Star Wars ARMADA: Wave 3 Gozanti Cruiser Details
FFG just pulled the covers off of Armada Wave III Imperial Assault Carriers . Admirals report to the bridge!
Wave III is opening up Armada with a new ship type – The Flotilla, a group of smaller vessels that move together on a single base. Here is the rules card for Flotillas and what FFG has to say about them:
“Flotillas operate in most ways the same as larger ships, but because they represent multiple, smaller ships, flotillas feature two plastic ship models, instead of one. Apart from this difference, they follow the same rules as other ships, with one exception—when a flotilla would overlap or be overlapped by another ship, only the flotilla takes a facedown damage card. You do not deal a facedown damage card to the closest ship the flotilla overlapped unless that ship is also a flotilla.
Flotillas, however, do more than merely introduce a new type of ship; they also introduce a new fleet support role that you can incorporate into your fleet and games. Both of the flotillas in Wave III feature the Fleet Support upgrade icon. These upgrades are remarkable in Armada because they do less to improve the ship that bears them than they do to boost the rest of your fleet. Bolster your squadrons, repair your ships, or improve your larger ships’ ability to respond to immediate threats—Fleet Support upgrades ensure that your flotillas can play a useful role in any attack plan.”
The Imperial Assault Carriers
Imperial Assault Carriers Expansion Pack $19.95
Coordinate your Star Wars™: Armada fleet with the flotilla of Gozanti-class cruisers from the Imperial Assault Carriers Expansion Pack! With just one die in their left, right, and forward battery armaments, and no dice to fire from their rear arcs, your flotilla of Imperial assault carriers will not intimidate your opponent into surrender, but it more than makes up for its minimal firepower with its Fleet Support upgrades, which allow you to coordinate and support your fleet more effectively than ever!
The Imperial Assault Carriers Expansion Pack contains two Gozanti-class cruiser miniatures, two ship cards, eight upgrades, one rules reference card, and all necessary components.
The Ships
These guys are fairly cheap, but with a single shield in any direction and 3 hull, they wont be surviving any standup fights. However, that is a fairly point efficient way to get a Squadron2 ship.
Fleet Support Upgrades
Now take a look at the four support upgrades that come with the Gozantis and start thinking of the combos…
Crew and Titles
Ww get two crewman and two unique titles in the set as well:
Tagge is pure defensive, but opens up some new fleet tactics. You can now be overly offensive early-game and keep your battered ships holding together late-game with those free defense tokens coming back into play.
Having trouble with those pesky Rebel squadron aces. Agent Kallus has just the thing for that…
On the unique titles side of things, the Vector can get your ships into the fight fast enough to catch the enemy off guard. Match this with Expanded Hangar Bays and some heavy hitting squadrons like Firesprays or TIE-Bombers for a nasty surprise! On the other hand the Suppressor can be such a drag – for the Rebels that is 🙂
~Have at it Admirals!
