Thoughts on Speed3 B-wings?

By EbonHawk, in Star Wars: Armada Fleet Builds

Points: 400/400

Commander: General Rieekan

Assault Objective: Most Wanted
Defense Objective: Fleet Ambush
Navigation Objective: Solar Corona

[ flagship ] MC30c Torpedo Frigate (63 points)
- General Rieekan ( 30 points)
- Admonition ( 8 points)
- Lando Calrissian (off) ( 4 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- External Racks ( 3 points)
= 112 total ship cost

Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (57 points)
- Yavaris ( 5 points)
- Flight Commander ( 3 points)
= 65 total ship cost

CR90 Corvette B (39 points)
- Liberator ( 2 points)
- Heavy Ion Emplacements ( 9 points)
- All Fighters, Follow Me! ( 5 points)
= 55 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Bright Hope ( 2 points)
- Toryn Farr ( 7 points)
= 27 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Hondo Ohnaka ( 2 points)
- Boosted Comms ( 4 points)
- Bomber Command Center ( 8 points)
= 32 total ship cost

1 Keyan Farlander ( 20 points)
1 Ten Numb ( 19 points)
1 Dagger Squadron ( 15 points)
2 YT-1300s ( 26 points)
1 HWK-90 ( 12 points)
1 Norra Wexley ( 17 points)
= 109 total squadron cost

Hondo squadron to the Neb, and then nav/eng to the Mc30.

Save Liberator for turn 2/3 depending on engagement, lining up for a Yav shot after.

Edited by EbonHawk

I think you’ll want AFFM more than once a game. I’d look hard at Scurrgs or X-wings (who appreciate the speed 4 boost but don’t 100% need it) if you don’t want a Pelta in there, because a fast/ maneuverable opponent will leave the YTs and heavy bombers behind pretty quickly.

4 hours ago, The Jabbawookie said:

I think you’ll want AFFM more than once a game. I’d look hard at Scurrgs or X-wings (who appreciate the speed 4 boost but don’t 100% need it) if you don’t want a Pelta in there, because a fast/ maneuverable opponent will leave the YTs and heavy bombers behind pretty quickly.

[ flagship ] Modified Pelta-class Command Ship (60 points)
- General Dodonna ( 20 points)
- Phoenix Home ( 3 points)
- Wedge Antilles ( 4 points)
- Raymus Antilles ( 7 points)
- Fighter Coordination Team ( 3 points)
- Boosted Comms ( 4 points)
- All Fighters, Follow Me! ( 5 points)
= 106 total ship cost

Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (57 points)
- Yavaris ( 5 points)
- Flight Commander ( 3 points)
= 65 total ship cost

CR90 Corvette B (39 points)
- Dodonnas Pride ( 6 points)
= 45 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Adar Tallon ( 10 points)
- Bomber Command Center ( 8 points)
= 36 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Bright Hope ( 2 points)
- Toryn Farr ( 7 points)
- Jamming Field ( 2 points)
= 29 total ship cost

2 YT-1300s ( 26 points)
1 Jan Ors ( 19 points)
3 B-Wing Squadrons ( 42 points)
1 Ten Numb ( 19 points)
1 HWK-290 ( 12 points)
= 118 total squadron cost

399/400

I don't think AFFM!, Wedge, and Ray Antilles will work together, since both Wedge and AFFM! resolve by spending a squadron token outside of the ship's normal activation window, and you can only have 1 squadron token on the ship at a time.

Unless you plan to always use a Squadron command, in which case Wedge can use the token on turn 1, then on turn 2, bank the token for AFFM! to trigger at the top of turn 3, but on both turn 1 and 2, you are burning the command dial without using it.

15 hours ago, Cap116 said:

I don't think AFFM!, Wedge, and Ray Antilles will work together, since both Wedge and AFFM! resolve by spending a squadron token outside of the ship's normal activation window, and you can only have 1 squadron token on the ship at a time.

My thoughts RE: Wedge and AFFM!, you use AFFM turns 3-4 until you're engaged in combat then discard the card for a final turns effect, the turn you discard you use Rays token on wedge to provide the cloak.

AFFM is great for getting into range, but if you're tied down speed 3 means nothing, Wedge enables the same de facto speed but lets you move that distance 1 after everything else, this can be crucial in getting a B-wing out of engagement and into a Yavaris position.

What about this instead of Pelda or CR90 ...

(0/141/400)
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MC80 Command Cruiser (106 + 35: 141)
+ General Rieekan (30)
+ Flag Bridge (0)
+ All Fighters, Follow Me! (5)

On 2/2/2020 at 6:42 PM, EbonHawk said:

[ flagship ] Modified Pelta-class Command Ship (60 points)
- General Dodonna ( 20 points)
- Phoenix Home ( 3 points)
- Wedge Antilles ( 4 points)
- Raymus Antilles ( 7 points)
- Fighter Coordination Team ( 3 points)
- Boosted Comms ( 4 points)
- All Fighters, Follow Me! ( 5 points)
= 106 total ship cost

Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (57 points)
- Yavaris ( 5 points)
- Flight Commander ( 3 points)
= 65 total ship cost

CR90 Corvette B (39 points)
- Dodonnas Pride ( 6 points)
= 45 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Adar Tallon ( 10 points)
- Bomber Command Center ( 8 points)
= 36 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Bright Hope ( 2 points)
- Toryn Farr ( 7 points)
- Jamming Field ( 2 points)
= 29 total ship cost

2 YT-1300s ( 26 points)
1 Jan Ors ( 19 points)
3 B-Wing Squadrons ( 42 points)
1 Ten Numb ( 19 points)
1 HWK-290 ( 12 points)
= 118 total squadron cost

399/400

I like the Wedge / B-Wing combo, you could FCT, AFFM! and Wedge 3 of them at the end of round 1 for fake "Speed 5" Bwings.

11 hours ago, eliteone said:

I like the Wedge / B-Wing combo, you could FCT, AFFM! and Wedge 3 of them at the end of round 1 for fake "Speed 5" Bwings.

I've used Wedge in a few games now and he imo feels more powerful than AFFM! (after turn 3) he makes tying down B-wings and others a chore and can help free up those vital shots, great if first player as well! I have a fleet set up to do this just need to test it:

Points: 393/400

Commander: General Dodonna

Assault Objective: Surprise Attack
Defense Objective: Fleet Ambush
Navigation Objective: Solar Corona

[ flagship ] Modified Pelta-class Command Ship (60 points)
- General Dodonna ( 20 points)
- Phoenix Home ( 3 points)
- Wedge Antilles ( 4 points)
- Raymus Antilles ( 7 points)
- Fighter Coordination Team ( 3 points)
- Boosted Comms ( 4 points)
- All Fighters, Follow Me! ( 5 points)
= 106 total ship cost

Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (57 points)
- Yavaris ( 5 points)
- Flight Commander ( 3 points)
- Fighter Coordination Team ( 3 points)
= 68 total ship cost

Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36 points)
- Garel's Honor ( 4 points)
- External Racks ( 3 points)
= 43 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Bright Hope ( 2 points)
- Toryn Farr ( 7 points)
- Jamming Field ( 2 points)
= 29 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)

- Hondo should be here (2 points)
- Bomber Command Center ( 8 points)
= 28 total ship cost

1 Jan Ors ( 19 points)
3 B-Wing Squadrons ( 42 points)
1 Keyan Farlander ( 20 points)
1 HWK-290 ( 12 points)
2 YT-1300s ( 26 points)
= 119 total squadron cost

Edited by EbonHawk
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