So I was lucky enough to have a friend snag me a copy of a Rebel Aces at Gencon. Played with four A-wings last night and somehow manged to win. I ran the following

Tycho with PTL and Refit

Jake with PTL, Refit, Test Pilot and Predator

Gemmer with Test Pilot, PTL and Proton Rockets

Green Squadron with Refit

I faced Howl, a pair of Obsidians and Kenkirk with Ruthlessness, Mara, Ysanne and a Seismic Charge.

The dice gods were smiling upon me, I don't know how many items I rolled Hit/Crit off the bat. And thought the match I only lost Jake due to blowing his focus on attack. Who is such a blast to barrel roll, Gemmer's Proton Rockets nailed Kenkirk for five damage, Tycho killed both Obsidians with Direct Hit! and the Greeny led the Decimator around an asteroid for two turns while his buddies worked on the TIEs.

It's great flying four fully independent ships and while squishy having the focus and evade makes them hard to nail damage, if they're even in arc. There were a few turns where I just hit the 5 straight to disengage then came back around for another run. It's something I'd highly recommend if things get too tight. Bumping and losing actions will lose ships. Fast.

Was this a fluke?

Maybe.

Was it fun?

Hell yeah!

As a side note, be careful running Farlander with Advanced Sensors. If you use them then Push for stress then do a Green move... Well it kinda makes his ability useless. : /

All A-wing lists are among the most entertaining and challenging to fly, but yeah, you really need to consider when to use your actions as you will most likely be punished for mistakes. I'm really looking forward to play either 3 elite A-wings or 4 Greens. Can't wait any longer for Rebel Aces. D:

I would definitely consider dropping/changing something to get veteran instincts on Tycho. With an all A-wing squad you can really use that PS10 when you're up against Whisper with Veteran Instincts, Soontir Fel, etc.

rad as hell .gif

Got a source on that, google reverse image search fails me.

rad as hell .gif

Got a source on that, google reverse image search fails me.

Found it on Reddit. http://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/2a3irj/i_made_this_gif_to_prove_to_my_friend_that_awings/

Also this one about Y-Wings

Well Glen I'd hardly call Greens Aces. Like Squints A-wings function best with PtL. Also having a higher PS helps with arc dodging. I've been trying to come up with something using Jake alongside Kyle or Garven but 100 points just doesn't seem to have enough room for me to be satisfied.

I kinda miss the old days with just the first two waves.

I'm not really a fan of the named A-wing pilots, but using Greens along with Rebel Aces upgrades is what I meant by "Ace" Green.

Have you met my friend, Jake Farrell? He's someone you should get to know.

I'm not really a fan of the named A-wing pilots, but using Greens along with Rebel Aces upgrades is what I meant by "Ace" Green.

Have you met my friend, Jake Farrell? He's someone you should get to know.

He's very costly for 2 attack dice IMO.

Have you tried it? Don't forget, he gets 3 dice at Range 1, and if he is out of arc, he may not be being fired at. As I posted elsewhere, you can load him up with Opportunist and Predator or PTL, for only 28 points with the Title and Refit. If you support him with Kyle or Garven, you wouldn't believe what he can do. Or, as I prefer, for 33 points, drop the refit and add Proton Rockets, for a single devastating 5 dice shot with Focus.

Having trouble with your A-wings dying? PtL + SD. Focus + Evade will get you far when you've got 4 dice to defend with.

Have you tried it? Don't forget, he gets 3 dice at Range 1, and if he is out of arc, he may not be being fired at. As I posted elsewhere, you can load him up with Opportunist and Predator or PTL, for only 28 points with the Title and Refit. If you support him with Kyle or Garven, you wouldn't believe what he can do. Or, as I prefer, for 33 points, drop the refit and add Proton Rockets, for a single devastating 5 dice shot with Focus.

Forget opportunist & predator. Outmanoeuvre, PtL & Jake are where its at

BTW, opportunist + predator/PtL - CR on Jake = 29 pts

Have you tried it? Don't forget, he gets 3 dice at Range 1, and if he is out of arc, he may not be being fired at. As I posted elsewhere, you can load him up with Opportunist and Predator or PTL, for only 28 points with the Title and Refit. If you support him with Kyle or Garven, you wouldn't believe what he can do. Or, as I prefer, for 33 points, drop the refit and add Proton Rockets, for a single devastating 5 dice shot with Focus.

Forget opportunist & predator. Outmanoeuvre, PtL & Jake are where its at

BTW, opportunist + predator/PtL - CR on Jake = 29 pts

I actually meant Outmaneuver. That was a mix-up. I tend to say the wrong "O" EPT frequently.