That makes sense, thanks so much for advice guys!

Thanks a lot for the reply guys! It really helps a lot! But Vae do you think it is better to use all leaders when talking about squadrons instead of using a lot of TIE fighters?

Hi, in a week I will play at my first Armada tournament at my local store. So to be blunt, I'm a srucb. I have only played against my brother so far and I always play as empire! Currently we own A Core Set plus a ekstra Victory-class Star Destroyer, CR90 Corellian Corvette and Nebulon-B Frigate. We also own the Rebel and Imperial Fighter Squadrons pack.. With this my brother and I play 300 point games where I last went as: Admiral Motti (24) Victory II-class Star Destroyer (85) Flight Controllers (6) Expanded Hanger Bay (5) Overload Pulse (8) Enhanced Armament (10) Victory I-class Star Destroyer (73) Expanded Hanger Bay (5) Assault Concussion Missiles (7) Squadrons TIE Interceptor Squadron (11*2) TIE Fighter Squadron (8*4) TIE Advanced Squadron (12) Soontier fel (18) Howlrunner (16) Total: 299 So my questions are: For a 400 point game what the things I own what should I add or change to optimize my fleet? How do you place your ships as empire on the big map? I find it hard maybe because I only have 2 VCS. What is the best way to use squadrons? I use them offensively and so far I have never lost a squadron fight, I always destroy all rebel squads first. Please help me! Teach me the ways of the empire!

Hi So I'm new to Star Wars Armada and I've only been playing the Core Set with my older Brother. But now we have also bought one more Victory-class Star Destroyer, CR90 Corellian Corvette and Nebulon-B Frigate plus Rebel and Imperial Fighter Squadrons. We are running some 300 point games against each other where our last game was Mine Fields. My Fleet was as follows: Admiral Motti (24) Ships: Victory II-class Star Destroyer (85) - Flight Controllers (6) - Overload Pulse (8) - Expanded Hangar Bay (5) - Gunnery Team (7) - H9 Turbolasers (8) Victory I-class Star Destroyer (73) Squadrons: TIE Fighter Squadron (8*3) TIE Bomber Squadron (9*2) TIE Advanced Squadron (12*1) Soontier Fel (18) Howlrunner (16) Total: 297 What I really want to know is how do you place your ships as empire on the large map? This is what really bothers me, because I had a slim victory where I rushed the x and y wings with my squadrons hoping that I could lure the rebel ships. Instead the rebel scum went full speed on both his Corvettes and Nebulons to get behind me where I ended up losing one of my victory classes. Please tell me what are basic empire strategies, how do we use our ships to crush the rebels and furthermore what would be the most optimal setup for me?