Welcome to the second of two battles in the Semi Finals of the ION Radio “This is Madness! 2023” Tournament. This elimination style matchup is between the following Commanders: Admiral Konstantine and Luminara Unduli.
Ken and John will work through the full bracket and battle it out in a 300 point Star Wars Armada match.
Special thanks to “Obermutant” and “MC_Sweatt251” for the two fleets played today.
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0:00 Titles and Fleet introductions
3:28 Setup and Deployment
5:52 Turn 1
8:24 Turn 2
11:21 Turn 3
17:17 Turn 4
27:49 Turn 5
41:28 Turn 6
46:18 Score and After Action Report
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(10) Name: Obermutant
Faction: Imperial
Commander: Admiral Konstantine
Assault: Surprise Attack
Defense: Contested Outpost
Navigation: Doomed Station
Interdictor Suppression Refit (90)
• Admiral Konstantine (23)
• Taskmaster Grint (5)
• Projection Experts (6)
• G7-X Grav Well Projector (2)
• G-8 Experimental Projector (8)
• Interdictor (3)
= 137 Points
ISD Kuat Refit (112)
• Captain Needa (2)
• Ordnance Experts (4)
• Phylon Q7 Tractor Beams (6)
• Reactive Gunnery (4)
• Point Defense Ion Cannons (4)
• Assault Proton Torpedoes (4)
= 136 Points
Gozanti Cruisers (23)
• Admiral Titus (2)
• Comms Net (2)
= 27 Points
Total Points: 300
(14) Name: MC_Sweatt
Faction: Republic
Commander: Luminara Unduli
Assault: Most Wanted
Defense: Contested Outpost
Navigation: Solar Corona
Venator II (100)
• Luminara Unduli (25)
• Expert Shield Tech (5)
• Flight Controllers (6)
• SPHA-T (7)
• Early Warning System (7)
• Ordnance Pods (3)
• XI7 Turbolasers (6)
• Resolute (6)
= 165 Points
Pelta Transport Frigate (45)
• Projection Experts (6)
• Parts Resupply (3)
• Reactive Gunnery (4)
• TB-73 (5)
= 63 Points
Squadrons:
• Anakin Skywalker (Delta-7) (24)
• Ahsoka Tano (23)
• Axe (17)
= 64 Points
Total Points: 292
MUSIC
“Orion” by Serge Narcissoff | https://soundcloud.com/sergenarcissoff
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ADDITIONAL MUSIC
“Predator or Prey?” by Darren-Curtis | https://soundcloud.com/desperate-measurez
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“Main Theme (Overture)”, “Dogfight”, “Near End Action”, “The Enemy” | The Grand Score by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
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“Chase” by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
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“The Constellation” by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker
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Never seen a instant replay here before !!! Lol !! Did a double take there for a sec…
Oh Ken just let the Pelta ram or hit the asteroid last turn. Turn 6 could the IDS have been saved? GG enjoyed it!
If Ken hadn't used the G8 on the Pelta turn 5, it hits the asteroid and also gives the Interdictor an unobstructed shot.
Turn 6, Ken should've stayed at speed 2, or increased to 3 with the ISD and turned away, presenting his remaining shields to just the side arc of the Venator. ISD survives on 1-2 HP, but he probably loses the Goz to the front shot. This should've been a Konstantine victory.
He lured you Ken right into a corner. ISD works best at range unless you're doing a fly-by with black die, or you have the capability for defense. He offered the Pelta, you took the bait. If you're going to come in hard, then come in hard at his main ship. Take your time in devising a plan of action (movement to target) then execute it. He gave up Fighters that would take forever to kill. Waste of time shooting at them, just go for the Captial ship and get the points. Good Battle though… too many crew members were lost, however.