Talk:Damage/@comment-26000765-20150112221255/@comment-25999489-20150112234811

No worries about "showing noobness," everyone has been there (and, honestly, it's an insightful question).

Essentially, you have it down. Ion will force a 1 forward maneuver as a white maneuver, and if the ship is stressed (due to stressing the previous turn or Flechette Torpedoes, or whatever else) it will retain the stress token. There are very few "actions" that would allow stress to be shaken, but a card like wingman would be able to be used to help the stricken fighter.

The only caveat to all of this is that by the Fantasy Flight FAQs ( https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/x-wing/support/faq/X-Wing-FAQ.pdf pages 15 and 16) Nien Numb and R2 Astromech will still make the 1 forward a green maneuver. It's very situational, but it's worth keeping in mind. Other than those two VERY specific cases, everything that you have said was on the mark.