Protection, or Terminators?

[Seahawk]

Quick "what would you do" question:

Would you take a fleet reroll and an extra shield on a strike cruiser?

or

Would you take terminator boarding parties?


Why/why not.

[horizon]

Shield: doubles protection. From 1 to 2 means a lot.
Re-roll: always handy with launch bays all around.

vs

Extra double diced hit&run attack per turn.

Downfall to latter: only possible vs enemies with shields down and own ship is not on special orders.


I'd pick option 1.

[Neferhet]

Option 1 all my life. You can use termis only in really restricted situations. You can always profit from an extra reroll and an extra shield. Situational vs always, always wins.

[Khar]

There is no such thing as too much shielding. Shields, always.

[AndrewChristlieb]

Using 2010 right? So this would be a Strike cruiser w/MotF, re-roll, and shield 235pts vs Strike cruiser w/MotF and termys 245?

I would be inclined to sway to the shield for the same reasons already presented. I would maybe consider the termys on a base Strike as a surprise tactic but not as a standard. Theyre very badly overpriced especially given that you must not have taken a special order and you must be within extremely close range.

[Seahawk]

Of course 2010; nothing newer than that yet.

All good points. I had two warm up games tonight (first time playing in a year!) and I only had one teleport attack to make use of.

[BaronIveagh]

Sheilds. Save your termies for Nicor and it's super ungodly teleporting and boarding.