Space Hulk Rule Question

[Zhukov]

This is copied over from the FB group and Reddit page.

Ork Space Hulks and Fire Critical Hits.

If hit be a weapon that specifically inflicts fire criticals, such as fire ships, melta torpedoes, and pyro-acid batteries, how do Space Hulks react to this?

Here's why the question exists: Space Hulks don't repair critical damage. So do the fire's just continuously stack and burn until the ship is destroyed?

-Zhukov

[Xca|iber]

The way I've always interpreted the rules is that if something tells you to apply a particular result from a Crit Table, you apply that result even if the target doesn't use that Crit Table.

In the case of Space Hulks I suppose this would mean that they do just keep burning. I'd probably be open to a compromise where they can't repair Crit Damage from their Crit table, but can repair things like Fires.

(Also, I think I missed the rule for Space Hulks not repairing crits in XR, so now I can fix that thanks to you  )

[Zhukov]

Funny you mention this, as one alternative to this was that you can only suffer a maximum of 1 fire critical hit, and it cannot be repaired.

This interpretation would honor both written rules (Hulks cannot repair crits, cannot suffer more than 1 critical you cannot repair from FAQ 2010).

But I do think you bring up a fascinating point about the repair rule only applying to their critical hit table.

-Zhukov