Imperial list: 100

Kath Scarlet: VI, Tactician (PS 9)

Chirpy: VI, Engine, Rebel Captive, Gunner (PS 10)

Pros: High PS, shoot before most ships, gunnered turret with ability, three mechanics to deal stress, resilient ships, super fun to fly!

Cons: no mangler/engine on Kath, tough matchup vs. high ship count lists, gives up a lot points when a ship falls.

Thoughts?

I LOVE putting a mangler on imp Kath. finally makes her ability worth it. wish you could somehow fit it in

Trade VI for Calculation and her ability suddenly becomes relevant. Good list otherwise.

I like the idea of calculation on Kath, it provides a cheap way to trigger her pilot ability. Has anyone used calculation, thoughts?

I don't think chiri is the ideal partner, and I'm not just saying that because I despise turrets

I've played with a lot of stress over the course of wave 5 because it is the most efficient counter to bloated ships such as fatties (no boost/evade or they have to move more predictably for greens), PTLs (soontir, dash) and especially phantoms. It's incredibly handy for dragging an elite enemy down to your level, so you can steamroll him with your "lesser" generics.

chiri is redundant with that playstyle. He is also pretty good at screwing over elite arc dodgers with the awfully implemented 360 turret rule, and he shares the same weaknesses as kath (neither enjoy being bowled over by efficient jousting ships)

A phantom would be more efficient because it is still quite great at cutting through swarms, but then you're stepping on the simplistic an effective whisper + chiri list which I don't think Kath can really fit into as well.

Basically, I think she should be run with lower point cost ships.

@ 45 points (mangler, tactician, calculation/vi) you can fit a decent four tie mini swarm with v.i howlie or backstabber with 3 obsidian (or night beasts and 2 academies). It's also room for a pair of interceptors (2 ptl + thruster royal guards for a 99 point total, or 1 ptl + thruster and 1 V.I thurr +thruster for 100, or 44 point Kath w/thruster Soontir + ptl saber with stealth for soontir if you cut the mangler for calculations...)