The Star Wars: Legion Fliers can carry troops, issue orders, and fire on the enemy- check out what they’re all about and how to score them!
If you’ve been waiting to get into the game, now is the time! Come on, you love Star Wars, might as well play it on the tabletop. If you’ve already been playing, well, you have been getting tons of options to expand your forces. Star Wars: Legion is just a really fun game and with all the additions, each game will have even more flavor.
Fantasy Flight Games revealed two sweet new units this week! The ships can fly above the battlefield, giving you a great vantage point, and can actually count as your Field Commander. While having normal troops on the ground is great, every army can benefit from a flyer raining down fire from the sky. Let’s jump into the new minis!
LAAT/le Patrol Transport
Armored transports offer new options for Republic and Imperial strategies and soon you can increase the mobility of your forces by adding the LAAT/le Patrol Transport Unit Expansion to your tactical repertoire! This dual-faction expansion features a vehicle miniature with a fully-detailed interior and two different sets of pilot options, one in Phase II Clone armor and the other set in the uniforms of Imperial TIE pilots.
The mini itself is pretty sweet and will add a ton of variety to your forces in no time! If you love everything Star Wars: Legion, check out what else is going on with it.
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The elevated vantage point of an aerial vehicle provides greater visibility of the battlefield to a commander. With new Field Commander options, the LAAT/le can serve as a highly mobile command center, enabling orders to be issued safely from above the conflict. This can free up valuable points when building your force as your LAAT/le can now serve as your required commander, offering a durable leadership option that can readily stay in range of your troops to issue orders.
A-A5 Speeder Truck Unit
Armored transports serve a crucial role in many Rebel strategies and soon you can protect your troops and their advance by adding the A-A5 Speeder Truck Unit Expansion to your arsenal! This expansion features a vehicle miniature with a fully-detailed interior and two turret-mounted weapon options. The doors of the A-A5 can be modeled closed or open to reveal the detail inside and a clear windshield shows the interior of the cockpit and a pilot.
Look this is a sweet mini with some awesome features, but if this doesn’t remind you of Spaceballs, we don’t know what will! They even painted it like the Eagle 5 from the movie!
The A-A5 can serve a greater purpose than safely getting your units where they are needed most. Enter Shriv Surgaav, the celebrated hero from Star Wars™: Battlefront II. With Shriv behind the wheel, the A-A5 becomes a mobile command center, enabling him to issue orders safely behind armored walls.
It’s really nice to get a transport vehicle that can also serve as a cheap Commander.
The Cards
In addition to these weapon options, the A-A5 comes packed with crew and pilot options that help define its battlefield role, and the inclusion of two crew slots and a pilot slot for the vehicle can present some custom-tailored combinations. For example, players after a way to better neutralize enemies in cover may want to enlist the help of a Hotshot Pilot for the Sharpshooter 1 bonus to the attack pool.
That does it for this one! Just a sweet new addition to the game that opens a bunch of options.
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
