We Weren't Expecting Rapid Reinforcements
Well, that sure was an announcement. In case you missed it, here's a link: Rapid Reinforcements New ships for each faction, each pulled from different faction, and a new squad for most of the factions (sorry CIS). It's "print and play", so no additional purchase is required. That, for me, is a point in its favor. Not needing to make any new purchases is great. These ships utilize the same cardboard that comes with the ship expansion, so no worries there. There's changes to squadron values, maneuver charts, and upgrade bars, but dice, shields, and firing arcs aren't affected. So let's take a look at what came out, starting with the ships. Venator II-class Star Destroyer A relic of ages past for the Galactic Empire, the Venator II received some changes. First off, it's unique, so you can only take one of them in your Imperial lists. Squadron value has been dropped to 3 (because Sloane really did not need a Squadron 5 combat carrier), and the upgrade b