Didn't we already know that the map was paper?

Swarm leader bends Defenders over.

Swarm leader bends Defenders over.

And that's relevant here... How?

So far i have 6 TIE defender squadrons and 2 x VT-49. All of them are from shapeways, and the cards from Kuat. But **** is this combination nice. Both are designed to do what they do best, kill squadrons.

I was originally going to buy Defenders to use in place of generic aggressors, but luckily this got announced before I made the purchase, so instead I got TIE Avengers..... and Assault Gunboats for Firesprays.....and a Lancer frigate for a Raider...... and a Corellian Gunship because that's like my favorite capital ship (will probably end up subbing for a corvette B). Happy black friday to all lol

o when Wave 5 will be available in UK?

This is probably a dumb question but I'm not seeing why you would want to take Rapid Launch Bays? Giving up deployments and the ability to do stuff early only seems like a drawback

It makes it a bit easier to decide when the begin the fighter engagement. You can actually protect your bombers without a need for an escort. Couple that with a flight officer you could basically decide which ship or fighter squadron you want to hurt by throwing a flotilla at them since RLB only stops movement not shooting. Couple that with Fighter Coordination teams and you can still move a bit.

bwings strait in the face.......do not pass go to not collect two hundred pounds....

22nd Dec is the date given by a lot of the UK online retailers but its not set in stone

This is probably a dumb question but I'm not seeing why you would want to take Rapid Launch Bays? Giving up deployments and the ability to do stuff early only seems like a drawback

It makes it a bit easier to decide when the begin the fighter engagement. You can actually protect your bombers without a need for an escort. Couple that with a flight officer you could basically decide which ship or fighter squadron you want to hurt by throwing a flotilla at them since RLB only stops movement not shooting. Couple that with Fighter Coordination teams and you can still move a bit.

bwings strait in the face.......do not pass go to not collect two hundred pounds....

that's how I see it. Once you get in close range of your target and that fighters aren't near. You could just launch the bombers in the face of your opponent. But the counter-play seems obvious as well...

This is probably a dumb question but I'm not seeing why you would want to take Rapid Launch Bays? Giving up deployments and the ability to do stuff early only seems like a drawback

It makes it a bit easier to decide when the begin the fighter engagement. You can actually protect your bombers without a need for an escort. Couple that with a flight officer you could basically decide which ship or fighter squadron you want to hurt by throwing a flotilla at them since RLB only stops movement not shooting. Couple that with Fighter Coordination teams and you can still move a bit.

bwings strait in the face.......do not pass go to not collect two hundred pounds....

that's how I see it. Once you get in close range of your target and that fighters aren't near. You could just launch the bombers in the face of your opponent. But the counter-play seems obvious as well...

It's great, the added complexity and numbers of plays this new wave adds is just insane. It seems Armada is becoming so complex that it is getting to be impossible to predict the type of lists or plays you will come up against.

A french guy over at BGG revealed the remaining unknown CC pilots:

https://boardgamegeek.com/article/24510857#24510857

for rapid launch bays, are the squadrons that you place able to shoot, or are they not activated

you place them, they are not activated

So could you activate a squadron you dropped on the same turn from the same ship?

You could, but it would require spending 1 squad point to place and 1 squad point to activate. Note that the squadrons placed can't move during the activation of the SHIP that placed them.

That's one side of the argument. The other side is you activate a set aside squad, the placement up to range 1 takes up the movement part of the activation with a squad command and the squadron is then free to shoot ending its activation. "Bombers to the face."

I wish I could translate for you guys but posting the picture sideways? really?

Gold Squadron Y-Wing. Loses Heavy. Bomber is Blue-Blue. 12 pts

Y-Wing Ace, Norra Wexley. 3Blue AS, Black Bomb, 17pts. Friendly Squadrons with Bomber within Distance 1 do +1 Shield Damage on a Crit.

Thanks Dras.

I'm going to hold off on adding the new unique squadrons to KDY until I have official verbiage in English.

We're also short one B-wing squadron, if my count is accurate.

Would it be a good idea to laminate the map?

Those Tie/A are so nice

Thanks Dras.

I'm going to hold off on adding the new unique squadrons to KDY until I have official verbiage in English.

We're also short one B-wing squadron, if my count is accurate.

Did you have Dagger Squadron. With Swarm ?

++ Additionally, I've only been exposed to French because I live in Canada... And I'm on the Western Side...

So I can't tell if Wexley is +1 Shield Damage as a critical effect... +1 Sheild Damage ifyou have a Crit Showing... Or +1 Shield Damage for each Crit Showing....

And we have the armed station too!

Zertik Storm with bossk, or the generic version...

"Friendly Squadrons with Bomber within Distance 1 do +1 Shield Damage on a Crit."

Is that per critical or if one or more are rolled?

too slow

Thanks Dras.

I'm going to hold off on adding the new unique squadrons to KDY until I have official verbiage in English.

We're also short one B-wing squadron, if my count is accurate.

Did you have Dagger Squadron. With Swarm ?

I don't have it on KDY. I think the spoil that we got didn't have the dice visible, so I was holding off, if I remember correctly. I dunno - I was pretty drunk.

Gold Squadron Y-Wing. Loses Heavy. Bomber is Blue-Blue. 12 pts

Y-Wing Ace, Norra Wexley. 3Blue AS, Black Bomb, 17pts. Friendly Squadrons with Bomber within Distance 1 do +1 Shield Damage on a Crit.

Green Squadron A-Wing. Counter 1, Bomber, 12pts

Tempest Squadron TIE Advanced, + Bomber, 13pts

Zertik Strom TIE Advanced. 3Red Anti-Squadron. A Friendly Squadron within Distance 1 can take 1 damage to let him reroll any amount of dice. 15pts.

thx Dras. I'm at work and couldn't really do the dirty work.

A-WINGS WITH BOMBER?!

A-WINGS WITH BOMBER?!

only 1 squadron though. Still, I'd be glad to have one.