Sector Fleet 600pt Tarkin Bombers List

By Cruzer, in Star Wars: Armada Fleet Builds

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Hey all. Hoping to get some feedback on this potential fleet build for an upcoming tournament:

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Name: Tarkin Bombers 600
Faction: Imperial
Commander: Grand Moff Tarkin

Assault: Precision Strike
Defense: Fighter Ambush
Navigation: Superior Positions

ISD Cymoon 1 Refit (112)
• Grand Moff Tarkin (38)
• Minister Tua (2)
• Shields to Maximum! (6)
• Gunnery Team (7)
• Sovereign (4)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
= 176 Points

ISD Kuat Refit (112)
• Strategic Adviser (4)
• Gunnery Team (7)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
= 130 Points

Arquitens Light Cruiser (54)
• Centicore (3)
= 57 Points

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
• Bomber Command Center (8)
= 31 Points

Gladiator I (56)
= 56 Points

Squadrons:
• Darth Vader (21)
• Captain Jonus (16)
• Gamma Squadron (10)
• Major Rhymer (16)
• Tempest Squadron (13)
• 2 x TIE Bomber Squadron (18)
• Maarek Stele (21)
• Lambda Shuttle (15)
• Dengar (20)
= 150 Points

Total Points: 600

The key point of this fleet is to have the bombers be able to soften up the enemy ships for punishment by the rest of the fleet. Ideally I want to be able to activate all 7 bombers + Vader each round after round 1 (the lambda and Dengar being largely unimportant outside of correct placement to do their jobs). To accomplish this, I've gone with two ISDs (the Kuat for ECM + close-range punishment and the Cymoon for long range + command power), a GSD (2 squad per dial and more close-range hurt), a Goz (BCC + 2 more squad command), and an Arquitens (Centicore and more long-range). Altogether, you have ships who don't have a ton of upgrade power, but plenty of command power (thanks to Tarkin + Sovereign) and survivability (thanks to Shields to Max). Since each enemy ship has to run through the bomber gauntlet first, they likely will end up with low shielding and exhausted DEF and the 4 hitters can just lap them up.

This is one choice. Another one is essentially the same, but swaps the GSD for another Light Arquitens. Yet ANOTHER one is swapping the Kuat for a II, and the GSD/Arquitens for a Raider 1 with ordinance experts. Thoughts?