Our local group had their first game night with the new wave last night. We play at Nerstock Gaming Center in Austin, TX.
I decided I wanted to take something crazy, so I showed up with 3 Interdictors.
Inter the Dictor (392/400)
Objectives: Close-Range Intel Scan, Contested Outpost, Solar Corona
Interdictor
-class Suppression Refit: Grand Moff Tarkin, Interdictor Title, Engineerign Captain, Projection Experts, Disposable Capacitors, Ion Cannon Batteries, Targeting Scrambler, Grav Shift Reroute
Interdictor
-class Suppression Refit: Engineering Captain, Projection Experts, Disposable Capacitors, SW 7 Ion Batteries, Targeting Scrambler, G7-X Grav Well Projector
Interdictor
-class Suppression Refit: Engineering Captain, Projection Experts, Disposable Capacitors, SW 7 Ion Batteries, Targeting Scrambler, G7-X Grav Well Projector
My opponent was running something like this.
Sloane Avenger List (397/400)
ISD 2
: Admiral Sloane, Avenger, Boarding Troopers, ECM, Leading Shots
Quasar Fire I
: Squall, Boosted Coms
Raider I
: Ordnance Experts, External Racks
Squadrons
: Howlrunner, Ciena Ree, Soontir Fel, Mauler Mithel, TIE Advanced, TIE Defender, 2x TIE Phantom
I won the bid and chose 2nd player. My opponent chose Contested Outpost for the mission.
My plan was to simply tough-out the opponent by using Tarkin to give engineering tokens every turn so the ships could share shields and do needed repairs.
Setup: I blocked off about 1/2 of the enemy deployment zone with Grav Well Projectors and set up my Grav Shift to move the station closer to my corner, with all my ships. My opponent set up his ISD and Raider in the speed zero zone and his carrier ast speed 3 just outside of it.
https://goo.gl/photos/eEVFZrqHjpFnM3kH7
Turns 1 and 2 involved the ISD and Raider getting up to speed and the fighters setting up for an attack with the Quasar. I spun around my interdictors to form a line in front of the station, collecting 2 victory tokens. Sorry, no pictures of these turns.
Turn 3 had the first exchange of long range fire. The Quasar sent the fighters screaming in on my left ship. Thanks to many rerolls forced by Targeting Scramblers, the damage wasn't too severe. Long range fire from the interdictor (disposable capacitors) stripped the quasar of its defense tokens. My left-most Interdector slowed down to speed 0 so it could keep claiming the station. We ended the turn face-to-face.
https://goo.gl/photos/QJjx9caGu2xqqyeR8
Turn 4 was the big one for the ISD. It issued a Squadron command, used a squadron token to Boarding Troopers all 4 defense tokens, sent in more squadron attacks, and then unloaded into the left interdictor. Thanks to many uses of Targeting Scramblers it didn't quite kill the ship. I responded by firing two arcs from the left interdictor into the quasar, killing it. The other interdictors fired into the ISD, severely damaging it.
No Pic...sorry.
Turn 5, the ISD managed to close out the left Interdictor despite my best efforts to repair it. It then moved forward along with the raider to claim the station. More interdictor fire poured into the ISD, removing all it's remaining shields. Squadrons moved to engage the flagship, but without the carrier to command them they had to settle for positioning for bombing next turn.
https://goo.gl/photos/BsuZUNjn5xvrqAay8
Turn 6: Continued fire from the two interdictors finally killed the ISD. Bombing from the squadrons did heavy damage to the flagship, but not enough to overcome its repair capabilities.
https://goo.gl/photos/UvAY3ZK3Ecoq91xUA
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The game was a victory for the strange interdictor trio.
My kills: ISD 2, Quasar, 1 Tie Phantom, 3 tokens
Opponent kills: 1 Interdictor, 2 tokens
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Observations:
Interdictors are very tough, but even with maximum repairs they can only hold up for so long.
Sloane squadrons are fierce! In particular, TIE Phantoms finally have the boost they have been needing.
SW 7 Ion Batteries are fantastic, they give you the option of using accuracies as needed to dial-a-damage to just the right amount.
Avenger + Sloane + Boarding Troopers = hot death on a stick!
Edited by Democratus