So I made this list for a pick-up game the other night and it did surprisingly well:

Tycho

-AWTP

-Conc Missile

-PTL

-Lone Wolf

-Stealth Device

Jake Farrell:

-AWTP

-Char Refit

-Opportunist

-Outmaneuver

-Stealth Device

Gemmer Sojan:

-AWTP

-Prockets

-Veteran Instincts

-Stealth Device

Basic idea is for Tycho to go joust/alpha out on his own.

Gemmer goes straight up and gets in close alpha strike with Prockets first, dodging like a maniac, while Jake gets around the back to nail someone with Outmaneuver/Opportunist. Gemmer's VI is there to shoot first so Jake can fire unhindered.

I got a match in against something I was not expecting:

Rexler Brath

-Predator

-Heavy Laser Cannon (I think; can't quite remember list)

Chiraneau

-Predator

-Ysanne Isard

I managed to deploy all on one side and since he had only 2 ships, committed to taking out Rexler before tackling the 49'r. Alpha strike worked pretty good on Brath. Tycho hung back, Gemmer played midfield and Jake went deep, all along the same line. Tycho's Conc missiles stripped Brath's shields down on turn 2. Turn 3 Brath wiped out Gemmer before I had a chance to fire Prockets, but Jake got vengance and obliterated him from an outside-arc, Range 1 shot without any tokens on Brath.

Spent the next 8 or so rounds maneuvering around the VT49, dodging asteroids and using them to my advantage for additional Agi dice. Tried to spend most of the game at Range 3 for Agi and to deny Cheerio his pilot ability. 1 Agi die meant less for him than for me. Chipped away for quite a while before Tycho ran into an asteroid, lost his actions (ouch) and got one shotted by Cheerio (I think a shield got stripped away earlier by something).

But Jake managed to pick him away with a helpful console fire. Game ended after about 12-14 rounds, who was down 1 shield and a stealth device.

Aside from being effective, the list itself was just crazy fun to fly.

One bad round could send these A's down the toilet, but it does seem really fun. I really like flying the new A-wing guys and Tycho together.

I really want to try Gemmer with Stealth and Lone Wolf.

One bad round could send these A's down the toilet, but it does seem really fun. I really like flying the new A-wing guys and Tycho together.

I really want to try Gemmer with Stealth and Lone Wolf.

Indeed. That's why they are called "Psycho" A Wings :-)

But the frustration that sets into your opponent from constantly getting the evades you need on 4-5 dice is awesome. Lone Wolf on Gemmer is a great idea. I gave him VI because I needed him to shoot first to trigger Jake's Opportunist, but I might have to rethink the whole thing. It's too bad Gemmer doesn't have his own EPT

What does this list and especially that match-up look like after automatic thrustration occurs?

This squad warms my A-Wing loving heart!

What does this list and especially that match-up look like after automatic thrustration occurs?

That's a great question, and to be honest, I'm not sure. Always staying at Range 3 can be tricky for an A Wing, not having a lot of meat on the 1 speeds as they do. In this particular matchup, they'd probably do ok, as the movements of a large ship like the 49'r are going to be pretty easy to predict: Fly in circles, avoid asteroids. I know a lot of people are loving the autothrusters, but I'm still kind of liking the Stealth Device for anything with 3 base Agi and Evade Actions.