2 MC80 Builds with Bombers + Escorts?

[krisarthur 0]

2 MC80s Bomber Build   

Faction: Rebel Alliance 
Points: 399/400 

Commander: Garm Bel Iblis

Assault Objective: Opening Salvo 
Defense Objective: Contested Outpost 
Navigation Objective: Superior Positions 

[ flagship ] MC80 Command Cruiser (106 points)
-  Garm Bel Iblis  ( 25  points) 
-  Independence  ( 8  points) 
-  Boosted Comms  ( 4  points) 
-  Turbolaser Reroute Circuits  ( 7  points) 
-  Overload Pulse  ( 8  points) 

MC80 Command Cruiser (106 points)
-  Independence  ( 8  points) 
-  Boosted Comms  ( 4  points) 
-  Overload Pulse  ( 8  points) 

4 B-Wing Squadrons ( 56 points) 
1 Luke Skywalker ( 20 points) 
3 X-Wing Squadrons ( 39 points) 

Fleet created with Armada Warlords

[Drasnighta 26,833]

Well, only one copy of Independance is allowed for one...

For Two, Turbolaser Reroute Circuits do nothing on the MC80, as you have no evade defense counter to use to power them...

 

 

Otherwise, its okay - but you're really going to have to learn how to use those bombers...  And you might be better off with Leading Shots instead of Overload Pulse - but its situational.

[Ginkapo 9,321]

As Dras says, leading shots, x17s, only one independance and more bombers!

[Akhrin 576]

Won't go over what the others have already picked up on, looking at other stuff in your list I'm wondering what the plan is with Overload Pulse? The scenario I'm imagining is:

1. First MC80 activates, launches squads
2. Squads hit target, forcing it to spend defence tokens
3. MC80 fires. Some defence tokens already spent, opponent knows OP is coming so spends the rest
4. OP might flip one token

Only thing I see it benefiting is if you've then got the second MC80 against the same target, but I think most opponents will already have flipped their defence tokens by then anyway regardless of OP. Since you're expecting to force your opponents to flip tokens using the squads anyway what about SW-7 instead? Since the tokens are flipped you can use your blue accuracy as hits instead, either forcing more damage through or making them burn tokens.

 

Could also look at swapping out something to fit in Jan Ors. Run her with the X-Wings to hand out Brace, and they'll protect her with Escort. Then she can use Intel to make it harder for your opponent to lock down or screen your B-Wings.

 

Objectives look alright, though I'm not sure about Opening Salvo. You've only got two ships to benefit from it, and could be running up against 5-6 ship lists that'll have a field day on that. You also risk giving up points to them if they even get a single damage through on your expensive MC80s. I'd look at Precision Strike (as you've got so many bombers) or Advanced Gunnery (the MC80 gets good use out of that). If you plan on using Advanced Gunnery there XI7s become a great choice of turbolaser on at least on MC80 as double-tapping an opponent with that after you've already hit them with bombers will force a lot of hull damage.