We finally have now the time to open the CR90 box and play the full campaign! The first scenario of the campaign, Mistaken Identity, is very well designed, as it will help you learn the basics and some of the weaknesses and strengths of the CR90.
Rebels (128 points) (played by JL)
- CR90 Corvette Fore with 2 Single Turbolasers, Gunnery Team and Sensor Team (74 points)
- CR90 Corvette Aft with Quad Laser Cannons, Engineering Team and Tibanna Gas Supplies (54 points)
Imperials (89 points) (played by Beni)
- Howlrunner with Determination (19 points)
- 5x Black Squadron TIE Fighters (5x14 = 70 points)
The goal for the Imperials is to cripple one section of the Corvette in 6 rounds.
Unfortunately, with the excitement I forgot to switch off the automatic flash from my smartphone and the Corvette has lost some of its details... That won't happen again in the next scenario.
Setup and first maneuvers
The scenario uses the standard 90x90 cm map with 6 asteroids. Beni decided to accumulate his asteroids in the same region of space, something I think worked in my favour because it made maneuvering with the Corvette much easier and denied him the opportunity of using the asteroids to gain some extra cover.
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| A TIE Fighter squadron hails the Corvette and orders it to stop |
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| The Corvette model looks amazing, specially with the nice GF9 map as background |
First Blood
Beni feared 6 rounds were not enough to allow him to circle around the Corvette and try to attack it from the back. He decided to move full throttle toward the Corvette.
The Corvette's primary weapon is very scary. With just 1 Energy you get an enormous 5 dice attack! Combine it with a Target Lock and things can get very nasty if you are not far enough... Its disadvantage is that it cannot target anything at ranges 1 or 2.
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| Unfortunately for the Imperials, one of the TIEs was just in range 3 of the Corvette |
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| A very lucky first shot after using the Target Lock to reroll... |
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| ANd one of the TIEs explodes! |
Melee
The obvious weakness of the Corvette is that it has very little punch power at ranges 1 and 2, so getting to that distance is a must; on the other hand, being squashed by the gargantuan ship if you are so close is a real risk.
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| The TIE Fighter swarm closes the gap with the Corvette |
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| Brilliant positioning by Beni this time; also, Howlrunner situation allowed many rerolls, but unfortunately for the Imperials, all hits were absorbed by the Corvette's Reinforcement action |
This risk became a reality when one of the Black Squadron TIEs blocked Howlrunner's movement and she was rammed by the Corvette.
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| Out of the way and into the cold dark space! |
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| The CR90 is surrounded by the TIEs, but only two of them have a shot on her |
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| Even a close range, the CR90 still has its Quad Laser Cannons... another lucky shot and another TIE bursts into pieces |
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| With only three TIEs remaining and with full shields, the CR90 is almost sure to survive |
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| One of the TIEs moves to range 3 from the fore part of the CR20 and is shot down |
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| The other two TIEs look helplessly as the majestic CR90 plots through the asteroid field |
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| The two remaining TIEs deal out some damage to the CR90, but it was all blocked by the Corvette's shields |
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| One of the TIE fighters dodges the CR90 by millimeters |
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| But the second one was gunned down by the Corvette's Quad Laser Cannon |
Summary
The scenario finished with 5 TIEs destroyed and the Corvette suffering only minor damage to the shields. Attacking the Corvette head on did not work very well for Beni, but we don't know if the scenario gives enough time to fly around the CR90 and hit it from the back... As we plan to play again the campaign switching roles, I'll have a chance to try.
A very positive point is that Huge ships like the Corvette and the Transport add a lot of variety and fun factor to an already great game... I hope we'll have enough time to play many more scenarios with Huge ships!
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