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2A02:1810:4E2C:A900:C5B1:DFB5:E2DA:268: /* Faction Tactics */

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Faction Tactics

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	Missile bots in general are useful even if you do not fire or land a single shot. They add a major threat vector to each of your repeaters. From turn 1, your opponent will need to either burn orders to avoid or actively kill them. If you get even a single spotlight off your enemy will need to start spacing units out which may force them into spaces they would rather not be in.		Missile bots in general are useful even if you do not fire or land a single shot. They add a major threat vector to each of your repeaters. From turn 1, your opponent will need to either burn orders to avoid or actively kill them. If you get even a single spotlight off your enemy will need to start spacing units out which may force them into spaces they would rather not be in.

	'''Take advantage of arial deployment's ability to arrive in unit's back arcs'''. Nomads ~~dont~~ have the best BS skill in the game so its much better to try to take free shots when available. Using units like hellcats, with their combat jump 18 (with an evo hacker), or Carlotta, with her parachutist(Dep Zone), it becomes fairly easy. Take the free shot and let the unit change facing, then shoot them with something else in their now exposed arc. '''Don't sleep on the deployables available to AD troops.''' When facing fireteams a drop troop landing an placing a EM mine around a corner can be devastating. It's the same with repeaters.		'''Take advantage of arial deployment's ability to arrive in unit's back arcs'''. Nomads don't have the best BS skill in the game so its much better to try to take free shots when available. Using units like hellcats, with their combat jump 18 (with an evo hacker), or Carlotta, with her parachutist(Dep Zone), it becomes fairly easy. Take the free shot and let the unit change facing, then shoot them with something else in their now exposed arc. '''Don't sleep on the deployables available to AD troops.''' When facing fireteams a drop troop landing an placing a EM mine around a corner can be devastating. It's the same with repeaters.

	'''Utilize multiple threat vectors.'''		'''Utilize multiple threat vectors.'''

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Remotes

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	*'''Tsyklon Sputniks:''' Also Nomad-specific, these are long range combat Remotes for both offense and defense. The X-Visor is mostly useful at long bomb Pitchers into the enemy. These have a Spitfire for medium range gunfighting or a Feuerbach for long range. Unlike most remotes, they have both high ARM and BTS.		*'''Tsyklon Sputniks:''' Also Nomad-specific, these are long range combat Remotes for both offense and defense. The X-Visor is mostly useful at long bomb Pitchers into the enemy. These have a Spitfire for medium range gunfighting or a Feuerbach for long range. Unlike most remotes, they have both high ARM and BTS.

	*'''Vostok Sputniks:''' A bit of a tank, these have two wounds and very heavy firepower. Most of the profiles have albedo, which prevents MSV units from seeing them on the first battle round. One of the MK12 profiles can choose to give up Albedo for Mimetism (-6), which makes it a fiendish gunner. The Red Fury is notable for having Burst 5, and the Missile Launcher is interesting being Burst 2; both are at only 1 SWC each. As is the norm with Nomad remotes, they have Climbing Plus, which makes them very mobile combined with their 6-4 MOV. For best results, take an EVO hacker for supportware. ~~Dont~~ be afraid to run them as a solo piece. Alone or with Rem Drivers, they can be a large distraction while your specialists push buttons.		*'''Vostok Sputniks:''' A bit of a tank, these have two wounds and very heavy firepower. Most of the profiles have albedo, which prevents MSV units from seeing them on the first battle round. One of the MK12 profiles can choose to give up Albedo for Mimetism (-6), which makes it a fiendish gunner. The Red Fury is notable for having Burst 5, and the Missile Launcher is interesting being Burst 2; both are at only 1 SWC each. As is the norm with Nomad remotes, they have Climbing Plus, which makes them very mobile combined with their 6-4 MOV. For best results, take an EVO hacker for supportware. Don't be afraid to run them as a solo piece. Alone or with Rem Drivers, they can be a large distraction while your specialists push buttons.

	===Skirmishers===		===Skirmishers===

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Why play Nomads

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	Nomads excel in two things: their flexibility and their infrastructure.		Nomads excel in two things: their flexibility and their infrastructure.

	-Nomads will not out-perform any other faction when playing to their strengths. You cant out-shoot Pano nor out-CC JSA, so ~~dont~~ bother trying. Nomads excel when forcing the enemy to waste time and energy. Place deployables in obnoxious spots that take 1-2 order to clear out. Run chaff units in their face that they need to deal with before they can start attacking you order generators. Ideally every time your opponent needs to make an ARO descision they should be put into an unwinnable situation. Did they reset, then shoot them in the face! Did they dodge, hack them!		-Nomads will not out-perform any other faction when playing to their strengths. You cant out-shoot Pano nor out-CC JSA, so don't bother trying. Nomads excel when forcing the enemy to waste time and energy. Place deployables in obnoxious spots that take 1-2 order to clear out. Run chaff units in their face that they need to deal with before they can start attacking you order generators. Ideally every time your opponent needs to make an ARO descision they should be put into an unwinnable situation. Did they reset, then shoot them in the face! Did they dodge, hack them!

	-Nomads have one of the best abilities in the game to build out repeater and deployable nets early. Koalas and mines may not dent TAGS or HI, but there's always the chance that they can get a wound through. Many opponents wont risk key units to something avoidable and will burn orders to move out of the way or just shoot them. Either way its a win-win. If they burn 2 orders to kill a koala that's 2 orders they aren't shooting something that's actually useful. Similarly, our repeaters can be places in '''extremely''' annoying places, especially the fast-panda. Hiding them behind boxes, around corners, under bridges, or on-top of buildings can be debilitating. Free spotlight ARO on all units and crippling debuffs on HI, REM, and TAGS is something your opponent must respect. thats not even getting into barrages of guided missiles raining down on spotlight units......		-Nomads have one of the best abilities in the game to build out repeater and deployable nets early. Koalas and mines may not dent TAGS or HI, but there's always the chance that they can get a wound through. Many opponents wont risk key units to something avoidable and will burn orders to move out of the way or just shoot them. Either way its a win-win. If they burn 2 orders to kill a koala that's 2 orders they aren't shooting something that's actually useful. Similarly, our repeaters can be places in '''extremely''' annoying places, especially the fast-panda. Hiding them behind boxes, around corners, under bridges, or on-top of buildings can be debilitating. Free spotlight ARO on all units and crippling debuffs on HI, REM, and TAGS is something your opponent must respect. thats not even getting into barrages of guided missiles raining down on spotlight units......

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Faction Tactics

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	Repeater coverage is very important faction wide. In general, nomads have access to reasonably cheap hackers that punch above their weight. Having at least one allows you to take advantage of the many in-built zond repeaters and the various pitchers and deployable repeaters that we innately get.		Repeater coverage is very important faction wide. In general, nomads have access to reasonably cheap hackers that punch above their weight. Having at least one allows you to take advantage of the many in-built zond repeaters and the various pitchers and deployable repeaters that we innately get.

	If your enemy does wander into range and if they '''are''' ~~hackable~~, it is generally advisable to use '''oblivion'''. This will knock that unit out of any team it is attached to and break the team if you hit the leader. The primary focus is to lock that unit from providing or consuming any order other than its own. It will also take a -9 penalty to any reset rolls going forward. If you land any other hack, that unit will be stuck at the maximum -12 penalty. Depending on the unit they may not be able to reset at all at that point.		If your enemy does wander into range and if they '''are hackable''', it is generally advisable to use '''oblivion'''. This will knock that unit out of any team it is attached to and break the team if you hit the leader. The primary focus is to lock that unit from providing or consuming any order other than its own. It will also take a -9 penalty to any reset rolls going forward. If you land any other hack, that unit will be stuck at the maximum -12 penalty. Depending on the unit they may not be able to reset at all at that point.

	While '''carbonite''' can seem attractive to immediately take a unit out of commission, the lower damage on the DA ammo can make it difficult for the status to stick. Its best to wait until after the unit is isolated before attempting.		While '''carbonite''' can seem attractive to immediately take a unit out of commission, the lower damage on the DA ammo can make it difficult for the status to stick. Its best to wait until after the unit is isolated before attempting.

	If they '''~~are~~ not''' ~~hackable~~, '''spotlight''' the hell out of them. The status can be landed on anything and helps to even out the lower BS skill found on many Nomad gunfighters.		If they are '''not hackable''', '''spotlight''' the hell out of them. The status can be landed on anything and helps to even out the lower BS skill found on many Nomad gunfighters.

	Active turn hacking is best focused on disabling key units and landing trinity on enemy hackers. '''Unless you are going for guided missile strike, do not active turn spotlight.''' B1 that can be f2f'd is not an efficient use of orders.		Active turn hacking is best focused on disabling key units and landing trinity on enemy hackers. '''Unless you are going for guided missile strike, do not active turn spotlight.''' B1 that can be f2f'd is not an efficient use of orders.

			Missile bots in general are useful even if you do not fire or land a single shot. They add a major threat vector to each of your repeaters. From turn 1, your opponent will need to either burn orders to avoid or actively kill them. If you get even a single spotlight off your enemy will need to start spacing units out which may force them into spaces they would rather not be in.

			'''Take advantage of arial deployment's ability to arrive in unit's back arcs'''. Nomads dont have the best BS skill in the game so its much better to try to take free shots when available. Using units like hellcats, with their combat jump 18 (with an evo hacker), or Carlotta, with her parachutist(Dep Zone), it becomes fairly easy. Take the free shot and let the unit change facing, then shoot them with something else in their now exposed arc. '''Don't sleep on the deployables available to AD troops.''' When facing fireteams a drop troop landing an placing a EM mine around a corner can be devastating. It's the same with repeaters.

			'''Utilize multiple threat vectors.'''

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Faction Tactics

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	Nomads thrive when focusing on only taking fights that weigh in their favor.		Nomads thrive when focusing on only taking fights that weigh in their favor.

	In general, take advantage of each sectoral's ability to start up board to take key positions and objectives early. Placing morans or zeros on a key, hard to get to, position with koala coverage will force your opponents to burn additional orders to clear them. Depending on the map, its entirely possible to take very fast objectives to get a quick leg up.		In general, '''take advantage of each sectoral's ability to start up board to take key positions and objectives early'''. Placing morans or zeros on a key, hard to get to, position with koala coverage will force your opponents to burn additional orders to clear them. Depending on the map, its entirely possible to take very fast objectives to get a quick leg up.

	Repeater coverage is very important faction wide. In general, nomads have access to reasonably cheap hackers that punch above their weight. Having at least one allows you to take advantage of the many in-built zond repeaters and the various pitchers and deployable repeaters that we innately get.		Repeater coverage is very important faction wide. In general, nomads have access to reasonably cheap hackers that punch above their weight. Having at least one allows you to take advantage of the many in-built zond repeaters and the various pitchers and deployable repeaters that we innately get.
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	If your enemy does wander into range and if they '''are''' hackable, it is generally advisable to use '''oblivion'''. This will knock that unit out of any team it is attached to and break the team if you hit the leader. The primary focus is to lock that unit from providing or consuming any order other than its own. It will also take a -9 penalty to any reset rolls going forward. If you land any other hack, that unit will be stuck at the maximum -12 penalty. Depending on the unit they may not be able to reset at all at that point.		If your enemy does wander into range and if they '''are''' hackable, it is generally advisable to use '''oblivion'''. This will knock that unit out of any team it is attached to and break the team if you hit the leader. The primary focus is to lock that unit from providing or consuming any order other than its own. It will also take a -9 penalty to any reset rolls going forward. If you land any other hack, that unit will be stuck at the maximum -12 penalty. Depending on the unit they may not be able to reset at all at that point.

	While carbonite can seem attractive to immediately take a unit out of commission, the lower damage on the DA ammo can make it difficult for the status to stick. Its best to wait until after the unit is isolated before attempting.		While '''carbonite''' can seem attractive to immediately take a unit out of commission, the lower damage on the DA ammo can make it difficult for the status to stick. Its best to wait until after the unit is isolated before attempting.

	If they '''are not''' hackable, spotlight the hell out of them. The status can be landed on anything and helps to even out the lower BS skill found on many Nomad gunfighters.		If they '''are not''' hackable, '''spotlight''' the hell out of them. The status can be landed on anything and helps to even out the lower BS skill found on many Nomad gunfighters.

			Active turn hacking is best focused on disabling key units and landing trinity on enemy hackers. '''Unless you are going for guided missile strike, do not active turn spotlight.''' B1 that can be f2f'd is not an efficient use of orders.

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Faction Tactics

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	Repeater coverage is very important faction wide. In general, nomads have access to reasonably cheap hackers that punch above their weight. Having at least one allows you to take advantage of the many in-built zond repeaters and the various pitchers and deployable repeaters that we innately get.		Repeater coverage is very important faction wide. In general, nomads have access to reasonably cheap hackers that punch above their weight. Having at least one allows you to take advantage of the many in-built zond repeaters and the various pitchers and deployable repeaters that we innately get.

	If your enemy does wander into range and if they '''are''' hackable, it is generally advisable to use '''oblivion'''. This will knock that unit out of any team it is attached to and break the team if you hit the leader. The primary focus is to lock that unit from providing or consuming any order other than its own. It will also take a -9 penalty to any reset rolls going forward. If you land any other hack, that unit will be stuck at the maximum -12 penalty. Depending on the unit they may not be able to reset at all at that point.		If your enemy does wander into range and if they '''are''' hackable, it is generally advisable to use '''oblivion'''. This will knock that unit out of any team it is attached to and break the team if you hit the leader. The primary focus is to lock that unit from providing or consuming any order other than its own. It will also take a -9 penalty to any reset rolls going forward. If you land any other hack, that unit will be stuck at the maximum -12 penalty. Depending on the unit they may not be able to reset at all at that point.

	While carbonite can seem attractive to immediately take a unit out of commission, the lower damage on the DA ammo can make it difficult for the status to stick. Its best to wait until after the unit is isolated before attempting.		While carbonite can seem attractive to immediately take a unit out of commission, the lower damage on the DA ammo can make it difficult for the status to stick. Its best to wait until after the unit is isolated before attempting.

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Faction Tactics

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	==Faction Tactics==		==Faction Tactics==

			Nomads thrive when focusing on only taking fights that weigh in their favor.

			In general, take advantage of each sectoral's ability to start up board to take key positions and objectives early. Placing morans or zeros on a key, hard to get to, position with koala coverage will force your opponents to burn additional orders to clear them. Depending on the map, its entirely possible to take very fast objectives to get a quick leg up.

			Repeater coverage is very important faction wide. In general, nomads have access to reasonably cheap hackers that punch above their weight. Having at least one allows you to take advantage of the many in-built zond repeaters and the various pitchers and deployable repeaters that we innately get.

			If your enemy does wander into range and if they '''are''' hackable, it is generally advisable to use '''oblivion'''. This will knock that unit out of any team it is attached to and break the team if you hit the leader. The primary focus is to lock that unit from providing or consuming any order other than its own. It will also take a -9 penalty to any reset rolls going forward. If you land any other hack, that unit will be stuck at the maximum -12 penalty. Depending on the unit they may not be able to reset at all at that point.

			While carbonite can seem attractive to immediately take a unit out of commission, the lower damage on the DA ammo can make it difficult for the status to stick. Its best to wait until after the unit is isolated before attempting.

			If they '''are not''' hackable, spotlight the hell out of them. The status can be landed on anything and helps to even out the lower BS skill found on many Nomad gunfighters.

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	===TAGs===		===TAGs===
	*'''Gator Squadron:''' Nomads finally have a 2nd battle tag to compare to Sally. While both have similar roles, Gator tends to be more aggressive. With a shorter range gun (Multi HMG), dedicated anti-CC (NBW, -3CC, and EM+N CC), and area denial (minethrower), Gator does very well pushing early and holding key locations. The NCO option helps to add even more aggression as you now have a decent unit to burn your LT order on. Make sure to leverage all of its tools to get the maximum use, throw mines to block ARO's while you punch key HI and Tag units in the face.		*'''Gator Squadron:'''Nomads finally have a 2nd battle tag to compare to Sally. While both have similar roles, Gator tends to be more aggressive. With a shorter range gun (Multi HMG), dedicated anti-CC (NBW, -3CC, and EM+N CC), and area denial (minethrower), Gator does very well pushing early and holding key locations. The NCO option helps to add even more aggression as you now have a decent unit to burn your LT order on, and is your only non-wildcat nco option. At two points its ususally worth taking. Make sure to leverage all of its tools to get the maximum use, throw mines to block ARO's while you punch key HI and Tag units in the face. It's b2 chain rifle allow for some very nasty situations where you take little risk offensively. Very difficult profile to get through due to it's armor 8 in cover, especially with a Moran nearby, ecm hacker, and the potential to go into suppressive, hackers and close range gunfighters tend to struggle to fight it. Not to mention Corrigedor's slew of engineers to bring it back up if needed. However, long range profiles can give it trouble, such mim 6 aro pieces as the Ryuken or Dasyus, or offensive msv pieces in factions with smoke such as the karhu in white co. Make sure it isn't getting shot by these unit archetypes.
	**Gator Pilot is a special operative, CC monster, and has a boarding shotgun. Don't be afraid to jump out and blast people in the face if needed.		**Gator Pilot is a special operative, CC monster, and has a boarding shotgun. Don't be afraid to jump out and blast people in the face if needed.