TAP swarm thoughts

By testobviouslyfalse, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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4x -
Baron of the Empire - Juke, Title, P Rockets, Chips


upside is that its ps4, so it beats JM. With a TL and juke, it can force the focus token away. Probably a bit problematic vs imp aces (unless you can get the proket off).

At the end of the day it is perhaps the most efficent procket carrier has an evade while pushing in, then has a TL, focus, chips to use on the shot. Endgame is evade/juke. Thoughts? viable?

It seems I'm not the only one thinking about playing TAPs this evening ;)

If you can get your TL on the way in at Range 2 or 3, then it'll help massively when you have to Focus at Range 1 to get your prockets off. You might find it difficult to pull this off against Arc Dodgers.

Cheers

Baaa

Four Barons is doable. I think it was Droidlover on here who made it to day2 of Hoth Open with four barons, although he was doing PTL+Title+ATs I think. Four ships with Prockets is scary, can wipe any one ship off the board.

Four Barons is doable. I think it was Droidlover on here who made it to day2 of Hoth Open with four barons, although he was doing PTL+Title+ATs I think. Four ships with Prockets is scary, can wipe any one ship off the board.

Beyond that, it is 4 ships with (hopefully) a TL, focus and chips. Those are some accurate missiles. Even my dice shouldnt screw that up.

I've been flying a lot of Sienars and I have to say that getting the PRockets off can be very difficult and rare against aces which are prevalent right now.

It won't be much easier for Barons, and you need a lot of things to go right.

You need to be in Range 1, not be touching them, them bumping a different ship (otherwise they'll just arc-dodge).

Against generics, you still need to have a good idea of where they'll be, because adjusting your position denies you the focus you need to fire.

I would run the PtL variant (2 let's say) and just fill the rest of my list with something else. Whisper/2 Crackshots + wampa/Palp shuttle wampa?

I've been currently testing...

Baron, PTL, Title, Procket, AT x3

Black squadron tie, crackshot

Still working on strategies with it.

Edited by Droidlover