So I put this list together last week and had an opportunity to put it on the table last night. Ignoring a few tactical mistakes I think it went pretty well. I've got some ideas of my own on how to make it better but I would appreciate any comments you might have to help me get the composition water-tight.
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Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 400/400
Commander: General Dodonna
Assault Objective: Advanced Gunnery
Defense Objective: Hyperspace Assault
Navigation Objective: Salvage Run
MC30c Torpedo Frigate (63 points)
- Admonition ( 8 points)
- Major Derlin ( 7 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- H9 Turbolasers ( 8 points)
- Assault Proton Torpedoes ( 5 points)
= 100 total ship cost
Assault Frigate Mark II B (72 points)
- Paragon ( 5 points)
- Walex Blissex ( 5 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- Electronic Countermeasures ( 7 points)
- Dual Turbolaser Turrets ( 5 points)
= 101 total ship cost
CR90 Corvette B (39 points)
- Dodonnas Pride ( 6 points)
- SW 7 Ion Batteries ( 5 points)
= 50 total ship cost
CR90 Corvette B (39 points)
- Jainas Light ( 2 points)
- SW 7 Ion Batteries ( 5 points)
= 46 total ship cost
[ flagship ] GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- General Dodonna ( 20 points)
- Bright Hope ( 2 points)
- Leia Organa ( 3 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 45 total ship cost
1 Jan Ors ( 19 points)
3 X-Wing Squadrons ( 39 points)
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Things I'm contemplating:
1. Is Admo, Derlin, and RBD overkill? My opponent last night avoided shooting Admonition so it's defenses were hardly tested (except for Derlin who cancelled perhaps three or four damage). On the flip side, I've played matches where Admonition + Lando was either heavily damaged or destroyed outright.
2. Paragon, Is it necessary? I think it'll help but I'm also pretty new at flying an AF2 so perhaps I'm not maximizing it's inherent damage output capacity.
3. Walex Blissex or Lando? I can drop Paragon and put in an more expensive officer (Intel Officer, perhaps?) but I won my game with just one hull left on my Guppy so I think a more defensive minded officer is the better choice. Better yet, do I move Derlin to the AF2 and put Lando on Admo where he usually flies?
4. CR90B's and Dodanna's pride: I really, really, really enjoy flying these guys but they're not very good chasers due to the lack of red dice. But when they can get a double arc shot with a Concentrate fire that is six guaranteed damage over two rolls - not bad.
5. Four squadrons, enough in today's meta? Based off of regionals results so far I'm below average on squadrons but if they're on the board purely to be a defensive screen for the AF2 & Flotilla do I really need more? Maybe I drop one CR90, switch Commanders, and squeeze in Biggs and Ten Numb?