I was never a fan of the 2 ship build, especially for Rebels but with the release of Liberty I just wanted to give it a try.

It may not be uber competitive but it might just work if flown well.

MC-80 Battle Group
Author: Englishpete

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 399/400

Commander: Admiral Ackbar

Assault Objective: Advanced Gunnery
Defense Objective: Contested Outpost
Navigation Objective: Minefields

MC80 Battle Cruiser (103 points)
- Mon Karren ( 8 points)
- Raymus Antilles ( 7 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- Nav Team ( 4 points)
- Enhanced Armament ( 10 points)
- SW 7 Ion Batteries ( 5 points)
= 144 total ship cost

[ flagship ] MC80 Assault Cruiser (114 points)
- Admiral Ackbar ( 38 points)
- Home One ( 7 points)
- Intel Officer ( 7 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- Electronic Countermeasures ( 7 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 191 total ship cost

4 YT-2400s ( 64 points)

I run dual MC80s (Home One) on a consistent basis and they do fine.

I would consider Spinal Armament on the Mon Karren over Enhanced Armament.

Personally, even with 2 ships, Ackbar doesn't seem to be needed. He doesn't jive with the liberty either (even with enhanced). I would consider Dodonna (with XX-9s on Mon Karren) or Madine.

For my first Wave 3-4 game, I plan to use this list to try out the new stuff coming:

Convoy Escort
Author: Red Castle

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 400/400

Commander: General Madine

Assault Objective: Advanced Gunnery
Defense Objective: Fleet Ambush
Navigation Objective: Dangerous Territory

MC80 Assault Cruiser (114 points)
- Defiance ( 5 points)
- Intel Officer ( 7 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- Electronic Countermeasures ( 7 points)
- Advanced Projectors ( 6 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 157 total ship cost

[ flagship ] MC80 Battle Cruiser (103 points)
- General Madine ( 30 points)
- Endeavor ( 4 points)
- Lando Calrissian ( 4 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Spinal Armament ( 9 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 167 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Leia Organa ( 3 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 23 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 20 total ship cost

3 A-Wing Squadrons ( 33 points)

Might not be effecitive, but running the two large bases together certainly could be fun. At least you know one flank of the lib is protected.

Keep the home one style close enough and he can cover both flanks - obstructed is only one dice less. 5 dice - 7 with Ackbar, is perfectly fine for blowing up sneaky flanking attackers.

I'm a big fan of lists like these, but I'm still unsure how effective they will be in competitive play. Can you guys see this?
http://armadawarlords.hivelabs.solutions/view_list.php?token=37934&key=defddd2b16345069049fad776809e9c3

This is something that I've been developing.

Ideally, this list runs Sato, but currently Madine is a good replacement because of all the craziness he can do with Nav.

There's no subtlety with this list, it's all about dishing out big damage with no inbetweens.

I'm not sure you need MK, XI7 and XX9 on the Lib. I'd drop XI7, XX9 and medical team to give you 12 points, buy another medium transport and change the 3 YT2400's to 4 Awings to be activated by the transports.

Since the Liberty is going to be a prime target (especially its sides) I wonder if Projection Experts on the Assault Cruiser will extend the life of the battlegroup as a whole? I'll be trying this out...

I refined my list to be an all out killing list and bought 2 Liberty class MC-80's. The list is light on fighters, but they won't be of running around, they'll work in close aiding the two Battle Cruisers if fighters close in. This is not a list that flies the edges of the map, this list comes at you guns blazing and continues firing as it passes through and starts it's swing to turn. Slow rolling until the side arcs are brought to bare alone, then she starts her turns.

Liberty Class Battle Group
Author: Englishpete

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 399/400

Commander: Admiral Ackbar

Assault Objective: Most Wanted
Defense Objective: Contested Outpost
Navigation Objective: Minefields

[ flagship ] MC80 Battle Cruiser (103 points)
- Admiral Ackbar ( 38 points)
- Mon Karren ( 8 points)
- Intel Officer ( 7 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- Medical Team ( 1 points)
- Enhanced Armament ( 10 points)
- Quad Turbolaser Cannons ( 10 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 188 total ship cost

MC80 Battle Cruiser (103 points)
- Endeavor ( 4 points)
- Intel Officer ( 7 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- Medical Team ( 1 points)
- Enhanced Armament ( 10 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 142 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Expanded Hangar Bay ( 5 points)
- Slicer Tools ( 7 points)
= 30 total ship cost

3 X-Wing Squadrons ( 39 points)

Since the Liberty is going to be a prime target (especially its sides) I wonder if Projection Experts on the Assault Cruiser will extend the life of the battlegroup as a whole? I'll be trying this out...

I don't think anything will extend the life of this thing. The 2 shields is just incredibly underwhelming, and no defensive slot to make sure Redir is a sure thing.

That's why I've packed mine to just do as much damage as possible because I know his life with be finite.

How about this triple pickle list?

Fleet Details

Fleet Summary Page (397 of 400 pts) Faction: Rebel Alliance Commander: General Dodonna (20 pts)

Flagship: (128 pts) MC80 Command Cruiser (106 pts) Defiance (5 pts) Electronic Counter Measures (7 pts) XI7 Turbolasers (6 pts) Leading Shots (4 pts)

Fleet Ship 1: (124 pts) MC80 Command Cruiser (106 pts) Home One (7 pts) Electronic Counter Measures (7 pts) Leading Shots (4 pts)

Fleet Ship 2: (125 pts) MC80 Battle Cruiser (103 pts) Gunnery Team (7 pts) XX-9 Turbolasers (5 pts) XI7 Turbolasers (6 pts) Leading Shots (4 pts)

Squadrons (0 of 134 pts): Objectives: Advanced Gunnery , Contested Outpost , Minefields