Empire: Tank & Spank Squad List

By Beawolf, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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Here is my go on an Empire list

Patrol Leader (40)
Fleet Officer (3)
Tactical Jammer (1)
"Howlrunner" (18)
Swarm Tactics (2)
Black Squadron Pilot (14)
Expose (4)
Black Squadron Pilot (14)
Expose (4)
Total: 100
The basic idea is to have the VT-49 Decimator use its 16 hitspoints to soak up punishment from the opponent while the 3 Tie Fighters hide behind the Tactical Jammer and deals out thier own punishment.
Howlrunner is there for the added benefits and Swarm Tactics is to be used on the Decimator to ensure it gets to fire its weapons first.
The two Tie Fighters will use expose to add 1 to thier attack dices and with the re-roll from Howlrunner hopefully they will deal some damage :)
thoughts?
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It'll be hard to Keep the Ties behind the Decimator while also being able to Action for Expose..

Also Rule of Thumb, Never Take Expose.

Drop Exposes and blacks to AP's pick up a Third AP.

Drop Tact Jammer and FO for Vader (crew) Either leaves 1 point for Init, or drop Swarm Tactics for PTL on howl for survivability.

Edited by Panic 217
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Agree on all accounts with Panic. My personal opinion is Push on Howl because that'll make more of a difference than initiative.

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I look at the Black Sq. Pilots and think, for 14 points why not make them Alpha Sq. Pilot TIE interceptors? "Howlrunner" is going to Swarm Tactics them anyway, right? I'd be aggressive with the Alphas. The idea is to get them to start to chase the alphas, but then they turn tail and you place the Decimator between them and their pursuers. Now they have to either switch targets or take bad shots at the injured TIE interceptors.