please help

By gambit1977, in X-Wing Squad Lists

kathhogs (100/100)

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Firespray-31: Kath Scarlet (38 + 12)

+ Lone Wolf (2)

+ "Mangler" Cannon (4)

+ Tactician (2)

+ Engine Upgrade (4)

Y-wing: Syndicate Thug (18 + 7)

+ Ion Cannon Turret (5)

+ BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)

+ R4 Agromech (2)

Y-wing: Syndicate Thug (18 + 7)

+ Ion Cannon Turret (5)

+ BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)

+ R4 Agromech (2)

One thing I do not like about Ion Turrets is they only put 1 Ion token on a hit and it takes 2 to slow down the Large ships, which everyone seems to be playing with.

Blaster Turret costs 4 pts, which frees up another 2 where you could put R4-B11 on the Y-wings.

To me, the point of the BTL-A4 upgrade is to maximize firepower and I'd rather Hit with 2 primary and 3 secondary in an attack with the forced re-roll of die by R4-B11 if you see too many evades. The ability could kick in on both attacks if you keep a target lock.

Just my 2 cents.

Without a way to stack focus tokens like the Moldy crow title the blaster has never given me much luck.

Looks a lot like my list but I only run one hog and then a pair of pirates. I've been thinking of moving the Ion cannon turret off my hog too. In my last game I got on the 6 of Tarn's X- wing and unloaded at range 1, would have loved to roll a fist full of red die.

I'm contemplating taking an ion cannon on my Firespray

Have you played this list yet? I'd take it out and see how it does.

Haven't played it yet hopefully on Sun I'll be able to get a game or two in.

Well I would advise not dropping the ion. Sure it doesn't do much damage itself, but that's what Kath is for. If you can, stick a HLC on her instead of mangler, so she is packing 4 red dice front and back (I'd possibly consider dropping the R4's to get it). Also, once you get the ion, next turn you have 3 red dice from primary, because its easy to make sure you are at R1. And that allows for some respectable damage...

Not sold on dropping the techs they help the action economy depending on when I need to spent the focus

Any other ideals?