<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=104036.msg4547776#msg4547776">Quote from: The Great Triangle on 24-04-2011, 08:28:53</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Yes, moving ahead 13 would put the ship at close range of the enemy vessel and able to fire, which might very well be fatal, especially if you give them your missiles as well.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>And if we didn't destroy them, likely it would be fatal for us.<br/><br/>If we can't fire enpassant, (in passing), I don't think closing with them is a good idea at all.<br/><br/>Question then.<br/><br/>Can we fire before our movement?  (Logically of course, we're moving all the time, so the game's argument that the gunners can not fire during at movement action is not logical.  I must assume it is a game balance issue instead.... Elder ships must have the ability for that reason... probably lower armor or something.)<br/><br/>Sadly, the idea is tempting.  Am I right in thinking that the Fist would have to take at least part of it's movement before returning fire?  Or could they hit retros and return fire at point blank range?