I need some ordering advice for starting off in Aeronef, with an eye to developing balanced fleets for friendly games. I don't have the rulebook yet as my starter hasn't arrived so I have no idea what fleet units cost.
I'm trying to build up a few fleets from scratch without making one too powerful so it won't hammer the others.
I have the British vs German starter en route:
2 British cruisers (Exeter and Rawalpindi)
6 British Escorts (three each Steadfast and Cossack)
2 German cruisers (Koln)
6 German Escorts (three each VA-7 and SA-15)
and am in the middle of ordering a few more units from GreatHallGames to build them up more, depending on their existing stock.
Planned purchases (confirmed instock):
British Carrier pack containing:
1 Albion class Fighter Carrier
18 fixed-wing fighters
2 Arethusa class Destroyers
3 Cossack class Escorts
3 Steadfast class Escorts
German Dig fleet pack:
1 Schleswig-Holstein class Dig Battleship
2 Brandenburg class Dig Destroyers
1 Waldburg class Dig Cruiser
3 Seydlitz class Dig Gunboats
3 GL-37 class Dig Frigates
and, what the heck, thought I'd start the Russian and Japanese as well by ordering:
Russo vs Japanese starter (also confirmed instock):
2 Petrapavlovsk CA
2 Derskyi DD
2 Dobrovolets DD
2 Akashi CL
2 Nagatsaki DD
2 Mikasa Patrol Nef
I'm thinking about adding a couple of blisters of reinforcements to the Russo-Jap starter and was wondering what other Aeronef players might suggest.
So, for 2 blisters each for the Russo and Japanese forces, what would YOU add to them?
Thanks all! This would be a lot easier if I had the rules in front of me but I'm too anxious to start building them up.