Hey guys, I have a store Championship coming up in Febuary and I'm looking for some advice on a list. I have several in mind but for simplicity sake I'll only post one at a time. The list I have been working with for the last few games was as follows...

Roark Garnet (HWK-290): 19 pt

Twin Laser Turret: 6 pt

Total: 25

Blue Squadron Pilot (B-Wing): 22 pt

Heavy Laser Cannon: 7 pt

Fire Control System: 2 pt

Total: 31

Blue Squadron Pilot (B-Wing): 22 pt

Heavy Laser Cannon: 7 pt

Fire Control System: 2 pt

Total: 31

Bandit Squadron Pilot (Z-95): 12

Total: 12

Squadron Total: 99 pt

I have been running and tweaking this list for a while now and I have several other direction I can take it but this is the base now. So the idea is to slow roll the Bs forward taking the brunt of the enemy while dishing out damage with the HLCs. Roark skirts around the battle staying at range 3 of the Bs so they can benefit from his pilot ability which changes a friendly to PS 12 during combat and using the TLT to clean up those that make it passed the barrage from the Bs. The the Z-95 is used primarily as a blocker although I have managed to sneak him in to take out a low health target... people tend to ignore him when theres HLC carrying B-Wings in front of them. :-P

I'd appreciate any advice or piloting tips any of you may have. Thanks guys.

That looks like a pretty solid list! Nobody likes staring down a FCS HLC B wing, especially one that can shoot as PS12! I'm not sure you'll need an initiative bid though, so you may as well take another upgrade, like an intel agent on Roark. He will be meandering around the outside, but if a high PS ship ends up at Range 2 he will be able to check the dial so you know if the b wings should barrel roll or not.

The most important thing is to focus on one list and really practice flying it. Fly against everything and be ready to adapt your strategy against different lists. There may be some merit in putting Roark in the middle and the Bs on the outside. The Bs can act as a funnel, and Roark can be the bait, pushing ships toward the middle, where you can then close in and hammer them.

Marrader21, This list looks pretty sweet. I noted that you are looking to use the Z-95 as a blocker and while I like that Idea I wonder if you would rather just use an A wing with Chardaan refit for 15 pts. This is kind of what I like looking at

Roark Garnet (HWK-290): 19 pt

Twin Laser Turret: 6 pt

Total: 25

Blue Squadron Pilot (B-Wing): 22 pt

Mangler Cannon: 4 pt

Fire Control System: 2 pt

Total: 28

Blue Squadron Pilot (B-Wing): 22 pt

Heavy Laser Cannon: 7 pt

Fire Control System: 2 pt

Total: 31

Prototype Pilot (A-Wing): 17

Chaardan Refit: -2

Total: 15

Squadron Total: 99 pt

The reason I suggest this is because I find the A wing to be a superior blocker. I have also had great success with the mangler cannon.