Assault Concussion Missiles

Expansions

Core Set (SWM01)

Galactic Republic Fleet Starter (SWM34)

Separatist Alliance Fleet Starter (SWM35)

Upgrade Card Collection (SWM38)

Gladiator-class Star Destroyer (SWM06)

Victory-class Star Destroyer (SWM02)

Card text

Black [Critical]: Exhaust this card. Each hull zone adjacent to the defending hull zone suffers 1 damage.

Properties

Type Ordnance
Faction Neutral
Unique No
Recur Type [recur]
Points 5

Timing

This Upgrade Card may be resolved during the “Resolve Damage” step.

Official rulings

Assault Concussion Missiles deals 1 damage to each adjacent hull zone of the defending hull zone. This damage is first applied to any shields in those zones. If there are no shields, then the damage would be applied as facedown damage cards unless additional card effects allow for them to be applied faceup.

Reference

Aug 15, 2021 | Source: AMG Rules Forum

The damage caused by this card cannot be reduced by the [brace] defense token.

May 7, 2015 | Source: FAQ v1.0.0

Community rulings

Assault Concussion Missiles cannot be resolved if the ship it is equipped too has the faceup damage card Targeter Disruption.

Jul 20, 2020 | Source: KARM

A defending ship that spends a contain defense token and also has Damage Control Officer equipped (and not discarded) will prevent any critical effects from resolving.

Jul 20, 2020 | Source: KARM

A defending ship that has Commander Gherant equipped (and not discarded), the attacker cannot resolve any critical effects.

Jul 20, 2020 | Source: KARM

How does ACM and XI7 interact?
Due to the timing and wording of these cards, when ACM resolves, it deals 1 damage to adjacent hull zones, for a total of 2 damage. XI7 doesn’t allow “more than 1 damage on hull zones other than the defending hull zone.” when a Redirect is spent. This is further reinforced in the XI7 FAQ.

“XI7 Turbolasers prevents the defender from suffering more than one damage in total on hull zones other than the defending hull zone.”

Thus if the Defender “spends” a Redirect, and the attacker chooses to resolve ACM, ACM would only be able to deal “1” damage, as the 2nd damage is prevented from being applied.
The defender is unable to redirect any other damage away from the defending hull zone due to the ACM damage.

The defender applies damages, and would be able to choose which adjacent hull zone suffers the 1 damage from ACM.

Jul 20, 2020 | Source: KARM