My prediction for their heavy weapons are that there will be an anti infantry weapon that has impact 1 and an anit vehicke weapon without ion. So they’re kinda like the base stormies’ weapons

On 1/21/2018 at 1:37 PM, chemnitz said:

Ever since the Rebel Naval Troopers were accidentally spoiled, I have been thinking about the role that they would play in the game. First of all, we know that they are not elite troops, since every time they show up in a film they are being wiped out (albeit by Darth Vader and/or his personal troops). They use DH-17 blaster pistols and fight in the cramped corridors of starships, so I would expect them to have shorter range. Also, they are typically shown on the defensive, both on film and in their incarnation in Imperial Assault. So, here are my predictions for them, based on these traits.

Same stats as Rebel Troopers, except:

• Range 1-2 for their DH-17.
• Instead of Nimble, they get the new keyword: Vigilant (After you complete a move action, you may receive a free standby token, as long as you do not fire during this activation.)
• Maybe slightly cheaper.

Since standby attacks can only be made against a target that took an action at range 1-2, the short range of their pistols would not be a major problem. They would be great at rushing to an objective or choke-point and holding it against the enemy. Typical activations would be move-move-standby or aim-move-standby or dodge-move-standby.

Specialists might include combat shotgun (1-2 range, Spray keyword) or demolitions expert (1 range, Blast and Impact keywords) or something with longer range to make up for that weakness.

Anyone have other predictions?

Hey, I wasn’t too far off!

You're f-ing prophet!

May I worship you?

Worship is really unnecessary. I am but a humble speaker of the profound and unknowable. Maybe just a small shrine—just a few statues and a couple small offerings. No real trouble for you. Oh, and for those offerings, I will gladly accept Legion or Armada minis. I am not too picky.

On 23.1.2018 at 8:47 PM, LennoxPoodle said:

Another special weapon might be the scatteegun from Battlefront 2s vanguard ability.(they got the MPL Ion torpedo from it's predecessor after all).

Hey I also predicted something ;-) They really used the Scattergun from Battlefront 2 (AND the even the MPL I spoke about).

On 1/23/2018 at 11:29 AM, Lord Tareq said:

We are talking about the only combatants that we see getting annihilated by Stormtroopers in an actual fight. I’d be hard pressed to compare them to elite US/NATO troops.

Mileage may vary... The Empire is a military.. and the rebels dunno.. For some reason.. the empire knows rebel ships by sight..