Half-way serious question. How many gunboat would need to be sold for FFG to profit from it and make it worth their time? We could start an "official" poll on the forums and you would vote on how many gunboats you are committed to buying.

Read thread title and immediately thought, "it must have been a gunboat"! Seems like an Armada dream to me

Yep

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Is there a link somewhere for FFG forum conduct rules? I just got a warning for "inappropriate language" (referenced politics one time...) which kind of surprised me.

Pet peeves? No Gunboat, Skipray Blastboat or Tie Avenger.

I read "Wave XI" and immediately thought, GUNBOAT!!!

Well, that was almost as exciting as fan reactions to Disney Wars Episode 7. Back to topic now. How long before FFG announces another ship since wave X is now available?

Those fires are from all of the "tolerant" liberal rioters. You see, they just can't tolerate conservative ideology being espoused on public university campuses.

No activity since Wednesday? What's more interesting in life than this thread?

My thought process is as follows: "Imperial ships look cooler than Rebels and Scum." Then I walk over to my bookshelf where I keep all my ships. "Wow, those Tie Defenders look really nice; do I want to fly two or three of them? Too bad I can't bring all four to the table". Then I spend 5 minutes deciding what mix of Defenders/Interceptors/Tie Adv/Tie Phantom I want to play; that way I can mix things up and not just field 3 Defenders all the time. During that 5 minutes of thinking I'm also wishing I had an XG-1 Assault Gunboat to field with my Defenders.

Pretty sure I heard the following from the president in recent White House press releases: "We're going to build that gunboat". "It's a great ship." "We're going to make canon great again!" "The forgotten gunboat is forgotten no more!" "I have a great relationship with FFG." Well, at least I thought I heard something like that.

The FFG forum update is a ploy by the Rebellion to bury the XG-1 Assault Gunboat thread!

What less-expensive combo do you recommend that can handle Defender/x7's? Conner Nets on the GSVs would help to block those K-Turns that Defenders love. Good call! Except I don't have any Conner Nets... Do they come in any expansions besides the Tie Punisher? That ship is so ugly I refuse to spend money on it and put it on my shelf I'm mainly playing against 3 ship lists. I'll have to look into some other less expensive crew options. Conner Nets come in the K-Wing and Ghost expansions. Punishers come with Cluster Mines. Ugh, the K-Wing is the second ugliest ship in the game... I'm a bit of a traditionalist, so I probably won't ever acquire a Ghost either. Maybe I should look up some Conner Nets on eBay.

What less-expensive combo do you recommend that can handle Defender/x7's? Conner Nets on the GSVs would help to block those K-Turns that Defenders love. Good call! Except I don't have any Conner Nets... Do they come in any expansions besides the Tie Punisher? That ship is so ugly I refuse to spend money on it and put it on my shelf I'm mainly playing against 3 ship lists. I'll have to look into some other less expensive crew options.

It just so happens my favorite ship to play is my favorite ship to look at; the TIE Defender! Honorable mentions are: TIE Interceptor T-65 X-wing B-Wing

What less-expensive combo do you recommend that can handle Defender/x7's?

I play with friends and family, and tried this list yesterday. I rarely ever use bombers, so I need more practice with properly setting up missile shots. This list faced off against Ryad/x7 and 2 Defender/D's with ions. The second round my opponent slow rolled, and I didn't go far enough to shoot (2mm off). The third round I was barely able to get the missile off b/c my opponent should have chose speed 4 instead of 3. After the initial engagement I never got another missile off, but my bombers rolled well with their main attacks. In the end I won and only lost a bomber. Whisper with gunner is a beast against x7's. Every single time Ryad either evaded my first attack or took 1 hit. My wife and daughter decided they like Defender/x7's a lot more than the Defender/D title since they only get one modified attack, and can't survive as long. What do you think of this list vs a Whisper + 2 Defender/x7's list? 98 points gives me initiative, whereas Phantom + 2 Defender/x7's chews up a full 100 points, which means I lose initiative to a sub 100 point list. "Whisper" — TIE Phantom 32 Veteran Instincts 1 Fire-Control System 2 Gunner 5 Advanced Cloaking Device 4 Ship Total: 44 Gamma Squadron Veteran — TIE Bomber 19 Crack Shot 1 Extra Munitions 2 Homing Missiles 5 Long-Range Scanners 0 Ship Total: 27 Gamma Squadron Veteran — TIE Bomber 19 Crack Shot 1 Extra Munitions 2 Homing Missiles 5 Long-Range Scanners 0 Ship Total: 27

I put off getting into Armada for a long time since I've been playing X-Wing, and bought the core on sale mid-December. Within 2 weeks I purchased a VSD, ISD, GSD, Imp Squads 1 & 2, Rogues and Scoundrels, Arq. Cruiser, Raider, Interdictor, corvette, MC80 Liberty, AFMKII, MC30, and Rebel squads I. Is this considered an exceptional Armada feat for a 2 week period?

Good stuff guys! Thanks! Next question, which Rebel and Imperial squadrons are considered best for the anti-squadron or anti-ship role? Boba seems good, but pricey. I would never have more than 100 points go to squads, and would prefer to use as few as possible with the Imperials. Rebels seem like they need squadron anti-ship help though.

I'm an Armada noob, but I appreciate anyone who writes up reviews. Thanks! Off-topic, but I see you play TANKS as well. I just discovered that game myself and have the starter skirmish pack now. Looks like fun! A good non-digital alternative to World of Tanks: Blitz. I tried looking up comments on your blog, but they won't load. Technical difficulties with Disqus?

Get fighters and flotillas for both sides. Totally forgot to mention those! I have the 1st rebel squadrons pack, and Imps 1 & 2 squadron packs. I don't get flotillas. Why get a flotilla when you can have a CR90 or more squadrons? Question, what are Flechette torps, and what expansion do they come in?

With a username like yours I sure hope you post in the X-Wing XG-1 "Star Wing" Assault Gunboat thread

Would Vader/Slaved Turrets be a viable option as well? Then, instead of running Needa you can have an Intel Officer Blast doors seems like a decent upgrade as well.

Thanks man. I'll check the Amazon sellers...they all seem to ALSO have pricey S&H. Miniatures Market I have only ever had bad experiences with unfortunately. How have you found them? I try to strictly buy from amazon, since I get 2 day shipping. The prices were great 1-2 weeks ago on most things Armada. What I couldn't get from amazon I ordered from Miniatures Market. I've ordered from them a couple times, never had any issues. Just don't expect your shipment to arrive quickly...