No imperials apparently arnt allowed turrets, hopefully the tie special forces ship will change that.

No. The TIE Aggressor will. The TIE/sf will just be an aux firing arc.

whatever ship it is will not be allowed an EPT thanks to ruthlessness/TLT

There's no new news why not bring back the dead?

Because it'll get really crowded and honestly grandad won't smell too good after so long under the patio, also he may hold a grudge.