This, and its upgrades, position it more as a support ship than a real combat vessel. Overall it has a pretty weak loadout, with 3 front dice, and side arcs with only a single arc, with no rear facing dice. On the other hand at 47 pts it’s the cheapest non-flotilla ship with Squadron 2.
This leaves the Separatists without a speed 4 ship at the moment, much like the Imperials were at the start of the game. With speed 3 it is the slowest of the basic light ships available to each faction (the Raider, CR90, and Consular-Class). The Hardcell, it goes without saying, comes in two versions. It’s a bit different from other light ships, so let’s take a look at what it and the fleet are bringing to the table. This ship, which surprising many, does show up in the movies.
Let’s take a look at the new Separatist Hardcell class Transports for Star Wars Armada.Īs part of the new Clone Wars expansion for Star Wars Armada the Separatists, the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS) gets access to the Hardcell-Class ship, a fast(ish) transport/combat vessel.