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	{{topquote\|Until this battle station is fully operational, we are vulnerable. The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped! They're more dangerous than you realize.\|General Tagge}}		{{topquote\|Until this battle station is fully operational, we are vulnerable. The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped! They're more dangerous than you realize.\|General Tagge}}
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	==Why Play the Empire==		==Why Play the Empire==

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	==Why Play the Empire==		==Why Play the Empire==

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	==Why Play the Empire==		==Why Play the Empire==

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	{{topquote\|Until this battle station is fully operational, we are vulnerable. The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped! They're more dangerous than you realize.\|General Tagge}}		{{topquote\|Until this battle station is fully operational, we are vulnerable. The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped! They're more dangerous than you realize.\|General Tagge}}

	==Why Play the Empire==		==Why Play the Empire==

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Large Ships */

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Large Ships

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	\| Brace, Redirect, Salvo		\| Brace, Redirect, Salvo
	\| 3/1/3		\| 3/1/3
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			\| Venator
			\| II
			\| <span style="color:green">❹</span> <span style="color:red">⬤⬤</span><span style="color:blue">⬤⬤</span>⬤⬤
			\| <span style="color:green">❸</span> <span style="color:red">⬤⬤</span><span style="color:blue">⬤⬤</span>
			\| <span style="color:green">❶</span> <span style="color:red">⬤</span><span style="color:blue">⬤</span>⬤
			\| <span style="color:blue">⬤</span>⬤
			\| 9
			\| Brace, Redirect, Contain, Salvo
			\| 3/3/4
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}
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	**'''''Sunder''''' - For anyone who thought "Boy, I like the idea of using the Darth Vader boarding team do remove an upgrade, but I HATE getting into close range with an MC30!" Any blue or black critical from ''Sunder'' (not just from the Ignition arc!) will destroy one Offensive or Defensive Retrofit, Ordinance, Ion, or Turbolaser upgrade from the ship you hit. It's expensive and you must discard the ''Sunder'' title to do, but wiping out Home One's ECMs is nothing short of EXTREMELY satisfying.		**'''''Sunder''''' - For anyone who thought "Boy, I like the idea of using the Darth Vader boarding team do remove an upgrade, but I HATE getting into close range with an MC30!" Any blue or black critical from ''Sunder'' (not just from the Ignition arc!) will destroy one Offensive or Defensive Retrofit, Ordinance, Ion, or Turbolaser upgrade from the ship you hit. It's expensive and you must discard the ''Sunder'' title to do, but wiping out Home One's ECMs is nothing short of EXTREMELY satisfying.
	**'''''7th Fleet Star Destroyer''''' - When receiving an attack on your front arc, you can exhaust a copy of this card on a nearby 7th Fleet Star Destroyer to decrease the incoming damage by 1. Please note that only the Onager-class Star Destroyer card can equip this title. Usually the 7th Fleet title is overshadowed by other upgrades, but in the case of the Onager it can be useful to pass some damage off to an escorting Gladiator. But even then it's not really cost effective in a 400 point game.		**'''''7th Fleet Star Destroyer''''' - When receiving an attack on your front arc, you can exhaust a copy of this card on a nearby 7th Fleet Star Destroyer to decrease the incoming damage by 1. Please note that only the Onager-class Star Destroyer card can equip this title. Usually the 7th Fleet title is overshadowed by other upgrades, but in the case of the Onager it can be useful to pass some damage off to an escorting Gladiator. But even then it's not really cost effective in a 400 point game.

			====Venator II Star Destroyer====
			''Rapid Reinforcements I'' allows the Empire to take the Venator II as a unique at 100 points. While undeniably a better deal points wise than the Victory, it doesn't offer anything that the Imperial class can't do a bit better for a few more points.

	==Huge Ships==		==Huge Ships==

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Imperial Squadrons 2 */

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Imperial Squadrons 2

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	*'''TIE Defender Squadron''' - The strongest all-around squadron the Imperials can field. Imperial players cheered "this is exactly what we wanted" and then realized that, price being equal, two specialist activations is potentially better than one big generalist activation if even the multi-role needs squadron command support. Nevertheless, the Defender is a solid if pricey anti-everything generic in the ace constrained 1.5 era.		*'''TIE Defender Squadron''' - The strongest all-around squadron the Imperials can field. Imperial players cheered "this is exactly what we wanted" and then realized that, price being equal, two specialist activations is potentially better than one big generalist activation if even the multi-role needs squadron command support. Nevertheless, the Defender is a solid if pricey anti-everything generic in the ace constrained 1.5 era.
	**'''Maarek Stele''' - hero of the original TIE Fighter PC game from the early '90s. Adds another blue die to anti-ship fire; may change one die to a Crit when attacking. Also gains Grit and two Brace tokens. Find the 21 points to field him.		**'''Maarek Stele''' - hero of the original TIE Fighter PC game from the early '90s. Adds another blue die to anti-ship fire; may change one die to a Crit when attacking. Also gains Grit and two Brace tokens. Find the 21 points to field him.
			**'''Darth Vader''' - Added in ''Rapid Reinforcements I'' and instantly becoming the latest Imperial mandatory-include. For 25 points, he can bomb for 2 red, his anti-squadron crits do one damage, and he comes with adept 2 and rogue.

	*'''TIE Phantom Squadron''' - a refugee from the old Rebel Assault games. Three points more than an Interceptor; trades one point of speed for one point of hull but keeps the good AA dice. The special ability here is '''Cloak''', which gives the squadron an extra move 1 even if engaged. Cloak in Armada has a couple uses: getting somewhere really fast (and the Phantom can indeed move slightly further than a stock speed 5 squadron), and movement triggered gimmicks like station bouncing.		*'''TIE Phantom Squadron''' - a refugee from the old Rebel Assault games. Three points more than an Interceptor; trades one point of speed for one point of hull but keeps the good AA dice. The special ability here is '''Cloak''', which gives the squadron an extra move 1 even if engaged. Cloak in Armada has a couple uses: getting somewhere really fast (and the Phantom can indeed move slightly further than a stock speed 5 squadron), and movement triggered gimmicks like station bouncing.

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Gladiator Star Destroyer */

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Gladiator Star Destroyer

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	**'''''Insidious''''' - Black dice can be used up to medium range when your ship fires at the rear hull zone of an enemy ship. This is a situational pick, since most cases where you can get into medium range behind your target, you could've also gotten into close and been largely safe from harm.		**'''''Insidious''''' - Black dice can be used up to medium range when your ship fires at the rear hull zone of an enemy ship. This is a situational pick, since most cases where you can get into medium range behind your target, you could've also gotten into close and been largely safe from harm.
	**'''''Demolisher''''' - (As of Armada 1.5) Lose one of your attacks in the normal attack step, but gain it back AFTER you move. It cannot be understated how much of a difference this makes. For ten points, this can ''massively'' change the way you plan your tactics and position with this ship. Bear in mind this attack is still subject to the normal rules, so you cannot fire from one arc, move, then fire from that arc again. But either way your threat radius for the vessel expands remarkably. Most of the time that you're fielding Gladiators, one of them should have this title.		**'''''Demolisher''''' - (As of Armada 1.5) Lose one of your attacks in the normal attack step, but gain it back AFTER you move. It cannot be understated how much of a difference this makes. For ten points, this can ''massively'' change the way you plan your tactics and position with this ship. Bear in mind this attack is still subject to the normal rules, so you cannot fire from one arc, move, then fire from that arc again. But either way your threat radius for the vessel expands remarkably. Most of the time that you're fielding Gladiators, one of them should have this title.
	**'''''7th Fleet Star Destroyer''''' - When receiving an attack on your front arc, you can exhaust a copy of this card on a nearby 7th Fleet Star Destroyer to decrease the incoming damage by 1. Good for grouped up fleet playstyles like the Rebel's Hammerhead Task Forces ~~or Mon Cal Exodus Fleet~~, but ~~you~~'~~re sacrificing~~ good ~~titles like ''Demolisher'', ''Harrow''~~, and ~~''Avenger'' to use it~~.		**'''''7th Fleet Star Destroyer''''' - When receiving an attack on your front arc, you can exhaust a copy of this card on a nearby 7th Fleet Star Destroyer to decrease the incoming damage by 1. Good for grouped up fleet playstyles like the Rebel's Hammerhead Task Forces, but in a 400 point game it's difficult to bring enough ships for the benefit to outweigh the alternative choices. In higher point games, Gladiators can get good mileage out of this, both on their own and screening for larger ships like Onagers.

	====Raider Corvette====		====Raider Corvette====

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Victory Star Destroyer

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	====Victory Star Destroyer====		====Victory Star Destroyer====
	The original big angry triangle, the Victory was not a good ship for the early days of Armada. Most of the problems stemmed from the fact that if you're committed to running a big angry triangle, the Imperial class options are just flat out better angry triangles in every way for a reasonable increase in points, being both faster AND more maneuverable on top of being tougher with more dakka and better title cards. Armada's designers must have come to the same conclusion, and starting with Wave 5 successive upgrades have been coming out that have retroactively brought the old Victory up to speed. Jerjerrod helps with the poor maneuvering, Quad Battery Turrets making slower speeds more viable, External Racks for Vic-Is and Disposable Capacitors for Vic-IIs, and FINALLY a way to give a Victory the much-needed Engine Techs. While the VSD is not perfect, it's far from obsolete in the current game. If you're wondering where it comes from, the Victory is loosely based on the ORIGINAL first ~~version~~ of the Star Destroyer and was named in the Han Solo books that gave us the Z-95.		The original big angry triangle, the Victory was not a good ship for the early days of Armada. Most of the problems stemmed from the fact that if you're committed to running a big angry triangle, the Imperial class options are just flat out better angry triangles in every way for a reasonable increase in points, being both faster AND more maneuverable on top of being tougher with more dakka and better title cards. Armada's designers must have come to the same conclusion, and starting with Wave 5 successive upgrades have been coming out that have retroactively brought the old Victory up to speed. Jerjerrod helps with the poor maneuvering, Quad Battery Turrets making slower speeds more viable, External Racks for Vic-Is and Disposable Capacitors for Vic-IIs, and FINALLY a way to give a Victory the much-needed Engine Techs. While the VSD is not perfect, it's far from obsolete in the current game. If you're wondering where it comes from, the Victory is loosely based on the ORIGINAL first draft of the Star Destroyer and was named in the Han Solo books that gave us the Z-95.
	*'''Victory-I Class Star Destroyer''' - What you get right out of the core box. Has hull, command, squadron and engineering points out of the wazoo so it makes a good centerpiece for your forces, as well as having 3 Shields on the front and side arcs. The problems with it are obvious though, it steers like a cow and plods along like it just doesn't care, so if it gets out-maneuvered it could be in trouble as it's shielding on the rear is only one point strong. However, upgrades have since come out to help mitigate this point somewhat (Moff Jerjerrod among others). It also suffers from a range imbalance with its weapons, having blacks mixed with reds, meaning it is fantastic at short range, but poorer at medium>long ranges, comparable to the Rebels Nebulon B frigates at those distances. It's also not that fantastic at dealing with enemy squadrons, having only a single blue dice, but that's why you've got TIEs. Where the Victory-I excels at is being a being a big, beefy offensive guard for some of your other ships. Keep the upgrades light, just External Racks and swap out a Redirect for Salvo with Local Fire Control if you're daring. Then, point towards the enemy and dare them to close the distance.		*'''Victory-I Class Star Destroyer''' - What you get right out of the core box. Has hull, command, squadron and engineering points out of the wazoo so it makes a good centerpiece for your forces, as well as having 3 Shields on the front and side arcs. The problems with it are obvious though, it steers like a cow and plods along like it just doesn't care, so if it gets out-maneuvered it could be in trouble as it's shielding on the rear is only one point strong. However, upgrades have since come out to help mitigate this point somewhat (Moff Jerjerrod among others). It also suffers from a range imbalance with its weapons, having blacks mixed with reds, meaning it is fantastic at short range, but poorer at medium>long ranges, comparable to the Rebels Nebulon B frigates at those distances. It's also not that fantastic at dealing with enemy squadrons, having only a single blue dice, but that's why you've got TIEs. Where the Victory-I excels at is being a being a big, beefy offensive guard for some of your other ships. Keep the upgrades light, just External Racks and swap out a Redirect for Salvo with Local Fire Control if you're daring. Then, point towards the enemy and dare them to close the distance.
	*'''Victory-II Class Star Destroyer''' - The upgraded version improves the firepower considerably, replacing those black dice with blues, giving the Victory-I an impressive presence out to the medium range. With the release the Quad Battery Turrets and Disposable Capacitors upgrades, the Vic-II can now double as impressive long-range artillery before closing in for further engagements. Don't expect to always use the front arc very often, but a minimum of six dice at medium (or long) range is scary enough when you can just swivel it to deny entire regions of the board.		*'''Victory-II Class Star Destroyer''' - The upgraded version improves the firepower considerably, replacing those black dice with blues, giving the Victory-I an impressive presence out to the medium range. With the release the Quad Battery Turrets and Disposable Capacitors upgrades, the Vic-II can now double as impressive long-range artillery before closing in for further engagements. Don't expect to always use the front arc very often, but a minimum of six dice at medium (or long) range is scary enough when you can just swivel it to deny entire regions of the board.

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Rogues and Villains */

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Rogues and Villains

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	*'''Aggressor Assault Fighter''' - Almost the same ship as the YT-2400, but trading a point of speed and hull for Counter 1. For the same price you could have the much better TIE Defender instead, but possibly worth bringing if you've got a shortage of squadron commands.		*'''Aggressor Assault Fighter''' - Almost the same ship as the YT-2400, but trading a point of speed and hull for Counter 1. For the same price you could have the much better TIE Defender instead, but possibly worth bringing if you've got a shortage of squadron commands.
	**'''IG-88''' - Revs his engines all the way up to speed 5, brings his Counter up to 2, gains a Scatter token - the highest hull Scatter in the game, although no second token - and he ignores Escort and Counter when attacking. At 21 points, he's a fast and ~~independant~~ ace-hunter that rolls half the dice two Interceptors would bring instead.		**'''IG-88''' - Revs his engines all the way up to speed 5, brings his Counter up to 2, gains a Scatter token - the highest hull Scatter in the game, although no second token - and he ignores Escort and Counter when attacking. At 21 points, he's a fast and independent ace-hunter that rolls half the dice two Interceptors would bring instead.
	**'''IG-88B''' - Swaps two of IG-88's blue anti-starfighter die for two black, drops one counter die, but comes with a CRAZY ability. If you've seen The Last Starfighter, it's basically the Death Blossom. Activate at the beginning of the Squadron phase and give up your movement, but attack ALL enemy starfighters at range 1. Better yet, because he's technically flying the ''IG-2000B'', you can fly with IG-88 proper in the same fleet.		**'''IG-88B''' - Swaps two of IG-88's blue anti-starfighter die for two black, drops one counter die, but comes with a CRAZY ability. If you've seen The Last Starfighter, it's basically the Death Blossom. Activate at the beginning of the Squadron phase and give up your movement, but attack ALL enemy starfighters at range 1. Better yet, because he's technically flying the ''IG-2000B'', you can fly with IG-88 proper in the same fleet.