That's where vessery comes in he either lands a TB hit removing soontir's SD and knocking him down to two agility or he forces fel to spend his tokens to avoid the hit leaving him with naked dice.
Yes vessery is a priority target but he's got six hit points he's not that vulnerable at range three and by the time they are at two they will be down a ship.
A pack of Tempests, on the other hand, are a genuine threat to Vessery who's largely relying on naked green dice to see him through. That's exactly the sort of opponent who's not going to enjoy the Chinese water-torture of constant Accuracy Corrector attacks.
Edit: Oh, and that's not to even mention the fact that the chances are in the first round of shooting the Tempests won't have gotten close enough to Soontir on their turn to Target Lock him, so Vessery's pilot ability probably wouldn't be kicking in.
Edited by Rodafowa