Is the Interdictor the first really viable platform for the Overload Pulse followed up by an attack from the Avenger?
I can see it being so. ET's, OLP, Wulff and maybe Targeting Scrambler on a Combat Refit would be tanky and not really worried about being fired upon so it can take a few hits to get into position to shoot.
Anybody tried this yet?
I did, worked fine, although to get max value you render yourself vulnerable to gunnery teams.
I had thoughts of throwing it in, but I'd rather have a demolisher in my list than an interdictor along with squadrons... also suppressor, or preceding avenger with squads, it's usually good enough to achieve the desired effect...
I have faced it, it's brutal (if you lack evades!). Actually talking about it in the next podcast which we just recorded.
Suppression refit has a good chance of hitting OP natural, you also have easy double arcs with the yaw or Screed. G8s to hold in place (he was Konstantine). My flagship ISD got hit twice by the combo (and stuck on an asteroid from G-8!) but fortunately my Avenger was cleaning his Indic/Avenger up whilst mine was going down fighting.
If you are running ISDs I would strongly consider Needa if it starts up in your area or Targeting Scrambler so you might be a little safer in face punching range.
I have also tried SW-7 on Interdictor and that performed as well. Flanking it was not viable.
Why not just use a Raider-II/Screed?
Why not just use a Raider-II/Screed?
Because it dies.
As stated in the OP
Why not just use a Raider-II/Screed?
Because it dies.
As stated in the OP
Oops!
Every ship dies. Not every ship really lives.
Why not just use a Raider-II/Screed?
Because it dies.
As stated in the OP
Oops!
Every ship dies. Not every ship really lives.
Raiders cannot stand being sat in the front/side arc at blue dice range, in fact it is a sure fire way to lose them PDQ.
An Interdictor designed to soak damage, can sit in them arcs, do the job you want, and stay alive.
yeah supression refit dicter is rolling 6 blue dice on a double arc, which is a good shot at a natural crit and with the title and scramblers can help survivability. put SW7 on the Avenger to make those blues 100% effective. I can see it working.
No I had success with victory 2s
No I had success with victory 2s
as OLP platforms?
I call this the palsy fleet, back in wave 2 it was good with 2 raiders and avenger, it's better with the IntSD, but keep in mind you can put OLP on avenger and double arc ships for the same effect, in case those raiders die.
Also runs nice with flotillas and rhymerball, soften the shields and tokens(suppressor!) and then blast away.
as OLP platforms?No I had success with victory 2s
I recently got my 1st wave 3/4 game in with Interdictor Suppression with OP and ISD 2 Avenger combo.
Double arcs on the Dictor are not to hard to set up with a Tractor beam and Konstantine... A Liberty felt the wrath of Avenger shortly there after.
Why not just use a Raider-II/Screed?
Because it dies.
As stated in the OP
Oops!
Every ship dies. Not every ship really lives.
Raiders cannot stand being sat in the front/side arc at blue dice range, in fact it is a sure fire way to lose them PDQ.
An Interdictor designed to soak damage, can sit in them arcs, do the job you want, and stay alive.
Have been trying to get a Raider to work as an OLP carrier for a couple of weeks. Did so very effectively once, and combined with Screed it was seriously deadly - tabled my opponent. Since then, have struggled to get it into range without blowing up. As numerous comments have said, keeping it alive for long enough to be effective is pretty challenging. Avenger is still a great title regardless, but the synergy with OLPs is just to nice to ignore.
Certainly my plan is to switch the Raider to an Interdictor. Obviously is going to be a complete redesign for the fleet, but the core of the powerful Avenger and another ship with OLP will still be there.
If you are running ISDs I would strongly consider Needa if it starts up in your area or Targeting Scrambler so you might be a little safer in face punching range.
I like the Needa/TRC combo on Avenger anyway. If they can't use defence tokens, your X-17s etc. are unnecessary, and it gives you offensive and defensive flexibility.
First viable platform was a VSD. Second was another ISD. But to answer your question; Yes, the Int works fine too & with Eng Techs can keep up with Avenger. Not nearly the firepower of ISD, but makes up for it with movement control.
Double ISD: Relentless + OP & Avenger + SW-7: both full front arcs on 2 different ships using Gunnery Teams. Puts the hurt on an AFII and/or MC-30 based fleets.