In an effort to more comfortably reduce the number of squadrons I have, primarily to try to get more big ships in lists, how does this look as a start?

i know with Sato, it’s demanding some squadrons, but I’d like to use as few as possible. Sato seems like a good choice so that that WAB effect can hopefully kick off at longer range.

Any synergies, or lack thereof, that I’m missing? Is Sato the best choice?

**Disclosure: this design is largely due to the Ordinance pod thread on the main page.

Anti-Squad Platform?

Sato 26

MC75 Ord Cruiser 100
Draven 3
Caitlin/Shallon 6
QLT (for fun) 5
Wide Area barrage 2
Ord Pods 3

=145 points

Can verify sato WAB is scary.

Also, with a sato ord bring oe. All your dice will be black anyway and you want to crit fish on both arcs.

That was definitely a thought I had as well. I was tempted by the twins because of their color versatility, but they’re only one use so... ord exp is certainly a good fit

The twins would be nice for when you have blue and black crits—ie, running heavy ion emplacements and ACM on the Armored Cruiser. Use Sato to shoot a bunch of blues first, then follow up with a bunch of blacks. Use Toryn and twins to crit fish (pun intended)

OE has more specific application, but does not exhaust. Twins have more general flexibility, but exhaust. As a flak boat, OE is definitely much better because it does not exhaust.

Maybe this...? Still a decent squad investment, but they don’t require too much finagling. I’m not too sure on the GR75 and the HH, but I definitely don’t want a bunch of flotillas to take their place, maybe Salvation?

Wave 7 First Try

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 390/400

Commander: Commander Sato

Assault Objective: Opening Salvo
Defense Objective: Hyperspace Assault
Navigation Objective: Custom Objective

[ flagship ] MC75 Ordnance Cruiser (100 points)
- Commander Sato ( 32 points)
- Draven ( 3 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Quad Laser Turrets ( 5 points)
- Electronic Countermeasures ( 7 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
- Ordinance Pods ( 3 points)
= 156 total ship cost

Modified Pelta-class Assault Ship (56 points)
- Ahsoka Tano ( 2 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
- Intensify Firepower ( 6 points)
= 74 total ship cost

Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36 points)
- Garel's Honor ( 4 points)
- Hondo Ohnaka ( 2 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
= 48 total ship cost

GR-75 Combat Retrofits (24 points)
- Bright Hope ( 2 points)
- Toryn Farr ( 7 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 35 total ship cost

1 Tycho Celchu ( 16 points)
4 A-Wing Squadrons ( 44 points)
1 Shara Bey ( 17 points)

11 minutes ago, RogueCommander said:

Maybe this...? Still a decent squad investment, but they don’t require too much finagling. I’m not too sure on the GR75 and the HH, but I definitely don’t want a bunch of flotillas to take their place, maybe Salvation?

Wave 7 First Try

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 390/400

Commander: Commander Sato

Assault Objective: Opening Salvo
Defense Objective: Hyperspace Assault
Navigation Objective: Custom Objective

[ flagship ] MC75 Ordnance Cruiser (100 points)
- Commander Sato ( 32 points)
- Draven ( 3 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Quad Laser Turrets ( 5 points)
- Electronic Countermeasures ( 7 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
- Ordinance Pods ( 3 points)
= 156 total ship cost

Modified Pelta-class Assault Ship (56 points)
- Ahsoka Tano ( 2 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
- Intensify Firepower ( 6 points)
= 74 total ship cost

Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36 points)
- Garel's Honor ( 4 points)
- Hondo Ohnaka ( 2 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
= 48 total ship cost

GR-75 Combat Retrofits (24 points)
- Bright Hope ( 2 points)
- Toryn Farr ( 7 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 35 total ship cost

1 Tycho Celchu ( 16 points)
4 A-Wing Squadrons ( 44 points)
1 Shara Bey ( 17 points)

For what it's worth, I'd put expanded launchers on that MC75 in order to maximize the effect of wide-area barrage. Ordinance pods are great, and there are other great platforms out there for it, such as the Hammerhead corvette. You can even throw Draven on the hammerhead!

Wave 7 Second Try

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 394/400

Commander: Commander Sato

Assault Objective: Opening Salvo
Defense Objective: Hyperspace Assault
Navigation Objective: Custom Objective

[ flagship ] MC75 Ordnance Cruiser (100 points)
- Commander Sato ( 32 points)
- Flight Commander ( 3 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Quad Laser Turrets ( 5 points)
- Electronic Countermeasures ( 7 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
- Flechette Torpedoes ( 3 points)
= 156 total ship cost

Modified Pelta-class Assault Ship (56 points)
- Ahsoka Tano ( 2 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- Wide-Area Barrage ( 2 points)
- Intensify Firepower ( 6 points)
= 74 total ship cost

Nebulon-B Support Refit (51 points)
- Salvation ( 7 points)
- Raymus Antilles ( 7 points)
= 65 total ship cost

GR-75 Combat Retrofits (24 points)
- Bright Hope ( 2 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 28 total ship cost

1 Tycho Celchu ( 16 points)
5 A-Wing Squadrons ( 55 points)

Just now, Warlord Zepnick said:

For what it's worth, I'd put expanded launchers on that MC75 in order to maximize the effect of wide-area barrage. Ordinance pods are great, and there are other great platforms out there for it, such as the Hammerhead corvette. You can even throw Draven on the hammerhead!

That’s a good point.

Hammerheads are not a place for Odrdnance Pods.

They are small ships.

1 hour ago, Drasnighta said:

Hammerheads are not a place for Odrdnance Pods.

They are small ships.

Good catch. Still getting familiar with the new cards. I suppose you could throw pods on a pelta assault with draven then. But then you'd have to take an assault pelta @RogueCommander.

... Pelta is still small.

The ONLY Rebel ship to equip pods to at the moment is the MC75.

Dag nabbit

Oh wait, the 75 was the only one with pods.

everything else is WAB

Weak sauce lol.