What I would like from Imperial Bombers

By JoeyBriefcase, in X-Wing

Lets face it, rebels have the best bombers in the game. The K-Wing has the bulk and action efficiency to outshine the Bomber, Y-Wing, and Punisher any day of the week. I want Imperial Bombers to have at least one unique, cool thing they can do with bombs that isn't just barrel roll+bomb deathfire.

What if mines where you roll for damage had a higher chance of hitting? What if bomber could put a timer on their bombs for a few turns, like a delayed explosion? What if you could detonate a bomb with certain triggers on maneuvers? What if you could sling bombs ahead of you like a bombing run?

I have some ideas, which will get more value out of the mind-games like most abilities do.

Detonator Malfunction- Title/Torpedo- 1 point

You may acquire target locks on [bomb] tokens.

After enemy ship's executes a maneuver and is within range 1 of the locked [bomb] tokens, you may spend your target lock to cause that ship to suffer 2 damage and then remove the [bomb] token.

Heavy Armor- Modification- 1 (or maybe even -1) point [Tie only]

When defending, if the total cost of your undiscarded [bomb], [Missile], and [Torpedo] upgrades is 5 points or greater, you may cancel one enemy [Crit] result. You may equip one additional Modification that is 1 point or less.

High-Yield Explosive- Torpedo- 1 point [Tie Only]

When an enemy ship at range 1-3 rolls attack dice after moving through or overlapping a [bomb] token, they must change all [Focus] results to [Hit] results.

Tie Bomber is the only bomber with an EPT, it'd just there arnt really any useful EPTs for bombing.

Tie Bomber is the only bomber with an EPT, it'd just there arnt really any useful EPTs for bombing.

Actually that would be a good way of adding exclusivity to bomber upgrades. The decimator also has the EPT but you never see it run as a bomber

Tie Bomber is the only bomber with an EPT, it'd just there arnt really any useful EPTs for bombing.

Actually that would be a good way of adding exclusivity to bomber upgrades. The decimator also has the EPT but you never see it run as a bomber

That's because there are better usage for points than adding bombs. Having said that I've fallen prey once or twice to a bomb dropped by a Decimator.