Raiders and Pirates

Raiders and Pirates are among the scoundrel of the galaxy. I finally finished up a small raider fleet that consists of 4 Raider Carrier, 2 Battle Wagons, and 28 flights of Delta Fighters.

These raiders are going to be mercenaries attached to the Syndicate forces in the rift. They are going to cause some trouble for both the Kurak Alliance and the Zenian League.

This raider carrier has found a only cargo freighter that is ripe for raiding.

Syndicate Battleship and Patrol Group Unboxing!

Yesterday I receive the new Battleship Group and Patrol Fleet from Spartan Games in the mail. I was a little hesitant to buy these two boxes, however once I opened them I was not disappointed.

In my first order in sometime I ordered a Battleship Group (FAMP21) and the Patrol Group (FAMP20).

The first box we will take a look at is the Battleship Group (FAMP21), which consists of 1 Phantom Class Battleship, 5 Shadown Class Frigates, 1 Large & 1 Small SRS tokens.

The detail on the new Phantom Class Battleship is amazing.

The new shadow class frigates are really cool and exactly what the syndicate need to maintain control over the Storm Zone.

The second box I ordered was the Patrol Fleet (FAMP20).  It consists of 1 Spur Class Battlecruiser, 2 Wraith Class Gunships, 5 Shadow Class Frigates, 1 Large and 1 Small SRS Token.

Introducing the Wraith Class Gunship.  This is an amazing little ship.  I am going to do some damage with it.

The Devious Syndicate!

The Syndicate is one of the more shadowy factions in the Firestorm Armada Galaxy. This mercenary 'crime family' has only flourished since it was created by the devious Tauris Vylia'sal and his underhanded political scheming.

Wraith Class Gunship

Phantom Battleship

Unlike other factions, the Syndicate Traders League, or STL, use a Battlecruiser (the Spur Class) at the heart of its Patrol Fleet, supported by gunships and frigates. The ability to use this as a building block allows STL forces to easily scale up to deal with larger fights. And when more firepower is needed a Battleship Group can be rolled in, which has the devastating Phantom Class at its core and even more frigates thrown in for good measure.

Syndicate Patrol Fleet (FAMP20)

The Syndicate Traders League (STL) Patrol Fleet has been designed to be light on its feet and rapidly deployed to deal with any incursion into space controlled by this faction. The highly capable Spur Class Battlecruiser takes up the Tier 1 slot on this fleet, bringing with it plenty of firepower and flexibility. Whilst not the most devastating spaceship in the Firestorm Galaxy, few rival its all-round capability in battle. Two Wraith Gunships add more violence to this Patrol Fleet, and 5 Shadow Class Frigates round things off. The Shadows can be fielded in a maximum of 3 to a Squadron, which allows players to field 1 full strength and 1 slightly under-strength Squadron OR take 2 of the Frigates and attach them to the Spur Class.

Syndicate Battleship Group (FAMP21)

Although designated as a Battleship, the Phantom Class was redesigned by head of the STL family, Tauris Vylia'sal, with the sole purpose of intimidating any foe that stands before it. In truth the superstructure of this vessel is more akin to that of a Dreadnought, but it sits as a Battleship in the Tier 1 fleet building structure. As a result of its bulk, the Phantom certainly packs the punch of such a vessel, and is majestic to behold in battle as it swoops in to destroy its foes. The addition of 5 Shadow Class Frigates allows 2 vessels to be attached to a Phantom and the remaining 3 create their own Squadron.

Pirates on the Starboard Bow!

A maelstrom of war and villainy, invasion and expansion. And within this we have the Marauders, the space age equivalent of pirates of old. The Syndicate have moved to completely control the former Rift Traders League, bringing it closer to the Terran Alliance. This has been aided by the presumptive loss of the singular Supermax-89 whilst on Syndicate enforcement duties in the Rift. Nevertheless, their new-found bonds with the Terrans have given them access to several old Reformer-class stations…

A little Firestorm Armada treat to kick off the weekend, courtesy of Spartan Games. They recently finished a redesign of the Syndicate models as part of a whole bunch of design modernization they are doing to the Marauder Fleets.

I really love these redesigned ships for the Syndicate.  Take a look!