Idea for a bomber list - I never really appreciated how cheap Fletchette torpedoes were until recently (not being a rebel player I have limited access to stuff in the YT/GR/CR expansions).

Scimitar Squadron Pilot - Fletchette Torpedos, Fletchette Torpedos

Scimitar Squadron Pilot - Fletchette Torpedos, Fletchette Torpedos

Scimitar Squadron Pilot - Fletchette Torpedos, Fletchette Torpedos

Scimitar Squadron Pilot - Fletchette Torpedos, Fletchette Torpedos

Scimitar Squadron Pilot - Fletchette Torpedos, Fletchette Torpedos

alternatively:

Captain Jonus

Scimitar Squadron Pilot - Fletchette Torpedos

Scimitar Squadron Pilot - Fletchette Torpedos, Fletchette Torpedos

Scimitar Squadron Pilot - Fletchette Torpedos, Fletchette Torpedos

Scimitar Squadron Pilot - Fletchette Torpedos, Fletchette Torpedos

That's two turns of pretty heavy fire and a hell of a lot of stress tokens, which should give the bombers the manouvre advantage as the joust starts - because they can pull a K-turn and the enemy can't.

Don't forget flechette torpedoes don't stress anything with more than 4 hull, and big ships are very popular right now...

If you ran 3 Scimitars as described and 3 academy ties, you could add seismic charges to 2 of the bombers and drop them after you fired the Flechettes.

Don't forget flechette torpedoes don't stress anything with more than 4 hull, and big ships are very popular right now...

True, but even then, upping a TIE bomber to a 3-dice attack with no bonus defence die at long range is still not bad for a pittance of points.

If you ran 3 Scimitars as described and 3 academy ties, you could add seismic charges to 2 of the bombers and drop them after you fired the Flechettes.

For that matter, 5 scimitars with fletchettes and siesmic charges makes for a scary pattern-drop bomb spread...

lack of Nera makes me sad

(but then you'd have to give up on bombers)