Intimidation + Tactical Jammer

By Osoroshii, in X-Wing

I'm going through the upgrades that were in cluded in the Wave 5 ships. One combination that intrigues me is Intimidation and Tactical Jammer.

Intimidation: EPT, Cost:2

While you are touching an enemy ship, reduce that ships agility value by 1.

Tactical Jammer: Modification, Cost: 1

Your ship can obstruct enemy attacks.

The idea here would be, have a large ship run ahead of the rest of your squad to cause bumping. Not only taking actions with the suicide run but making the rest of your squad harder to hit and making the enemy easier to hit. Tactical Jammer can only be used on Large base ships and with Intimidation being a EPT (Elite Pilot Talent) there's not many options for this trick. the lower the Pilot Skill the better this will work.

Captain Oicunn (42) is a PS 4 and has the EPT slot to hold the Intimidation upgrade. He also has an added bonus of "After executing a maneuver, each enemy ships you are touching suffers 1 damage". so with the full trick in play he comes in at 45pts.

on the Rebel Side the cheapest option to get this combo into play will be Leebo on a YT-2400. He would come in at the low coast of 37 with the combo but one Pilot Skill higher at 5.

How would you use this combo and fill out the rest of the squad?

If only Captain Kagi had an EPT this would be the combo to run on him! Such a missed opportunity. Imagine

Kagi + Intimidation + Enhanced Scopes + Tactical Jammer + Rebel Captive + Mara Jade

It would be freaking awesome. But alas!

I do think Intimidation breathes new life into Avrel though.

Avrel + Refit + Test Pilot + Intimidation

Wedge + Outmanuever + R7-T1

Rookie

Rookie

If you line up Wedge properly, he is attacking vs -3 agility! Thats bananas.

You could add Gunner, Mara Jade and the Dauntless title to Oicunn and then 3 black squad pilots with veteran instincts. Oicunn keeps his action and can still shoot at something he hasn't based. Or drop Mara Jade and make two BSPs Backstabber and Dark Curse and trade veteran instincts for wingman to keep the stress off of Oicunn.

Noob question: Does Tactical Jammer apply also to attacks against the ship that has it equipped (vt-49 for example) or only against other friendly ships?

My guess is it'd be only other ships.