Look Ma, No ECM!

By The Jabbawookie, in Star Wars: Armada Fleet Builds

Simple, janky idea: use rogues with slicer support to make them sad, drop an MC80 safely out of arc to help kill things. Thrawn 2 ship would be a scary matchup, but rogues have some natural immunity to Pryce and Quasars are fairly fragile. EWS should help to a degree against auxiliary arcs, Superior Positions backfiring or sliced squads hitting what they can. Thoughts?

Name: It Came From Behind
Faction: Rebel
Commander: Admiral Raddus

Assault: Most Wanted
Defense: Fighter Ambush
Navigation: Superior Positions

MC80 Assault Cruiser (114)
• Hondo Ohnaka (2)
• Engine Techs (8)
• Early Warning System (7)
• Reinforced Blast Doors (5)
• Leading Shots (4)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
• Defiance (5)
= 150 Points

CR90 Corvette B (39)
• Admiral Raddus (26)
= 65 Points

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
• Slicer Tools (7)
• Quantum Storm (1)
= 26 Points

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
• Slicer Tools (7)
= 25 Points

Squadrons:
• Hera Syndulla (28)
• Ketsu Onyo (22)
• Wedge Antilles (19)
• Dutch Vander (16)
• Shara Bey (17)
• 2 x YT-2400 (32)
= 134 Points

Total Points: 400

Edited by The Jabbawookie

Looks like a fun list there! Was wondering about what Defiance was really contributing but I guess with you showing up all Raddus-style then Defiance means when they run a ship away from you Defiance kicks in for a bonus dice that way?

I see a bigger problem in being able to drop the MC80.
Only one CR90 as "ship" in the list is a big danger. This one could easy be destroyed in one turn, if you are not carefull.
And the transports as drop-anchor could not last long enough for a drop. You have to fly in, allow the opponent to attack, and hope that they survive. Really risky.

For the squadrons i would think about Jan Ors instead of Ketsu. She gives Hera a much better chance to survive (and hand out rogue this way). And she will help as well for the YT2400. Hera is, with only one brace, a little bit fragile.
i can see the reason for Ketsu, but without Rieekan, to keep her alive, i don't think that she will be of such a big use.

@Tokra Thanks for the feedback! I’ve edited the squadron wing to include Jan; pursuit capability is very important, but this should have more staying power, plus Intel. 8 squadrons allows me to outdeploy Squall builds, so the corvette can stay out of Pryce ISD (especially if they have first, if not I can potentially slip by) or Rhymer range through placement. The Command cruiser is to save points for Intel Officer; the second defensive retro and ranged damage don’t seem particularly crucial in its intended role. (Hondo on the lifeboat allows for a clutch nav or squad token.)

Name: Untitled Fleet
Faction: Rebel
Commander: Admiral Raddus

Assault: Most Wanted
Defense: Fighter Ambush
Navigation: Superior Positions

MC80 Command Cruiser (106)
• Intel Officer (7)
• Engine Techs (8)
• Hardend Bulkheads (5)
• Early Warning System (7)
• Leading Shots (4)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
• Defiance (5)
= 147 Points

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
• Slicer Tools (7)
• Quantum Storm (1)
= 26 Points

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
• Slicer Tools (7)
= 25 Points

CR90 Corvette B (39)
• Admiral Raddus (26)
• Hondo Ohnaka (2)
= 67 Points

Squadrons:
• Hera Syndulla (28)
• 2 x YT-2400 (32)
• 2 x X-wing Squadron (26)
• Jan Ors (19)
• Green Squadron (12)
• Shara Bey (17)
= 134 Points

Total Points: 399

Edited by The Jabbawookie

I think Dutch and Gold might be better here than Shara and Green since you have a couple of escorts. Maybe.

8 hours ago, CommanderDave said:

I think Dutch and Gold might be better here than Shara and Green since you have a couple of escorts. Maybe.

My reasoning was that Shara engages early, then the X-wings intervene when she’s hurting. Then if/when the squads are dead the A-wings can chase ships with the YTs, since I don’t plan to enter a blocking position against a scary front arc. Dutch is nice for raw tankiness, though. And he complements the slicer tools.

Edited by The Jabbawookie