My first forum post!
Armada has gotten me more excited than any previous game. I played 40k for years and never did a tournament (hated the idea of an imaginative game being so competitive), but Armada's dynamic and balanced fleet building system, with the anticipation of wave 2, has made me more than willing to take my first baby steps into competitive playing.
I love the rebels, and they seem to be the underdog. So I figured I would take them to Sullust. Here are some ideas I had:
Assault Frigate (B), Mon Mothma
Assault Frigate (B)
Corvette (A) Leia, Jaina's Light
Corvette (A)
3 A wings.
300
Being bang on 300, i havn't given objectives much thought when putting this list together. It crams in two assault frigates, with corvettes that can circle at similar ranges and speeds, and are mainly there to keep my ship count up. It's big, but not clever. Leia can sort out any bad command choices I put on the frigates, whilst the light lets her corvette hide behind one of the whales. I might even consider putting Mon Mothma on there with her. 3 A wings are just to disrupt squadrons.
My next idea:
Asault Frigate (B), Mon Mothma, Expanded Hangar Bay, Flight Controllers
Corvette A
Corvette A
Corvette B, OL Pulse
5 Y Wings
298
Here I put my money behind my mouth with my great love of the humble Y wing. Flight controllers and EHB lets 4 of them charge in to deal with squadrons with 3 dice each. That should let them compete against all but the heaviest squadron list, and nuke squadron light lists before going on to bomb ships. Again, corvettes keep the ship count up. Not much of a bid, but my objectives would likely be fleet ambush to pull out a target from the rest of the fleet, opening salvo to milk my high ship count, and Intel sweep to make the most of its speed.
List 3:
Corvette A, Dodonna, Jaina's Light
Nebulon B (support refit), Salvation,vXX-9s
Nebulon B (support refit), XX-9s
Nebulon B (Support refit), XX-9s
Corvette B, engine techs, OL pulse
296
Opening Salvo, Dangerous Territory, Hyperspace assault
This fleet really wants opening salvo. Plan is to crawl along at speed one, try and alpha strike, and cripple their fleet with critical hits, then disperse and flee. Perilously light on anti squadron.
I would love to hear your thoughts on these fleets, how you might tweak them, which you prefer, and how you would use them to win certain objectives.
Thanks!