Because seriously.

Instead of auto-dying, they should just be forced to reroll successful results on their green dice.

Compare Hera Syndulla's performance before becoming captain of Phoenix Squadron to after becoming captain of Phoenix Squadron.

Those A-Wings are cursed.

dont wory they were sacrificed in the name of plot armor.

You should probably remove their evade action too. Phoenix Squadron pilots drop faster than Gold Squadron in A New Hope.

Or the evade has to be given to a friendly unique ship. Good catch though. One might have survived a shot.

dont wory they were sacrificed in the name of plot armor.

Because seriously.

That's why I gave them an ability that buffs unique pilots, a la primary cast characters, at their nameless generic expense.