Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Something that has never come up until today - how much of a fleet move do you have to take.

Normal move rule is quite clear, you can move 'up to' the maximum distance in the move phase.

Fleet rule, however, says you move an additional D6", nothing about up to an additional D6".

That begs the question, if you roll a 6 do you have to move the full 6, even though you really only want to move 3" to nicely be behind that cover, rather than go through it and into the open. Up until now I've always assumed that like normal move it is up to the the player how much they actually move, but reading it again have I been assuming wrong?

Though I suppose even if it was all mandatory it becomes moot as you could move .5" one way and .5" back again to ensure the extra inches cancel out.

As with all out-of-movement-phase movement, you have to play that the usual rules for movement apply except where specifically contradicted. If not, all sorts of insanity ensues, like moving through enemies and impassible terrain. So moving up to the distance rolled is fine, as moving up to your normal move is fine in the movement phase.

And besides, you can always move in a theoretical zig-zag pattern even if you believed you had to move your full distance.