So, after a recent tourney in which I saw more than few list reliant on formations of four-plus ships, I couldn't help but notice that something has to be done about it. Given that the swarm relies on eating up as many hits as possible, the math becomes problematic in a ship-to-ship exchange of fire unless you have an equal amount of guns to apply to the problem. So what happens if we start to lay down mass Area Of Effect weapons like Assault Missiles, Ion Torpedoes and various bombs. Given that upon impact they can damage multiple ships at once, thus saving time, I can't see why they don't appear more often. So, I put this list together, let me know if it could stand a chance off crimping a swarm's weekend.

Etahn A’baht (48)
E-Wing (32), R2-D2 (4), Ion Torpedoes (5), Veteran Instincts (1), Advanced Sensors (3), Hull Upgrade (3)

Miranda Doni (51)
K-Wing (29), Autoblaster Turret (2), Extra Munitions (2), Plasma Torpedoes (3), Assault Missiles (5), Gunner (5), Ion Bombs (2), Seismic Charges (2), Munitions Failsafe (1)

Went against miranda with a similar build and took her out before a bomb could Be used.

Went against miranda with a similar build and took her out before a bomb could Be used.

What were you flying?

I can say from experience that anything with 1 evade dice is not going to last against a group of 6+ ships for more than two turns unless there are some truly awful rolls. It might sound good on paper, but the TIEs will likely focus down Miranda first, even with her shield regerneration, focused fire will take her out. Etahn will last longer but that is still a lot of points invested in one ship.

these weapons do not appear more often because they're not very good

apart from seismics, they are all appallingly overpriced

also, it's good to see 4+ ships to break up the tedious monotony of 2-ship builds

Has anyone tried Ruthlessness? it's imperial only, but gives guarenteed splash damage for a reasonable cost.

Here is what I've been thinking of running against swarmy TLT lists.

Assault bombers (99)

Scimitar Squadron Pilot (23)

Assault Missiles (5), Extra Munitions (2)

Scimitar Squadron Pilot (23)

Assault Missiles (5), Extra Munitions (2)

Epsilon Squadron Pilot (15)

Epsilon Squadron Pilot (15)

Scimitar Squadron Pilot (23)

Extra Munitions (2), Ion Torpedoes (5)