Elimination Round - Tokra vs themightyhedgehog

We are still waiting for the final game of POD#7, which should take place tonight.  Here's the last of the previews before that game takes place - Tokra vs themightyhedgehog!

Tokra

Vassal World Cup 2018
Points: 391 / 400

Gozanti-class Cruisers (23 points)
-  Comms Net  ( 2  points)
= 25 total ship cost

Gozanti-class Cruisers (23 points)
-  Jamming Field  ( 2  points)
= 25 total ship cost

Gozanti-class Cruisers (23 points)
-  Comms Net  ( 2  points)
= 25 total ship cost

Gozanti-class Cruisers (23 points)
-  Jamming Field  ( 2  points)
= 25 total ship cost

[ flagship ] Imperial Star Destroyer Cymoon 1 Refit (112 points)
-  Admiral Sloane  ( 24  points)
-  Avenger  ( 5  points)
-  Damage Control Officer  ( 5  points)
-  Flight Controllers  ( 6  points)
-  Expanded Hangar Bay  ( 5  points)
= 157 total ship cost

1 Maarek Steele ( 21 points)
1 Dengar ( 20 points)
1 Colonel Jendon ( 20 points)
1 ""Howlrunner"" ( 16 points)
1 Ciena Ree ( 17 points)
1 Valen Rudor ( 13 points)
1 Saber Squadron ( 12 points)
1 ""Mauler"" Mithel ( 15 points)
Squadron Total:  134 points

themightyhedgehog

MC75 Vassel World Cup

394 / 400

MC75 Ordnance Cruiser (100)

• General Dodonna (20)

• Ordnance Experts (4)

• Electronic Countermeasures (7)

• External Racks (3)

• Assault Proton Torpedoes (5)

= 139 Points

CR90 Corvette A (44)

• Fighter Coordination Team (3)

• Turbolaser Reroute Circuits (7)

= 54 Points

CR90 Corvette A (44)

• Fighter Coordination Team (3)

• Turbolaser Reroute Circuits (7)

= 54 Points

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)

• Toryn Farr (7)

• Comms Net (2)

• Bright Hope (2)

= 29 Points

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)

• Adar Tallon (10)

= 28 Points

Squadrons:

• 3 x VCX-100 Freighter (45)

• Jan Ors (19)

• 2 x YT-1300 (26)

= 90 Points

The Matchup

So... on paper this doesn't look like a spectacular matchup for themightyhedghog.  Tokra has gone all in on Admiral Sloane, taking Avenger on a Cymoon flagship, and winning the squadron game.  He's brought a squadron compliment best described as "Sloane's Aces" - Howlrunner, Mithel, Valen Rudor,  Ciena Ree, and Saber Squadron - to punish enemy squadrons and contribute (thanks to Sloane) in anti-ship bombardments.  His big weakness is that he is dependent on those same squadrons for anti-ship duty, as the only other ship he has that could be considered a combat ship is his flagship, which is more tuned towards helping the squadron game than hitting hard.

Hedgehog's advantage in this match comes from having multiple combat ships, and a squadron tuned towards high hull and survivability.  YT-1300s are great defensive squadrons, if they can keep up with your fleet.  Jan Ors can help keep them alive from the Alpha Strike Sloane can deliver, and because Jan is the only unique, the Sloane ability is worthless for attacking those squadrons.  The question is, can the CR90s avoid trading long range shots with the Cymoon's front arc, and can the MC75 close in to unload on it?  To add another issue to consider - Hedgehog has no real great way to challenge the 100 points tied up in flotillas, so his points are going to have to come from that ISD, or from objective play.

Biggs Bet

Smart money is on Tokra in this one.  He's got the better matchup on paper, and on the table I think.