The Impact is what you are paying for with the latter, and as with its Ion cousin there are better sources of Impact in the Rebel toolkit.

We’ll dive into specifics, but the Scattergun does as much or more damage to troopers in nearly every scenario, costs two thirds as much, and doesn’t have exhaust. I’m definitely more in favor of the former than the latter.

Weapon Upgrades:įleet troopers can load up with two different heavy weapon options: the Scattergun and the MPL-B Grenade Launcher. Note: As per usual, all stats shown include the supplement of dice from a full squad (5 DH-17s) unless noted otherwise. Keep them in cover or out of sight entirely. They still can certainly benefit from dodge tokens (and indeed I would recommend it in a pinch) but don’t get nearly the same turn-long utility out of them. Importantly, unlike their squishy colleagues, Fleet Troopers lack Nimble. The same cloth armor that Rebel Troopers wear, except these guys shop at Express instead of Duluth. View it as a bonus, not a necessity, and you won’t be disappointed. Unlike a lot of other units, Fleet Troopers are not defined by their special unit keyword(s). It is a nice to have in the rare instance that you use Standby, but you could leave it off the card and it wouldn’t change their awesomeness at all. You want to be shooting stuff, not slap fighting. Same black melee dice as every other Corps unit. Fifty percent more average hits that a Rebel Trooper and twice the crit chance. Two white dice per mini with surge? Now we are in business. We’ve already established white dice are terrible. Offense:Īlright, here’s where things start getting interesting. Same price as a Stormtrooper unit, which is to say they are 10% more expensive than Rebel Troopers.ġ Wound, 1 Courage. Bonus ability (steady) is highly situational**Ĥ4 Points (11 per man).Good synergy with Rebel command cards (especially Leia).Only non-character unit with access to Pierce (so far).Extremely high damage (especially with a Scattergun).Fun fact: Fleet Troopers with a shotgun do the third most average wounds to a Stormtrooper squad of any weapon/unit in the game, behind only Vader himself and the AT-RT flamethrower with 6 targets. Seriously though, for guys* that are mostly known for getting ruthlessly murdered by Vader (and Stormtroopers), Fleet Troopers pack quite a punch.

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