This week i got my hands on "Bolt" and it´s pilot, and i came up with this army:

Situational Alliance: DF-SW, 30 pts.

1x SW-Blade, 112 pts.
1x Graduate: Albion, 9 pts.

1x "Bolt", Arbalest, 105 pts.
1x J.P. Millhew, 37 pts. (recruited as DF)
1x Inferno Ammunition, 26 pts.

1x SW-Arrow IV Artillery Tank, 49 pts.
1x SW-Salamander BA, 25 pts.
4x DF-Scout ATV Squad, 56 pts.

Total: 449 pts.

The combined use of CEC and Alliance Card can boost the Arbalest´s damage up to 5 clicks against vehicles or 4 clicks and one heat against mechs. The Valiant will be used as wingman for the Arbalest while the ATVs will score VC3-points and prevent AOs against my mechs. The artillery can lay down some cover-fire.

Comments are wellcome.

Bolt is one of the lesser Mechs in AoD It's only redeeming feature is his 14 inch range.

You might consider the DF Uziel It's range is only 10 inch however it starts with targeting 10. Same for the DF Hatchetman. And you have the bonus from the alliance in range otherwise put in some SW Mechs the SW Thunder Fox i feel is very very good. Then you could swith the SW Blade for a DF Blade as both pieces play similiar I feel.

The rest of your army is very sound and a proven quality, personaly I would try to add a SW mortar team, so you have 2 Art. Pieces to annoy your opponent.


Good luck.

argh I hate no edit, you hvae + damage to ballistic not added range.......

This is why want to use as many units with ballistic-damage as possible, but i will think about adding an Uziel to this army (maybe by replacing the Blade).

If you really want to use a DF Mech from this set, use the Hatchetman, preferably with the Lance Corporal pilot. The DF Uziel is absolute garbage...even if you boost its ballistic damage to 3, its ballistic weapon only has a 4" range!

I don´t intend to waist the damage-bonus on the Uziel. All i need is a good backup-mech for my army´s centerpiece (the Arbalest).