I'm kind of at a loss as to what the best way to joust with her is, what to do after joust, and how to use her in a list. I mean, yeah, she can snipe, but then she keeps drifting away from the action. Her rear firing specialization is just so different. Using her with Expert Handling (aka doing barrel roll with greens every turn to "hover" in place), while sounding both easy to use and funny, makes me wonder if that specific build is more of a gimmick than anything. Remember, I'm not so much asking for build advice as I am for flying advice. So please... how do I fly scum Kath?

Engine upgrade is a key thing on large ships generally but Kath in particular. Really though, fly her like any other Firespray, and just be glad that people chasing her get hit harder.

Fly straight, then take a hard turn. That forces the enemy to chase Kath, while you bank away and light 'em up with that rear arc.

Just don't forget to get that tasty Dengar or K4 security, because with either EH or EU (or the possible upcoming BR-mod) you'll end up with 0 modification of dice and die fast.

Fly straight, then take a hard turn. That forces the enemy to chase Kath, while you bank away and light 'em up with that rear arc.

I like this. Thank you very much.

How often do you guys find that you're firing from her front?

Fly straight, then take a hard turn. That forces the enemy to chase Kath, while you bank away and light 'em up with that rear arc.

I like this. Thank you very much.

How often do you guys find that you're firing from her front?

Whenever there is anybody in front of her? The beauty of Kath (or any Firespray for that matter) is that when any other [non-PWT] ship would need to start considering turning around to stay in the fight; the Firespray just keeps on going and still stays in the fight.

HLC to make her four attack up front and back, rec specialist for dice modifications and k4 so you get TL from green moves.

Joust and then just fly past them, try to get them at range one behind you for a five dice focus+tl shot.

I've used this before it murdered brobots.

HLC to make her four attack up front and back, rec specialist for dice modifications and k4 so you get TL from green moves.

Joust and then just fly past them, try to get them at range one behind you for a five dice focus+tl shot.

I've used this before it murdered brobots.

Putting two crew on a Furryspray?

Teach me, master!

I want to do it as well. Might make FS a good ship after all

target scum mech and engine upgrade do lots of greens for free target lock and take focus for defense or offense.

I honestly dont think the HLC is worth the price as another ship is more useful.

The Ol' K-Turn in their face and blasting them with your rear arc is nice, especially if you can follow it up by dropping a bomb in their face when you reveal your dial on the next turn

as such:

4 dice out the butt as they follow

I think this says it all.

Also Scum have an endless amount of useful crew, you really can't go wrong with any options.

Don't forget a connor net. So they stay in your rear for another turn.

I played with a guy when the first wave came out and he had a strategy that really worked. He used Kath with Engine Upgrade and 3 Scyks (2 with Manglers). Sure...don't use the Scyks if you don't want, but his flying strategy worked well. He flew the two starting off side by side, with Kath on the outside. Then, when getting close, Kath would zip ahead, maybe on a bank. Then Boost if need be. The other ships slow rolled. I would often find myself committed to one or the other and kind of trapped in between. The vanilla Scyk would set up a block as the others poured on the fire. Kath would start to go slow and just fire from the rear. It always got me! Sometimes I'd go for Kath and get the other ships trailing me. Other times I'd go for the distraction and Kath was blasting me from the edge.

My friend ended up getting distracted with family life and didn't get a chance to play much after that, which is a shame, as he was doing well with the list.

Just don't forget to get that tasty Dengar or K4 security, because with either EH or EU (or the possible upcoming BR-mod) you'll end up with 0 modification of dice and die fast.

The upgrade that that look like it adds barrel-roll to the action bar is small ship only.

Your supposed to fly her backwards.

Just don't forget to get that tasty Dengar or K4 security, because with either EH or EU (or the possible upcoming BR-mod) you'll end up with 0 modification of dice and die fast.

The upgrade that that look like it adds barrel-roll to the action bar is small ship only.

:c

You maketh me a sad sad panda

Just don't forget to get that tasty Dengar or K4 security, because with either EH or EU (or the possible upcoming BR-mod) you'll end up with 0 modification of dice and die fast.

The upgrade that that look like it adds barrel-roll to the action bar is small ship only.

:c

You maketh me a sad sad panda

not as sad as you would've been if Vector Thrusters weren't Small Ship Only

Just don't forget to get that tasty Dengar or K4 security, because with either EH or EU (or the possible upcoming BR-mod) you'll end up with 0 modification of dice and die fast.

The upgrade that that look like it adds barrel-roll to the action bar is small ship only.

:c

You maketh me a sad sad panda

not as sad as you would've been if Vector Thrusters weren't Small Ship Only

Woop-wooping Adv sensor IGs were my DREAM

because, you know, crabs go sidewards.

And Kath loves the 1-bank+BR, why not give FS moar love?

Just don't forget to get that tasty Dengar or K4 security, because with either EH or EU (or the possible upcoming BR-mod) you'll end up with 0 modification of dice and die fast.

The upgrade that that look like it adds barrel-roll to the action bar is small ship only.

:c

You maketh me a sad sad panda

not as sad as you would've been if Vector Thrusters weren't Small Ship Only

Woop-wooping Adv sensor IGs were my DREAM

because, you know, crabs go sidewards.

And Kath loves the 1-bank+BR, why not give FS moar love?

IGs just gotta expertly handle their ****

as for why not give the FS more love, it's because literally every large ship would have access to it and only the JM5k and yt-2400 wouldn't take it

:c

You maketh me a sad sad panda

Just don't forget to get that tasty Dengar or K4 security, because with either EH or EU (or the possible upcoming BR-mod) you'll end up with 0 modification of dice and die fast.

The upgrade that that look like it adds barrel-roll to the action bar is small ship only.

not as sad as you would've been if Vector Thrusters weren't Small Ship Only

Woop-wooping Adv sensor IGs were my DREAM

because, you know, crabs go sidewards.

And Kath loves the 1-bank+BR, why not give FS moar love?

IGs just gotta expertly handle their ****

as for why not give the FS more love, it's because literally every large ship would have access to it and only the JM5k and yt-2400 wouldn't take it

Hail Quote Ziggurath!

ahem

IGs aren't experiencing their best times (nor did they happen to experience their best times) and BR action would have surely made their life much much more unexpected, and made AdvSensor crab-bros much much more good-looking variant.

What large ships would have?

VCX would like it, YT-1300 loves the engine too much, IGs would like the gimmick, FS would love it, Lambda would LOVE it. Deci would have FUN with that.

Don't see the problem with that.

I know you didn't ask for list advice, but I think the list can help a lot. Kath benefits from people chasing her. If the opponent prefers to go after your other ships first, it will be hard to keep Kath relevant. I would suggest pairing her with difficult to hit ships that may entice your opponent to try to focus down Kath first. Dengar with EU can arc-dodge and IG is just miserable to bring down. Both ships may lead to your opponent wanting to chase Kath.

As others have said, a K-turn in the opponents face is a good strategy. The opponent is set up to chase Kath and even if they try to turn around themselves, will often take another solid rear shot from Kath.

TAIL GUNNER!!

it will be a beautiful thing...

TAIL GUNNER!!

it will be a beautiful thing...

Curse your speedy fingers you got there first!

For reals though. Tailgunner + Outmaneuver...kath flyby's will be a pain in the butt (literally). Anything she fires at that isnt looking at her will be -2 agi, -1 otherwise lol