.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:04 pm 
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Yes, again we have to assume. And the jinking rule notes that you place the "can't shoot" marker on the Aircraft and not the Formation, even though you have to jink as a Formation and not a Unit.

Using that logic if a 2 plane formation is hit once and you elect to jink the other AC unit doesn't lose it's attack and could therefore both flak and ground attack, and that is not how I've ever seen it played. Good old loose GW wording again.


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:09 pm 
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Using that logic if a 2 plane formation is hit once and you elect to jink the other AC unit doesn't lose it's attack and could therefore both flak and ground attack, and that is not how I've ever seen it played.

There's a good reason you haven't seen it played that way; From the rulebook that you just quoted:
"All of the aircraft in a formation must jink, or none at all."

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:13 pm 
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Yes, so why place a marker on the AIRCRAFT to remember that IT can't shoot....should probably say FORMATION but doesn't.


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:15 pm 
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Yes, so why place a marker on the AIRCRAFT to remember that IT can't shoot....should probably say FORMATION but doesn't.

It probably should, I guess, but it doesn't change the functionality of the rule, either you place a marker on the formation or each aircraft in a formation, either way the result is the same: None of the aircraft in the formation can shoot.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:17 pm 
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And I'd still let them flak defensively, and will rule in that manner should I be asked for a ruling during a game.


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:21 pm 
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So Flak is special when it's on an aircraft (Can ignore rules that stop the aircraft shooting, like Jinking), but not special when it's on a ground unit (Can't ignore rules that stop it shooting, like supression or being broken) ?

I can't see why you say the aircraft should get special dispensation to ignore a rule that stops it shooting?


"Because aircraft don't get supressed by blast markers" seems to be your only offered opinion so far, but blast markers have nothing to do with the jinking special rule as far as I can see.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:33 pm 
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The jinking rule states I loose my attack. It then goes on to say I should mark the formation to indicate this.

To me I read this as I loose my ground attack shooting, not the ability to shoot totally. You disagree and as ever the rules are not precise enough.

Of course immediate disengagement would fix this issue rather nicely ;)


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:45 pm 
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I disagree that the rules are not precise enough.

- Jinking says you can't shoot
- Flak is a type of shooting

Ergo, a jinking aircraft cannot shoot its flak, because flak is a type of shooting.

I could of course be wrong but that's what I read in the text of the rules.

Immediate disengagement is something I like too.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:50 pm 
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No jinking says I loose my attack and I must mark the aircraft to indicate it can't shoot. That ambiguity alone causes questions.


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:58 pm 
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You mark each aircraft that jinked to show that it can't shoot.***

There's no ambiguity in that particular part of the rule unless you're squinting at the wording kinda funny, IMO.

Now if you were talking about the wording of the jinking rule being written with reference to carrying out an order/action test, rather than firing AA, then I'd agree that there's possible wiggle room for a small amount of confusion there (Not enough to actually muddy the wording of the rules mind you, IMO). But focusing on the line about placing a marker, that's not a confusing line at all IMO.


***Actually, I've never seen anyone place a "jinked" marker ever.
People just say "I'm jinking", wave at their aircraft, and that's that.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:28 pm 
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Well your interpreting 'can't shoot' to mean 'can't shoot ever'.

I'm interpreting it to mean 'can't shot as part of a ground attack'.


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:33 pm 
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Yup pretty much. That's what the words on the page seem to mean.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:28 pm 
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Mephiston wrote:
No jinking says I loose my attack and I must mark the aircraft to indicate it can't shoot. That ambiguity alone causes questions.


1) Aircraft is plural as well as singular.

2) Of course you can intercept Aircraft on CAP. You have to use an Activation to put them on the table. You fail the activation the get a blast marker and stay off the table. They are activated, in essence they are on "aircraft ground assault overwatch". They are patrolling the skies, of course they could be intercepted. The interceptor navigates thru AA umbrellas to get to them just as they would any other target. If they jink, then no CAP for them.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:05 pm 
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When I look at the full wording of the rule I get the impression it is meant to be the aircraft lose their "actions shooting" rather than defensive AA that may come later.
Mainly because of the highlighted part, which for me is singular and should be plural if it's meant to mean attacks that can be used more than once (as in AA attacks).
Also if we interpret it as "lose all future attacks" then we have to disallow the aircraft from firing for the rest of the game as there is no time limit, written into the rule, as to when it stops. Although I doubt thats the intention either.


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Fighters and fighter-bombers can choose to ‘jink’ when they
have to make a saving throw. Jinking represents the pilot
desperately swerving his plane to one side in order to try and
dodge the enemy attack. All of the aircraft in a formation must
jink, or none at all. Aircraft that jink receive a 4+ saving throw
instead of their normal armour save but lose their attack if they
have not already taken it
(they are concentrating on dodging
enemy bullets). Place a suitable marker on the aircraft as a
reminder it can’t shoot.


I'll play the rule as my opponents want to play it but would prefer to play it as I see it intended, just losing their actions shooting.


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