Bomber Escort II (100)
"Whisper" (42) - TIE Phantom
Veteran Instincts (1), Fire Control System (2), Rebel Captive (3), Advanced Cloaking Device (4)
Gamma Squadron Veteran (28) - TIE Bomber
Deadeye (1), Seismic Charges (2), Extra Munitions (2), Proton Torpedoes (4), Guidance Chips (0)
Black Squadron Pilot (15) - TIE Fighter
Crack Shot (1)
Black Squadron Pilot (15) - TIE Fighter
Crack Shot (1)
What do you folks think? I've never used the Phantom and want to give it a go. Is it properly equipped?
Looks good to me! I really like rebel captive on Whisper and all the other choices will be useful.
Without shields, TLTs eat TIE fighters.
As the meta expands into Tractor Beams, higher initiative pilots will be more important.
There are more and more turrets coming (Punishing One, Ghost), and TLTs are everywhere. Whisper can get by that. The TIEs can 50/50 (ish), and if he's shooting at your TIEs it's probably a win for you anyway. But the bomber is bait.
I fear that Empire is about to go deeply underpowered between the arrival of the Punishing One, Tractor Beam, and Mindlink on S&V, and the TLT, Ghost, Miranda Doni problem. Whatever list you build, the other factions can build one with more diversity, more offense, and better hit points than Empire can.
Without shields, TLTs eat TIE fighters.
As the meta expands into Tractor Beams, higher initiative pilots will be more important.
There are more and more turrets coming (Punishing One, Ghost), and TLTs are everywhere. Whisper can get by that. The TIEs can 50/50 (ish), and if he's shooting at your TIEs it's probably a win for you anyway. But the bomber is bait.
I fear that Empire is about to go deeply underpowered between the arrival of the Punishing One, Tractor Beam, and Mindlink on S&V, and the TLT, Ghost, Miranda Doni problem. Whatever list you build, the other factions can build one with more diversity, more offense, and better hit points than Empire can.
Maybe you missed this?
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2015/12/14/rule-the-skies/
I don't understand all the doom n gloom-----Imperials are fine. Once that puppy arrives, it will be other factions scrambling to deal with the new 'dominant' force in the meta...
If you have wampa, try in instead of one of those ties. Wampa is way scary to people and can keep them from looking at whisper while whisper. Does whisper stuff.
That's not meant as a correction or anything, your idea is solid. I'm just throwing that out there.