Linked Turbolaser Towers

Expansions

Rebellion in the Rim (SWM31)

Upgrade Card Collection (SWM38)

Card text

While attacking a squadron, you may reroll 1 red die in your attack pool.

While attacking a ship, if you have the bombard tag, you may reroll 1 red die in your attack pool.

During your activation, while attacking the first squadron during an attack, you may exhaust this card to add 2 dice of any color to your attack pool. If you do, you cannot declare additional squadron targets for this attack.

Properties

Type
Turbolaser
Faction
Neutral
Unique
No
Recur Type
Recur
Points
7

Timing

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

Official rulings

Linked Turbolaser Towers may resolve the effects to reroll dice, even if the card is exhausted, as long as the necessary conditions are met.

Reference

Jan 28, 2025 | Source: AMG Rules Forum

Once per activation, a ship equipped with Linked Turbolaser Towers may add 2 dice to an attack against the first squadron it attacks during an anti-squadron attack, even if that ship performed an anti-squadron attack in a previous attack that same activation. If it does, you cannot attack additional squadrons with that attack.

Reference

Aug 25, 2022 | Source: AMG Rules Forum

Once you reach the “Resolve Attack Effects” step of an attack, if your attack pool consists of a single die and that die is removed due to an effect like Solar Corona, you are still able to resolve modifying dice effects such as adding dice to your attack pool with Linked Turbolaser Towers.

Reference

Aug 8, 2021 | Source: AMG Rules Forum

Question: I’m confused by Linked Turbolaser Towers, what does it mean “while attacking the first squadron” and the FAQ explanation, can you please explain?

Answer: This means that, once during its activation, the ship may add 2 dice to an attack against the first squadron it attacks with an attack. If you do, you cannot attack additional squadrons with that attack. This does not have to be resolved with the first attack your ship makes, only against the first squadron attacked with that attack if you wish.

Reference

Jun 22, 2021 | Source: AMG Rules Forum

Question: For Linked Turbolaser Towers, is it add 2 dice of the same color or is it 2, each being, any color I want?

Answer: You add 2 dice of the same color.

Reference

Jun 22, 2021 | Source: AMG Rules Forum

Question: Can I use the add die effect from Linked Turbolaser Towers on a Proximity Mine Token?

Answer: Yes.

Reference

Jun 22, 2021 | Source: AMG Rules Forum

The ship with this card equipped can resolve this effect during any of its anti-squadron attacks but can only resolve it once during its activation. If the ship resolves this effect during an additional attack granted by another effect, such as the Ordnance Pods upgrade card, it cannot declare additional squadron targets during that attack.

Mar 9, 2020 | Source: FAQ v5.1.1

Community rulings

You can use one attack to target a squadron with Linked Turbolaser Towers, and then if you are also equipped with an upgrade such as Gunnery Team, you may choose to conduct a separate attack from the same hullzone at other squadrons in arc/range.

Jul 27, 2020 | Source: KARM

Linked Turbolaser Towers cannot be used on a Quad Laser Turrets attack, as it is not “your activation”, meaning that ships activation.

Jul 27, 2020 | Source: KARM