Miranda TLT and 2xBlue with HLC + FCS - will it fly?

By Wibs, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Hi,

I am sure I saw somewhere a topic on this list, but I can't find it. I was thinking of trying this

38 points
Miranda Doni K-Wing
Twin Laser Turret Recon Specialist
31 points
Blue Squadron Pilot #1 B-Wing
Fire-Control System Heavy Laser Cannon
31 points
Blue Squadron Pilot #2 B-Wing
Fire-Control System Heavy Laser Cannon

Or this will be good only if we joust? I could swap Recon Specilaist for C3PO (and keep saying 1 when I roll - or zero is better?) or something else. How does one properlu use Miranda anyway? First time I loose a shild, run, attack and get a shield back?

Wonder how hard it will be for me to play this at tournaments against Palp, Vader and Jax or against 4xY-TLT after being used to play Dash+Mangler + Corran...

Thanks for input.

It's a solid list, but it definitely WON'T hold up in a joust. The last thing you want to do with a turret--or some expensive, fragile B-Wings--is joust. Keep the Bs at Range 3 as much as possible. Keep Miranda out of arc. If she's taking several hits, you're best off running and arc-dodging for a turn, even if you have to SLAM, and then getting shots in when it's safe to do so and regen that way.

RecSpec will be much more offensive; 3P0 will be much more defensive (and do guess zero evades -- that gives you a 5/8 chance of him activating rather than 3/8).

The problem for HLC + FCS blues is that first turn of shooting when you haven't got the TL yet. Sometimes you get a crap roll of only 1 or 2 hits and although you now get your free TL, your opponent has that ship fly into your b-wings or in such away so you can't focus fire and are forced to switch targets. I've ran HLC b-wings quite a lot and I feel they are less than ideal cannon carriers, despite being able to slow roll well. I think the best way to get good value out of it would be 1 single b-wing with FCS + HLC in the back behind a bunch of other jousting ships (like z-95s or x-wings).

I also find advanced sensors generally better than FCS, although that could be a playstyle thing. Nonetheless, I'm gonna suggest dropping both HLCs and upgrading the FCS into advanced sensors. You then have 12 points left for a bandit to run in front of the b-wings and muck up your opponent's formations. Miranda can still do her thing.

Edited by blade_mercurial