Trying to come up with an effective fleet for Wide Area Barrage I’m swarm format. My thought on WAB as it relates to squadrons, is that I shouldn’t have to invest too much into AS capabilities because of the dual threat the critical effect represents: it can target both ships and squadrons. Thus a medium CAP is all one should need when WAB is present in sufficient numbers. It needs to be really comfortable with second player, to force your opponent into range before your combat ships have activated.
I know Hammerheads have been maligned for their fragility, but I’ve had success flying a single one at a time here and there. They also present the cheapest options for both platform and rerolls, by far. For a mere 39 points, you get the WAB and 2 rerolls. Factoring in Sato and a CF, that’s an easy damage plus a crit damage at long range. The only issue is that a Hammerhead using WAB prefers to target squadrons with the effect, given their low density of black dice. So a facing light squadron build with heavy shields will give low returns.
Going with no Intel is risky, but I have grit mingled in there, with Relay so that the CAP can spread out, ideally not able to have the entire force tied down and able to reach any ship for Sato’s effect by round 2. Strategic for dealing with objective play.
With Hondo/Ahsoka, I have a reliable means for getting Squadron tokens to any 2 ships on a dime while still reserving a CF dial for maximum crit probability. Admo, as always, is the real lynchpin of the list, and provides significant threat while serving as the nearly indestructible flagship. Spinal Armament Means Admo gets to trade for 2 blacks on all sides, instead of 1/2 front/side.
the biggest change that might make this better is dropping a HH for Toryn/Bright Hope to assist the Awings and adding Slicer Tools, but I wanted combat ships, reduntandly.
WAB Swarm
Author: Parkdaddy
Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 394/400
Commander: Commander Sato
Assault Objective: Opening Salvo
Defense Objective: Planetary Ion Cannon
Navigation Objective: Solar Corona
Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36 points)
- Task Force Organa ( 1 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
= 39 total ship cost
Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36 points)
- Task Force Organa ( 1 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
= 39 total ship cost
Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36 points)
- Task Force Organa ( 1 points)
- Ahsoka Tano ( 2 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
= 41 total ship cost
Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36 points)
- Task Force Organa ( 1 points)
- Hondo Ohnaka ( 2 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
= 41 total ship cost
[ flagship ] MC30c Torpedo Frigate (63 points)
- Commander Sato ( 32 points)
- Admonition ( 8 points)
- Major Derlin ( 7 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- Spinal Armament ( 9 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
= 130 total ship cost
4 A-Wing Squadrons ( 44 points)
2 VCX-100 Freighters ( 30 points)
2 Lancer-class Pursuit Crafts ( 30 points)
