I'm playing in my first tournament in a few days and after much thought I reckon I've got a list I'll run. Please let me know what you think:

Outer Rim Smuggler — YT-1300 27

Anti-Pursuit Lasers 2

Chewbacca — YT-1300 42

Draw Their Fire 1

Gunner 5

Gold Squadron Pilot — Y-Wing 18

Ion Cannon Turret. 5

100 points.

I figure all three ships have good durability, chewie with gunner will do consistent damage each round with support fire from either of his wing men, and the ORS with APS runs interference and denies actions with a 360 Turret. Ion Turret combines nicely with the ORS

Only problem is firepower. Even with gunner, I've really only got one ship dealing serious damage. Do you guys think the survivability and 360 turrets will overcome this lack of punch?

How many games of this list have you played?

You might be better off with either an X-Wing or a HWK-290 with Blaster Turret and Recon Spec rather than the Y-Wing.

I find Draw their Fire on Chewie to be an odd choice here... Who is he protecting? He's the big damage dealer...

You might be better off with either an X-Wing or a HWK-290 with Blaster Turret and Recon Spec rather than the Y-Wing.

Agreed. You still get your turret, but you get greater damage.

If you're new to the tourney scene, picking 3 ships that don't bother aiming is actually a very nice choice.

I find Draw their Fire on Chewie to be an odd choice here... Who is he protecting? He's the big damage dealer...

Just the others in general, I suppose.

If Chewie eats all of the crits then that's a lot of annoyance that has been mitigated. However, it's useless if Chewie gets focused down.

On the other hand, if Chewie is the one getting focused down, it's only a waste of 1 point.

All the advice is good from the community. It's always best to play what you know. You can take some of the strongest list out there and go 0-2 drop if you don't know how to fly it.