(Answered) Ammunition Explosion Damage

[Akalabeth]

Tactical Combat Addendum lists damage for Ammo explosions as 0E/4D

Question is, as this is applied to the head (typically) is the net damage 8D? (As combat locations mean the head takes double damage?)

Or is the damage applied to a random location, which may or may not be the head?

I know that this question was already asked in this thread:
http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,32136.msg746977.html#msg746977

But the answer given is not clear. Because the answer was "yes" when the question was not a yes or no question, it was a "does this happen or this?".

Personally our group has always used the base 4D damage but it seems like a poor translation from the tactical game, nor is it in line with past mechwarrior editions.

Thanks

[HABeas2]

Hi,

The damage always applies to the head, and therefore it always doubles.

Thanks,

- Herb

[Akalabeth]

Thanks a lot.