Talk:Touching/@comment-91.193.208.115-20151231154256

The wording of this rule is somewhat vague. It says that " After both ships execute a maneuver, boost, or barrel roll, they are not touching (even if their bases are still in physical contact) unless they overlapped". That alone would be clear enough but there's also a "pre-amble" to it which says: "Sometimes a round will end with two ships touching each other, parallel, and facing the same direction". So, does the first quote only apply to a situation when both ships end their round parallel and facing the same direction or does it apply in any situation and the "pre-amble" is there just to confuse the reader?

For example, is it legal to barrel roll in such a way that my ship touches (but doesn't overlap) enemy ship, thus making it impossible for him to fire at me?