PS10 Rebel Swarm (4+ ships)

By JRMan, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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So I have been thinking about how to beat (1) high PS elite ship lists (especially phantoms) and (2) large ships. To have a good chance against the phantom you obviously want to attack before it has re-cloaked, usually meaning you need pricey, high PS ships yourself. This limits you to fewer ships. However, to beat the large ships you want as many ships as possible.

So I started thinking how I could get 4+ ships all attacking at high PS (preferably 10 to beat a VI Whisper.) The only way I can figure is through the use of a "PS chain" using one high PS pilot and a bunch of cheaper ships that have swarm tactics EPT. I come up with the following.

Tycho Celchu (26)
Veteran Instincts (1)
Chardaan Refit (-2)
Swarm Tactics (2)
A-Wing Test Pilot (0)
Green Squadron Pilot (19)
Swarm Tactics (2)
Chardaan Refit (-2)
Green Squadron Pilot (19)
Swarm Tactics (2)
Chardaan Refit (-2)
Green Squadron Pilot (19)
Swarm Tactics (2)
Chardaan Refit (-2)
Prototype Pilot (17)
Chardaan Refit (-2)
Total: 99
This has 5 ships attacking at PS10 as long as Tycho lives. Another variation is to drop a green to add 3 proton rockets for a hard alpha strike. It also frees up enough points for a stealth device on Tyco, which is great as he needs to stay alive to keep the chain at PS10.
Looking for any opinions on these lists and suggestions for other ways to put together 4+ ships attacking at PS 9 or 10.
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I'd consider Decoy on Tycho instead of Swarm.

Reason is Tycho is lynch pin of your list. Giving him Decoy allows him to be a greater distance from the pack. And if he's within R1 of the rest of them he can receive PS10 from a swarmer after swapping through decoy.