So I'm looking to start jsa. I've played back in v1 and a bit of demo in v2, so familiar with many of the basics. Currently I have yet to acquire anything, though I know I want to start with Saito, Shinobu, & Yojimbo. Help me flesh out a list which utilizes these models and still competes somewhat. When posting ideas, please inform why taking different pieces please, as I have not played the missions nor do I really know my threats I'll see in opposing forces.
I would choose between Shinobu or Saito. Saito is very good pushing buttons. Shinobu is better fighting than Saito, but cant pushing buttons. Taking this pieces, you need several plan b. 1 or 2 Ryuken protect midfield and can be use in active turn too. You have smoke, so rui shi is a good call. To get orders, I would make a group of Keisotsus, even with a Kempeitai MSV2. I thought that a killer hacker advice in a ninja always worth. You have a bunch of liutenang characters who can be so agressive because the Kempeitai take the command. I like so much the Kuroshi. I am going to make a list and edit JwBgzAPmIhEIwDYCk8TwKzLAdjAJmQEIxlhgUxEcUSyLtrb9hVxCwAONY/QtEDmw4+velio4ALGPITqpIvHoyqiWsvKr1QpSsaJWAAUxt4Q3LmLxlA1TngyjRoA= Shinobu to infiltrate (take enemy orders or a big guy) Ninja to midfield, to push buttons and kill hackers Ryuken see above Yojimbo to be agressive and give smoke Rui Shi to take advantage of smoke. Kempeitai to get other MSV2 and make the group more killer (You can advance when de missile launcher get killed, with care, the other kempeitei is in the group). You can't lose the group. You have two N°2. You have 14 pts to spare. An engineer, a medic, some remote, etc... Something to protect your deploy and give orders.
I think you are best off taking Saito and Yojimbo. If you want Shinobu, just take the Boarding Shotgun Oniwaban instead. He is almost as deadly in CC (and we're talking tiny fractions since either of these units will tear apart basically anything), and has a template weapon that is much more efficient for gunfighting. Saito basically makes ninjas worthless since he does everything they, packs smoke, and has MA4 + an EXP CCW. And Yojimbo honestly glues the whole army together. You can't play JSA without him, IMO. He's as good as any other CC specialist in the game, and packs the only ranged smoke launcher (with decent BS), and Crazy Koalas to help protect your DZ or set up in the midfield. From there, I would add in a Keisotsu link with the Shock MMR Kempei, a Rui Shi, and 2 ODD Ryuken. Then literally take whatever else you feel like. This time I ended with: Japanese Secessionist Army ────────────────────────────────────────────────── GROUP 1 9 1 ONIWABAN Lieutenant Boarding Shotgun, Nanopulser / Pistol, Monofilament CCW. (1 | 41) RYŪKEN (Forward Deployment L2, ODD) Submachine Gun, Antipersonnel Mines, D-Charges / 2 Breaker Pistols, Knife. (0.5 | 24) RYŪKEN (Forward Deployment L2, ODD) Submachine Gun, Antipersonnel Mines, D-Charges / 2 Breaker Pistols, Knife. (0.5 | 24) KEISOTSU Hacker (Hacking Device) Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 17) KEMPEI (Multispectral Visor L2) Shock Marksman Rifle / Pistol, CCW, Electric Pulse. (1 | 25) KEISOTSU HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1 | 17) KEMPEI (Chain of Command) Boarding Shotgun / Pistol, CCW, Electric Pulse. (0 | 21) KEISOTSU Paramedic (MediKit) Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11) SAITO TOGAN (Specialist Operative) Combi Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, EXP CCW, Knife. (0 | 40) WARCOR (Aerocam) Flash Pulse / Stun Pistol, Knife. (0 | 3) GROUP 2 3 1 1 YOJIMBO Contender, Nanopulser, Smoke Grenades, CrazyKoalas (2) / Pistol, DA CCW. (0 | 21) RUI SHI Spitfire / Electric Pulse. (1.5 | 20) TOKUSETSU EISEI Doctor (MediKit) Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 14) YÁOZĂO Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) TOKUSETSU KOHEI Engineer Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 14) YÁOZĂO Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) 6 SWC | 298 Points Open in Infinity Army If you really want Shinobu, I guess you could swap her with the Oniwaban by giving up the Palbot and the Warcor, though at that point I would probably just drop the doctor altogether and get a 6th member for the core...
