Really trying to make tie-bombers work

By Lobokai, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Bombers (100)

Tomax Bren (39) - TIE Bomber

Crack Shot (1), Ion Pulse Missiles (3), Proton Rockets (3), Seismic Charges (2), Extra Munitions (2), Seismic Torpedo (2), Lightweight Frame (2)

Major Rhymer (40) - TIE Bomber

Proton Rockets (3), Proton Rockets (3), Seismic Charges (2), Extra Munitions (2), Seismic Torpedo (2), Lightweight Frame (2)

Scimitar Squadron Pilot (21) - TIE Bomber

TIE Shuttle (0), Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (1), Systems Officer (2), Tactician (2)

Scimitar hands out locks... Rhymer and Bren spam fire

Edited by Lobokai

I feel like you have too much ordnance on Tomax and Rhymer. There is no way they will survive long enough to get even half of that off. Trim some of that down and you'll be able to squeeze in another support ship...either a cheap blocker, or maybe even another bomber.

TIE Bombers, as a standalone, do not work well, unfortunately. I have tried on many occasions to run an all Bomber build, and they just don't last. However, I recently saw someone using a list that had some pretty ingenious synergy using Tomax & Quickdraw.

Tomax Bran

Crack Shot

Long Range Scanners

Homing Missiles

Extra Munitions

Thermal Detonators

Quickdraw

Draw Their Fire

Fire Control System

Homing Missile

Title

Guidance Chips

Omega Leader

Juke

Comm Relay

Tomax lays down some serious smack. LRS letting him set up a shot long before he gets close, which also allows a focus whe things are about to happen. Infinite Crack with a full-modded secondary that denies evades. Even x7's will cry.

Here's where the genius comes in. If Tomax is shot at, and critted (Not hard on the only hull Bomber), Quickdraw takes the crit for him, triggering the pilot ability and letting Quickie immediately shoot a primary, and if Quick hasn't shot yet, setting a perfect opportunity for a Homing Missile reprisal with FCS.

Omega is still the ever-effecient Omega.

Edit/PS: I do use a three Bomber squad in Epic that costs roughly 98~ points. Absolutely brutal against the Epic ships.

Edited by Drakeheart

I missile build SF! Lovely stuff

I dont think proton rockets work like you want with lightweight frame. Dont load bombers up too much. Ive lost them before i ever fired at times. Pm heychadwick and get his advice!

Id do something more like this instead of yours i think

TIE Bomber: · Tomax Bren (24)

Crack Shot (1)

Extra Munitions (2)

Proton Torpedoes (4)

Guidance Chips (0)

TIE Bomber: · "Deathfire" (17)

Extra Munitions (2)

Homing Missiles (5)

Proximity Mines (3)

Long-Range Scanners (0)

TIE Bomber: Scimitar Squadron Pilot (16)

Long-Range Scanners (0)

Extra Munitions (2)

Homing Missiles (5)

TIE Bomber: Scimitar Squadron Pilot (16)

TIE Shuttle (0)

Fleet Officer (3)

-- TOTAL ------- 100p. --