It looks like this is a mission that really could go either way. If the Rebels reveal both of the wrong terminals, they'll have a really hard time getting everything done by the deadline. But if by luck they go to the correct two right away, it will be really hard to stop them. And my Rebels are pretty good at Insight and Tech tests. Fenn is the only one in my group who doesn't roll three dice for one of them. Diala can grant rerolls, and Jyn and Mak both have abilities to become focused on their own.

I'm certain that proper use of Bombardments will be key if I am going to win the mission. I know I'll need to drop one where it will create a new deployment point, probably fairly early on. I don't think I can say exactly when I should use it to deal damage and when I should use it to stun. I'll just have to look at that on the fly.

For my open groups, I'm pretty sure I want to bring the elite Trandoshan Hunters and regular Royal Guards. Stun, bleed, strain, and they're fairly durable.

The big question mark is whether the Rebels will bring Luke as an ally. I don't think he's a big help this mission, since he can't interact with the terminals. But having him would help the Rebels clear out my figures.

I think in this situation, you want to bank your threat. Sure, you can get more deployment points with the bombardments, but you should certainly establish the first time that the bombs are for dealing damage, and then surprise them with a deployment point in round 3 or 4, once you can really drop some hurt. Focus on taking pot shots and keeping your dudes alive while slowly dealing damage until you have them in a perfect position and then threat dump a perfect deployment. Royal Guard and Elite Royal Guard will be great open groups, or possibly an Elite Nexu, or maybe an Elite E-Web since you'll be at close range. Something that will let you rain down damage fast.

But the fact that bombardment can create new deployment points is part of the rules you read to the Rebels when making the first bombardment. Other than that, it looks like pretty good advice. I might try elite Royal Guard and elite E-Web, but I still think elite Trandoshans and regular Royal Guard might work well, too.

Good point. I was going to say that deployment points are hidden information, but in this case, they are not. The rules state that only the Deployment points on the mission’s diagram are hidden information. That only slightly adjusts your base tactics. I would mess with your players by overtly counting spaces from each newly created deployment point, just to screw with them. Make them think you're going to use deployment points that you have no intention of using at all. Then surprise them with the deployment point you really plan on using.

I just wish the order was turned around, so you could bombard to create a new deployment point, then immediately deploy units to it. But as it is, you increase threat, deploy/reinforce units, THEN do end-of-round effects like bombardment

Mak was standing right where the blast door appears. I had enough stuff out there that I could have boxed him out if he hadn't already been right there , but I guess I should have anticipated better. It didn't help that a wounded Jyn got a perfect roll her first time trying to reveal a terminal, AND it was the right one.