This race has suffered badly in the initial stages of the Dindrenzi War, largely due to poor initial deployment and by being caugth out by the sheer speed with which the Dindrenzi Fleets have advanced. They have always dispersed their fleets to respond to any crisis within the Collective, whether it is caused by Terran colonists, Raiders or the Dindrenzi.
The Arrow Class Escort is a potent Point Defence weapons platform, providing quite a deterrent against enemy Wings and Torpedo attacks. Sorylian fleet strategy favours the rigorous protection of Battleships and - in particular - Carriers due to a relative lack of numbers in these ship classes, and the Arrow is often the workhorse of that strategy.
The broadsides on the Halberd Class Heavy Cruiser have a greater range than the Skyhammer Class, so that a full squadron of Halberds can link fire with powerful barrages earlier in a battle, hammering their enemies for longer. It is also tougher and has a larger contingent of marines, giving it more staying power and providing more of a threat against ships with weak crew complements. The designers of the Halberd also expanded its options by installing port and starboard torpedoes. Although weak at close range, they can be very effective at medium to long range in two arcs when a squadron uses linked fire.
NOTE: You can pre-order this product from Spartan Games now, but it will not ship until the week commencing JUNE 21st.
The Starter Fleet is an ideal way to get started with Firestorm Armada. Inside the box you will find:
1 x Battleship Model 3 x Cruiser Models 6 x Frigate Models 10 x Acrylic Bases 1 x A6 Laminated Token Sheet 1 x Double Sided Fleet Information Guide (FIG)
The FIG has the statistics necessary to play thse models using the Firestorm rules that can also be found in this online store. On the reverse of the FIG is a simple assembly guide for our models.