So in my opinion this is definitely our weakest class with relatively difficult to use options. The main reason I say this is due to their limited range and firing arcs. I will try to keep this article up to date with my views and any rule changes.
Overall I think minimizing the number of small squadrons is a mistake. There are a few common reasons to take several squadrons such as:
- Increased number of activations per turn. This reduces the extent to which your opponent gets multiple activations after you have activated all of your Squadrons. Additionally this lets you make 'inconsequential' moves while waiting for your opponent to commit or come into range.
- Protection for larger ships from small/medium class models by obstructing line of sight
Compared to their cost other factions small ships generally do everything better than ours except for movement. Our movement is faster but this means that either you waste this advantage by holding back to provide support for slower larger vessels or you run up, do a suicide run and get blasted apart next turn.
