XG-1 "Star Wing" Assault Gunboat Thread

By FTS Gecko, in X-Wing

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49 minutes ago, Gilarius said:

What's the 'best' build for Karsabi?

I'm currently thinking of:

Wired, HLC, Linked Battery & Title.

Paired with RAC. I have a 2pt bid, which could be spent on Karsabi.

Wired, HLC, LB, title and LRS are my preferred one. If she was higher ps I would be tempted to put vectored thrusters on her lol.

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Thanks guys. Vynder turned out to be less than good against Poe & Dash, despite being awesomely great against fixed arc ships of lower PS.

Hopefully, Karsabi will be better :)

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13 hours ago, Celestial Lizards said:

Gunboats don't have wheels.

Or big-*** cones where missile pods should be.

Looks good to me, like the Earth equivilant. I’d almost expect it to transform like it was from Macross!

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Am I reading this wrong or can you equip a Nu with Harpoons and an Autoblaster? When Someone moves in close, you have a very good deterrent. Here's the list:

Quickdraw with VI, FCS, LWF, SOT 34pts

Countess Ryad with Determination, Ion Cannon, TIE/D 38

Nu with Assault, Autoblaster Cannon, Harpoon, LRS 28

Yes, I have to be careful about disabled weapons. Is the mix of missile and cannon legal on Assault Configuration?

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4 minutes ago, Ob3ron said:

Am I reading this wrong or can you equip a Nu with Harpoons and an Autoblaster? When Someone moves in close, you have a very good deterrent. Here's the list:

Nu with Assault, Autoblaster Cannon, Harpoon, LRS 28

Yes, I have to be careful about disabled weapons. Is the mix of missile and cannon legal on Assault Configuration?

That's an interesting build, big threat at all ranges. I've seen versions where players have combined two different range weapons before (usually Proton Rockets and Harpoons). The Gunboat really is lending itself to lots of different variants and load outs. I'm not sure we've seen a fully optimised version yet.

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Since there is so much Assault Gunboat love and knowledge on this thread, please help me with some input on ship builds to playtest missions for my Flight Group Alpha project (an Imperial Coop campaign based on the TIE Fighter PC game):

https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/161035/flight-group-alpha-imperial-co-operative-campaign

Say that you have a Rho Squadron Pilot as base and add an additional Modification slot. If you had an unlimited number of squad points to populate your upgrades on your ship, what upgrades would you take?

BR

TreatAsRange2

Edited by TreatAsRange2
typo!
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Say that you have a Rho Squadron Pilot as base and add an additional Modification slot. If you had an unlimited number of squad points to populate your upgrades on your ship, what upgrades would you take?

Rho Squadron Veteran — Alpha-class Star Wing	21
Expertise	4
Advanced Proton Torpedoes	6
Harpoon Missiles	4
Linked Battery	2
Autoblaster	5
Advanced SLAM	2
Guidance Chips	0
XG-1 Assault Configuration	1
Ship Total: 45

Edited by impspy
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@impspy, that is a nice phat GUNBOAT there. No one will want to get in the way of her!

Posted at
6 minutes ago, GrimmyV said:

@impspy, that is a nice phat GUNBOAT there. No one will want to get in the way of her!

So fat it has two modifications. :D

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1 hour ago, Ob3ron said:

Am I reading this wrong or can you equip a Nu with Harpoons and an Autoblaster? When Someone moves in close, you have a very good deterrent. Here's the list:

Quickdraw with VI, FCS, LWF, SOT 34pts

Countess Ryad with Determination, Ion Cannon, TIE/D 38

Nu with Assault, Autoblaster Cannon, Harpoon, LRS 28

Yes, I have to be careful about disabled weapons. Is the mix of missile and cannon legal on Assault Configuration?

You CAN, but it's fantastically expensive. If you want a usable range 1 cannon ion is probably better. Or even tractor, to set up the rest of your squad if applicable.

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3 minutes ago, Azrapse said:

So fat it has two modifications. :D

Oops!

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1 hour ago, GrimmyV said:

@impspy, that is a nice phat GUNBOAT there. No one will want to get in the way of her!

1 hour ago, Azrapse said:

So fat it has two modifications. :D

Lol I was answering @TreatAsRange2's question up top and forgot to quote it. In regular competition I would drop the chips (although this build is way too expensive to be viable in a non-casual 100/6 match imho).

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2 hours ago, impspy said: 

Rho Squadron Veteran — Alpha-class Star Wing	21
Expertise	4
Advanced Proton Torpedoes	6
Harpoon Missiles	4
Linked Battery	2
Autoblaster	5
Advanced SLAM	2
Guidance Chips	0
XG-1 Assault Configuration	1
Ship Total: 45

Too expensive! Gunboats are better in quantity, not in fat.

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3 hours ago, impspy said: 


Rho Squadron Veteran — Alpha-class Star Wing	21
Expertise	4
Advanced Proton Torpedoes	6
Harpoon Missiles	4
Linked Battery	2
Autoblaster	5
Advanced SLAM	2
Guidance Chips	0
XG-1 Assault Configuration	1
Ship Total: 45

Fantastic! Thanks!

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58 minutes ago, Odanan said:

Too expensive! Gunboats are better in quantity, not in fat.

I agree. But impspy answered for my question about a build for Flight Group Alpha (https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/161035/flight-group-alpha-imperial-co-operative-campaign) where you fly your own ship (as in HotAC) and could theoretically equip a ship like this, if you made it to PS 4 and had unlimited squadpoints to spend on on it.

/TreatAsRange2

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Just won a store epic tourney with 8 gunboats a lambda and a gozanti.

Cygnus spaceworks does it right.

Posted at
2 hours ago, Dabirdisdaword said:

Just won a store epic tourney with 8 gunboats a lambda and a gozanti.

Cygnus spaceworks does it right.

8 Gunboats?

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16 hours ago, impspy said: 


Rho Squadron Veteran — Alpha-class Star Wing	21
Expertise	4
Advanced Proton Torpedoes	6
Harpoon Missiles	4
Linked Battery	2
Autoblaster	5
Advanced SLAM	2
Guidance Chips	0
XG-1 Assault Configuration	1
Ship Total: 45

Test build 2:

Well then, consider these conditions: In the Flight Group Alpha co-op campaign (https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/161035/flight-group-alpha-imperial-co-operative-campaign), a pilot is PS 6 and is assigned to fly an Assault Gunboat. Think Rho Squadron pilot but with PS 6, + one more Talent slot and 2 more Modification slots. If You had unlimited amount of squad points to spend on upgrades what would be Your choice of build for your Assault Gunboat?

BR

TreatAsRange2

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9 hours ago, Dabirdisdaword said:

Just won a store epic tourney with 8 gunboats a lambda and a gozanti.

Cygnus spaceworks does it right.

We salute Cygnus and the mighty GUNBOAT host!

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2 hours ago, TreatAsRange2 said:

Test build 2:

Well then, consider these conditions: In the Flight Group Alpha co-op campaign (https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/161035/flight-group-alpha-imperial-co-operative-campaign), a pilot is PS 6 and is assigned to fly an Assault Gunboat. Think Rho Squadron pilot but with PS 6, + one more Talent slot and 2 more Modification slots. If You had unlimited amount of squad points to spend on upgrades what would be Your choice of build for your Assault Gunboat?

Rho Squadron V. Star Wing 21
Expertise 4
Predator 3
Advanced Proton Torpedoes 6
Harpoon Missiles 4
Heavy Laser Cannon 7
Flechette Cannon 2
Guidance Chips 0
Advanced SLAM 2
Long-Range Scanners 0
XG-1 Assault Configuration 1
Ship Total: 50

Rho Squadron Ace ready to obliterate the Rebel Scum!

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4 hours ago, Odanan said:

Rho Squadron V. Star Wing 21
Expertise 4
Predator 3
Advanced Proton Torpedoes 6
Harpoon Missiles 4
Heavy Laser Cannon 7
Flechette Cannon 2
Guidance Chips 0
Advanced SLAM 2
Long-Range Scanners 0
XG-1 Assault Configuration 1
Ship Total: 50

Rho Squadron Ace ready to obliterate the Rebel Scum!

:-)

Would this build be any different if you would be able to choose from both the (Imperial) Pilot Abilities (see page 10 and onwards in the FGA book) and regular Elite Talents for your 2 Talent slots? Barring that you may only take Pilot Abilities from imperial pilots up to PS 6, that is.

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9 hours ago, TreatAsRange2 said:

:-)

Would this build be any different if you would be able to choose from both the (Imperial) Pilot Abilities (see page 10 and onwards in the FGA book) and regular Elite Talents for your 2 Talent slots? Barring that you may only take Pilot Abilities from imperial pilots up to PS 6, that is.

Karsabi + Epsilon Leader.

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On 18/03/2018 at 2:19 AM, Dabirdisdaword said:

Just won a store epic tourney with 8 gunboats a lambda and a gozanti.

Cygnus spaceworks does it right.

How did you build them?

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5 hours ago, xulfus said:

How did you build them?

4x HLC linked nus

4x trick shot mangler linked rhos

28 pts each

Edited by Dabirdisdaword