I really want to see a Starhawk leading a fleet that really feels like a major force without breaking 400pts. Visually, seeing a Starhawk that is not accompanied by only squadrons or flotilla's + squadrons, interests me.
I was also curious on the viability of Neb-B escort frigates as flak ships to hunt squadrons and if they would allow me to forgo squadrons entirely , in concept I imagine keeping their tiny front arc at a ship target and use their painfully over-sized side arcs as a anti-squadron zone for the rest of the fleet, in a way the 2 nebs are my squadron force and their price compares to a full squadron complement.
The above thoughts resulted in 2 concepts that feel lacking...
Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (57)
• Auxiliary Shields Team (3)
• Heavy Fire Zone (4)
= 64 Points
Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (57)
• Auxiliary Shields Team (3)
• Heavy Fire Zone (4)
= 64 Points
Starhawk Battleship Mark I (140)
• Navigation Officer (6)
• Leading Shots (4)
• XI7 Turbolasers (6)
• Unity (10)
= 166 Points
Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• Kyrsta Agate (20)
• XI7 Turbolasers (6)
• Paragon (5)
= 103 Points
with this Agate would grant the AFII a salvo token to abuse Paragon.
an alternative I see swaps the Starhawk and AFII for the following
Starhawk Battleship Mark II (150)
• Kyrsta Agate (20)
• Navigation Officer (6)
• Skilled First Officer (1)
• Leading Shots (4)
• XI7 Turbolasers (6)
= 187 Points
GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
• Leia Organa (3)
• Slicer Tools (7)
• Bright Hope (2)
= 30 Points
CR90 Corvette A (44)
• Lando Calrissian (4)
• Turbolaser Reroute Circuits (7)
= 55 Points
Both lists leave no bid, the first setup has more damage in ships other than the Hawk, while the 2nd setup has a more potent Hawk, more activations, and some utility like the Leia officer, slicer tools, and a fast objective taker in the cr-90.
My final question is.
Can 2 flak neb-b's protect a fleet against 100 points of squadrons?
Is there a better option for a Starhawk fleet that uses a minimalist squadron force or none at all?
Is the Starhawk simply too expensive to field a fleet that has multiple combat ships?
I am open to all ideas, in fact I once tried a Starhawk with 2 AFII's against a Vader fleet with 4 victory's that resulted in a very close game.