Developing a Top Gun list

By nikk whyte, in X-Wing

I flew this last night and won, but it's open to development. Thinking about including an A-wing, but I'm not sure if i can wait for rebel aces to do so

100 pts

Airen cracken, concussion missiles, squad leader, munitions fail safe

Etahn A'baht, proton torps, PTL, FCS

Luke skywalker, r2 astro, flechette torps, wingman

Etahn leads up the middle, while luke and the Cracken hit the outside flanks.

One weakness I noticed last night is Cracken isn't exactly agile. An engine upgrade might help that.

Corran Horn with Engine upgrade is Maverick. "Permission to flyby."

Highway to the DANGER ZONE

Iceman would be Tyco, just ignore that stress :)

Now I really want to run a Rogue Squadron Top Gun list of Tycho, Wedge, and Corran...

All that ordnance is fun to drop in one turn. I I rolled 4 hits on the HWK using proton torps and it was so gratifying.

Not sure squad leader is a good choice on cracken. You give up your action to give an action to etahn who can already get 2 from ptl.

Maybe drop squad leader and upgrade luke's torps to protons as well. Then when him and etahan fire them off they probably get at least 2 crits out of them.

Squad leader only really came into play once, near the end. Etahn had already hit evade and target locked when a phantom came swooping in. Giving away my focus kept Etahn alive, and killed the phantom.

That being said, I'd rather keep the flechettes on the x wing, since I can control a little of the game board that way, especially against a phantom. Not as good as ion, or flechette/ion combos, but it helps

The thing I noticed was that these guys are pretty much jousters, my first pass is great, and then lining up the second is a chore.

Otherwise maybe do swarm tactics instead, then all 3 ships shoot at PS8.

Rogue Squadron 200 pt team epic maybe?

Wedge, Wes, Luke, Tycho and Corran fully kitted out.

Maybe fun for casual, but something tells me in a 200 pt game that list would get rocked hard.

Rogue Squadron 200 pt team epic maybe?

Wedge, Wes, Luke, Tycho and Corran fully kitted out.

Maybe fun for casual, but something tells me in a 200 pt game that list would get rocked hard.

That sounds exactly like the kind of odds that Rogue Squadron live for!

"I'm with Rogue Squadron. Impossible is our stock in trade, and success is what we deliver." - Corran Horn

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Rogue Squadron 200 pt team epic maybe?
Wedge, Wes, Luke, Tycho and Corran fully kitted out.

Maybe fun for casual, but something tells me in a 200 pt game that list would get rocked hard.

That sounds exactly like the kind of odds that Rogue Squadron live for!

"I'm with Rogue Squadron. Impossible is our stock in trade, and success is what we deliver." - Corran Horn

Eh.. i'd go with a generic rogue list

Red Squadron X4 w/ torps

Red Squadron X4

8 x wings with a semi decent alpha and an ok PS.

I think the Rebel Transport was a missed opportunity for a Rogue Squadron Pilot (PS 5-6 generic with EPT). Not that I am complaining in the slightest about the phenomenal pilots we got...

Well, that and putting a new generic in a $60 box would be silly.

Edited by FatherTurin