So, i love Y-wings, so thought i'd try them with the new guidance chips.

HORTON SALM 39

R5-D8

proton torpedoes

extra munitions

ion cannon turret

guidance chips

DUTCH VANDER 37

R7-T1

proton torpedoes

extra munitions

ion cannon turret

guidance chips

GOLD SQUADRON 24

R2 astromech

ion cannon turret

They come in fairly pricey, but i want to try it out before changing it up and try the same with autoblaster turrets and using the leftover points to give the 3rd Y protontorps/EM .

Idea is to get a good alpha strike with the named Y-wings, and ion the leftovers when they get behind me, wich should give me an estra turn to turn around/get in position.

Left the stressbot out because i want to be able to fire all around me instead of through my arc. Didn't use TLT either, because if they have TLT's, the ordnance never gets used

Still going back and forth between R7-T1 and R5-K6 on vander, with the latter giving me an initiative bid of 1. Both work well with his pilot ability.

This won't win any championships and i know that, but i like my all Y wing builds, even if they get smeared all over the place!

I will be using the two named pilots in 2 other thematic lists as well:

Gold squadron with a 2 points initiative bid:

DUTCH VANDER 38

R7-T1

ion torpedoes

extra munitions

ion cannon turret

guidance chips

GOLD SQUADRON 30 X2

R2 astromech

proton torpedoes

extra munitions

ion cannon turret

guidance chips

Gray squadron with no initiative bid

HORTON SALM 39

R5-D8

proton torpedoes

extra munitions

ion cannon turret

guidance chips

Gray SQUADRON 32

R2 astromech

proton torpedoes

extra munitions

ion cannon turret

guidance chips

Gray SQUADRON 29

R2 astromech

proton torpedoes

extra munitions

autoblaster turret

guidance chips

So, as expected The Y wings got obliterated

Was down to bad luck actually, and very poor dice rolls. Played against howlrunner with swarm tactics/stealth device+ 3 academies +2 ps 1 interceptors with autothrusters.

Guidance chips did nothing for me, shot two proton torpedoes, and after salm's re-roll and a good roll on the second one, both came out as 4 hits/crits so no problems there.

Salm got of the first torpedo against the leading academy, re-rolled with his ability and got 4 hits, academy rolled 3 evades and had an evade token

After that he lost his shields and got one crit, wich happened to be 'damaged cockpit', wich left him a sitting duck against all the PS1 tie pilots. he got killed off the next turn.

Gold squadron pilot got a few hits in with primaries at range 1, but was picked off by howlrunner and two tie fighters.

Dutch gave them a good scrap though, thrashing an interceptor and dealing a crit to the other squint. He also shot a torp at howlrunner getting 2 hits and 2 crits, and she rolled 1 evade and became a fireball.

After that the remaining ships focus fired poor dutch into oblivion.

Didn't get a single ion token on anything the entire game, and made about 10 shots. That's what lost it for me, just poor dice rolling when i needed the hits.