According to the lore, the Saber Tank saw continued use in the time of the Empire. Has anyone been tempted to try it out in an Imperial list or paint one up as Imperial?

That could be interesting. The idea has promise for themed type battles like on a backwater world where the garrison has not been gifted the latest and greatest. Might be fun.

I had thought earlier on that maybe it would have come with multiple faction cards like R2 did. It was an Imperial unit in the classic Battlefronts I and II - similarly to the Acclamator in Empire at War. Not that that means a whole lot for the current canon but I always recognized it as a vehicle in Imperial usage.

Edit: Maybe they'll give it the reverse AT-RT treatment. Probably not though.

Cool. I don'tknow if you can see it very well, but I did a little green stuff work on this helmet to use as an Imperial driver.

I would prefer they have as few cross-faction units as possible so faction identity and balance are easier to maintain.

I believe it is featured in the SW Commander mobile game as an Imperial unit which means it is part of the Disney Canon.

8 hours ago, arnoldrew said:

I would prefer they have as few cross-faction units as possible so faction identity and balance are easier to maintain.

That is fine for competitive play, but in fun play as part of a themed mission, could be fun to play. Maybe even have a rebel version that they found in an old Republic Depot or salvaged from a long lost battle.

12 hours ago, arnoldrew said:

I would prefer they have as few cross-faction units as possible so faction identity and balance are easier to maintain.

Yeah, and the Republic needs it as a realistic scaled heavy vehicle. The Empire still has a few options for more heavies at Legion scale.

18 hours ago, KommanderKeldoth said:

Yeah, and the Republic needs it as a realistic scaled heavy vehicle. The Empire still has a few options for more heavies at Legion scale.

Good ole' TIE Crawler!

14 minutes ago, AegisGrimm said:

Good ole' TIE Crawler!

Or a TIE Mauler that kills every trooper it overlaps...

*EAW flashbacks intensify*

7 hours ago, The Jabbawookie said:

Or a TIE Mauler that kills every trooper it overlaps...

*EAW flashbacks intensify*

Wouldn't mind the Mauler and some sort of run down mechanic. Rather than the Saber which we have seen in imperial colors, would rather see the 2M hover tank from empire at war with a turbo laser main gun. Something that is a vehicle killer / blow stuff out of cover, but rather weak against infantry its self if they are out in the open. Think the AT-TE could fill that roll as well though its better protected against infantry.

I think the Imperials have several other heavy choices before they go to duplicates with the Republic

Just my vote