I'm looking to create a casual Alpha Strike squad that relies on Crack Shot and 3-4 attack TIE Fighters to deal damage early.
This is what I have right now:
Howlrunner
Zeta Leader [Crack shot]
Mauler Mithel [Crack shot]
Scourge [Crack shot]
25 points remaining
The main weakness is high PS aces, so my first thought was: Omega Leader [VI] and a Hull Upgrade on Howl..
Either that or a Doom Shuttle with Intel Agent.
Do you guys have any suggestions or alternatives?
Thanks!
Edited by zerotcyou're going to want to drop mauler or scourge; they're both incredibly situational
Omega Leader is a shoo in, but don't settle for less than 26 points of Juke + Relay; especially not for something as bleh as a hull upgrade
let Howlie die, she'll probably have done her job long before she bites it anyway
Toss a Swarm Tactics on Howlrunner, add a Scimitar with EM, IPM and FT. Let the enemy choose their poison: spend their evades and focuses on avoiding the ordnance or the Crack Shots.
Well, I would just take 2 academy pilots and give howlrunner crack shot too. Their blocking potential denies opponent actions allowing the rest of your squad to survive better/hit harder.
I also think Omega squadron pilots are better than Mauler + Scourge. The drop in pilot skill is relatively meaningless, especially since they are not priority targets anyway. And although they don't have quite the same potential in firepower, they are harder to kill and have better dials (which I think will be helpful once howlie and zeta are down)
So my changes would look like:
Zeta leader w/ crack shot
Howlrunner w/ crack shot
2 Omega pilots w/ crack shot
2 academy pilots
100
Thanks for the response so far.
The main reason I had Mauler, Scourge, Zeta Leader, and Howl in particular is their Pilot Skill order.
With everyone firing before Scourge, I was hoping for a very high chance he'll have 3 attack dice. Zeta will have his 3 reds most of the time, and Mauler will be in there too.
@Blade_mercurial yea I was strongly considering just adding 2 Academy Pilots. With the extra point, probably Determination or Crack Shot on Howlrunner.
Crack Shot. If going for a barrage of Crack Shot enhanced attacks, accept Howlrunner's gonna die quickly and try to get the extra damage from her too.
If you want someone capable of annoying high pilot skill, then a tooled out Omega Leader is good, alternatively consider Epsilon Ace with a few toys.
Mauler Mithel is the workhorse of the TIE Aces list.
Try this....
99 Points. Drop Elusiveness if you want a better chance at initiative.
Omega leader w/Juke + Relay is infinite crackshot, except much better
whether you drop to get that combo is worth it
Edited by ficklegreendiceOmega leader w/Juke + Relay is infinite crackshot, except much better
whether you drop to get that combo is worth it
Good Point - how about this...
97 point build. Slap a stealth device on Omega Leader if you want to go a full 100.
Why is this better?
Howlrunner + crackshot is worth it over either PS 7 Tie
Wampa in particular is far easier to enable with Howlie
Keep in mind as well that Scourge *needs* Wampa to setup his ability...