Fantasy Flight Games preview the Fighter Squadrons for Star Wars: Armada.
From the website:
“If all you do is fight for your own life, then your life is worth nothing.”
–Hera SyndullaAs a game of epic space battles, Star Wars™: Armada will always remain sharply focused on capital ships. They dominate space and win wars. They fight with overpowering barrages of laser fire, missiles, and torpedoes. They soak astonishing amounts of damage on their heavy shields. And they cast ominous shadows over the planets they orbit. More than that, they make Armada the strategic game that it is, forcing you to plan your actions and your movement well in advance of the actual exchanges of fire.
Still, there’s no denying the tactical value of a starfighter squadron used correctly. Starfighters have made their impact felt since the game’s release and continue to do so. Both of the finalists in the recent 2016 Star Wars: Armada World Championships made extensive use of their squadrons, using them both to protect their capital ships and to strafe their opponents’. The importance of the game’s starfighter squadrons hasn’t changed, but the ways they are utilized have evolved over time.
The next evolution is coming.
