Trying not to give up on the TIE Defender!

By Lanthal, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Hi all,

I've been playing scum for the longest time and want to go back into another faction for a bit. I'm looking at the Imps and the TIE Defender as I really like the ship but obviously there are some limiting factors with its high cost.

Here's the kind of thing I was looking at using the new TIE/fo targeting computer with Vessery:

Vessery + Mangler + Marksmaship + MK II (43)

Zeta Sq. Pilot + Stealth Device x3 (57)

100pts

I've run the Mangler/Marksmanship combo and really like it for the crit production. I figure the Stealth Device might help with TLT defence for some of the time as well. I went for the Zeta's to avoid the Pred double re-roll and to have first shots on swarm lists.

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Vessery + Mangler + Marksmaship + MK II (43)

Zeta Sq. Pilot x2 (32)

Academy x2 (24)

99pts

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Vessery + Mangler + Marksmaship + MK II (43)

Zeta Sq. Pilot + Weapons Guidance x2 (36)

Howlrunner + Swarm Tactics (20)

99pts

I'm keen to see how Weapons Guidance plays. It seems like a useful upgrade for those times when you really wanted an eyeball and rolled blanks.

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I'm still very early in the experimentation and I'll be interested to hear others' thoughts on getting the defender working.