The Pelta Command ship is bringing in new tactics to defeat the Empire in Star Wars Armada. What new tricks will the crafty Rebels come up with next?
The Pelta Class Command ship is a small ship for the Rebel faction that may not look like much, but don’t judge it before reviewing the sum of its parts. While it may not have the crushing forward batteries of an Imperial Star Destroyer, it has strengths in its ability to command the battlespace and also powerful Rebel squadrons.
Being the only Rebel ship so far that can equip fleet command upgrades, this valuable small ship can seal the victory for the Rebels. 
For starters, the Pelta will equip All Fighters, Follow Me! (AFFM) This allows any squadrons that are activated in a round, in which you spend a squadron command token on AFFM, to increase their speed by 1. This can extend the speed, and ultimately the threat range, of Rebel squadrons.
Normally used to kick the sluggish B-Wing into high gear, this time the Pelta Commander has requested E-Wing escorts!
At speed 4 naturally, the E-Wing has an incredible reach to begin with. Kicked up a notch to speed 5, the E-Wing can keep up with the fastest Imperial squadrons out there. But it doesn’t end there; the E-Wing is equipped with Snipe 3, which allows it to fire 3 blue dice at an enemy squadron out to distance 2.
This effectively makes the E-Wing squadron engagement range an incredible distance 5 + distance 2! Once enemy squadrons have been mopped up, the E-Wing can begin bombing runs on enemy ships!
Going speed 5 can quickly leave your squadrons out of effective command range, so bring along a Relay squadron. The VCX-100 has Relay 1, which allows it to extend the squadron command range distance 1-3 from the VCX-100, as long as it remains in command range itself.
This can help you coordinate your E-Wings as the fly at full throttle towards the Imperial fleet. But these VCX’s are carrying more surprises for the Empire: mines! 
With the Minefields objective, your Strategic VCX-100’s can bring along those mined objective tokens! Since each objective token will detonate if a ship moves within distance 1 of it, the VCX-100 can place them strategically in the path of the lumbering Imperial ships.
These mines go right through to the hull, and that can add up quickly on the high hull Imperial ships. Use Strategic and Relay tactics to bring the Empire down with the Pelta Minefield Commander!
