I am thinking about the following for an upcoming escalation tournament:

Round 1 59/60:

Blue Squadron Pilot

Blue Squadron Pilot

Bandit Squadron Pilot + Ion Pulse Missiles

Round 2 90/90:

Blue Squadron Pilot + Accuracy Corrector

Blue Squadron Pilot + Accuracy Corrector

Blue Squadron Pilot + Accuracy Corrector

Bandit Squadron Pilot + Ion Pulse Missiles

Round 3 115/120:

Blue Squadron Pilot + Accuracy Corrector

Blue Squadron Pilot + Accuracy Corrector

Blue Squadron Pilot + Accuracy Corrector

Blue Squadron Pilot + Accuracy Corrector

Bandit Squadron Pilot + Ion Pulse Missiles

Round 4 150/150:

Blue Squadron Pilot + Accuracy Corrector

Blue Squadron Pilot + Accuracy Corrector

Blue Squadron Pilot + Accuracy Corrector

Blue Squadron Pilot + Accuracy Corrector

Bandit Squadron Pilot + Ion Pulse Missiles

Bandit Squadron Pilot + Ion Pulse Missiles

Lt. Blount + Ion Pulse Missiles

The B-Wings are... well B-Wings. They hit hard and can take a beating.

The Zs are blockers and insurance vs lists with multiple cheap large ships.

I would like to hear your thoughts and/or suggestions.

pretty scary looking. I was actually working on an escalation list today

ESCALATION V3

150 points

PILOTS

Dagger Squadron Pilot (29) x 2
B-Wing (24), Fire-Control System (2), Ion Cannon (3)

Dagger Squadron Pilot (33) x 2
B-Wing (24), Fire-Control System (2), Heavy Laser Cannon (7)

Roark Garnet (26)
HWK-290 (19), Ion Cannon Turret (5), Tactician (2)

If you compare the two I think it'd be close. I guess I am not sold personally on AC for a bwing. AC is perfect for 2 Attack dice ships. Maybe someone could convince me but I would think investing in FCS is better statistically-it should contribute more hits.

Not sure on Pulse missiles myself, at least in the early stage as I don’t play Ordnance at all so bearing that in mind:

60 Points

BBZ 54 Points

90 Points

BBBZZ 90 points

120 Points

BBB + FCS, BZZ 120 Points

150 Points

BBBB + FCS, B, ZZ + IPM 150 Points

You’re getting 1 more ship in at the 90 point mark, 1 more B Wing instead of a Z in the overall list and action economy from the FCS.

As has been discussed in another thread in the main forum today, FCS seems to have a slight edge over AC (though it's close enough that personal preference is fine) but FCS does give you some more points to play with.