Hi guys. Just wanted your opinions on which list you think will perform better overall. I built these squads with a particular aim of combating Tie swarms.

List A:-

Etahn A'baht + R2 Astro + PTL + FCS (38)

Dagger Squadron Pilot + FCS (26)

Bandit Squadron Pilot x 3 (12x3)

5 ships - 100points

List B:-

Etahn A'baht + R2 Astro + PTL + FCS (38)

Tala Squadron Pilot + Hull x 2 (13x2)

Bandit Squadron Pilot + Hull x 2 (12x2)

100points

5 ships - 100points

List C:-

Etahn A'baht + R2 Astro + PTL + FCS (38)

Tala Squadron Pilot x 2 (13x2)

Bandit Squadron Pilot x 3 (12x3)

100points

6 ships - 100points

The plan is for Etahn to flank and generated crits for the rest of the squad while staying alive with PTL fcs/evade.

Personally I like this:

All the Missiles(alternatively Etahn A'lotamissiles)

Etahn A'baht

Tala Squadron pilot + Cluster Missiles x 4

Yup, I would move away from fielding a lot of Z95s without missiles. Etahn is good but he's no Howlrunner. Your 2 die attack is still easily avoidable even when you'll probably get one crit. If you like the Z's with missiles approach, drop Airen Cracken in there with Cluster Missiles also. That way, he can hand off 2 focus tokens to his wingmen, so those missiles are way better.

Honestly, I think Etahn is best next to a wing of X-wings or B-wings.

Etahn A'baht

Red Squadron Pilot x2

Blue Squadron Pilot

OR

Etahn A'baht

+Hull Upgrade

Blue Squadron Pilot x2

Rookie Pilot

You do not want 2-dice guns if you are fighting TIE swarms. You would be better off with something like this for 99 points.

Etahn

Biggs

2x Rookie

If you really want Etahn upgrades, you could try:

Etahn + 5 points

Biggs

Rookie

Blount

Blount is there to pop Stealth Devices and free a few points. Plenty of wiggle room to adjust the supporting ships. Squad C is better than B since it has another ship. Four hull upgrades buy you another Z-95, except the extra ship has two of those HP as shield and gives you another gun. Once Rebel Aces hit you could consider including a Chardaan Prototype for 15 points as a blocker, flanker and general annoyance. Run it in front to mess up the swarm's formation.

Seeing as how the Empire is getting two more ships with shields, I don't think a crit focused build is going to be that viable anyways. Ten Numb probably gets the best use out of Etahn's pilot ability, and of course Corran can always take advantage of a target of opportunity (i.e. a shield stripped ship) with his second attack.