I have been flying Kanan/Biggs for a little bit and was curious about bringing in the 'Rebel Shuttle' in place of Biggs. Here is what I whipped up:

Blue Squadron Pathfinder (31)
U-Wing (23), Sensor Jammer (4), Jan Ors (2), Jyn Erso (2), Pivot Wing (0)
Kanan Jarrus (51)
VCX-100 (38), Ghost (0), Fire-Control System (2), Twin Laser Turret (6), Rey (2), Recon Specialist (3)
“Zeb” Orrelios (18)
Attack Shuttle (18), "Chopper" (0), Phantom (0)
[100 pts]

I am wanting the U-Wing to have some survivability while also being support to Kanan (Jyn and Jan). What are your thoughts about potential strengths/weaknesses compared to Kanan/Biggs?

Quick Thoughts:
- I hate losing EU on Kanan; it has gotten him out of some sticky spots.

- How much am I going to miss Biggs?

- Thinking I would fly the U-Wing in front of Kanan to maximize him staying at range 2 of potential targets with his TLT Double-Tap

With Jyn aboard, I would be tempted to try running Heff Tober to take advantage of those free actions. Of course points become an issue.

Yup heff is vastly superior here

Also get fcs because your U will be pretty jank without it

Cassian crew is also quite lovely

Here is an update with Heff+FCS for comparison. I had the SJ to try to increase survivability on what I have witnessed to be a sometimes fragile ship.

HEFF/KANAN/PHANTOM- 99 points
Kanan Jarrus (51)
VCX-100 (38), Ghost (0), Fire-Control System (2), Twin Laser Turret (6), Rey (2), Recon Specialist (3)
“Zeb” Orrelios (18)
Attack Shuttle (18), "Chopper" (0), Phantom (0)
Heff Tobber (30)
U-Wing (24), Fire-Control System (2), Jan Ors (2), Jyn Erso (2), Pivot Wing (0)
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Additional Thoughts:

Heff seems to be a blocker. That is one of the tactics I was considering for the U-Wing in this list. Do you think this is the best way to use it in this list? Or should I look to hang it back fueling Kanan and then provide an additional arc for mop up?

My understanding is that I cannot use Jyn's ability a second time with Heff's. Is that correct?

Also, part of me wonders if there is enough benefit to justify Jyn. I lkike the idea of loading up the Ghost/Phantom/U-WIng with a combination of focus/evade; but is it really just sinking points into a ship that has low survivability?

I have been flying Kanan/Biggs for a little bit and was curious about bringing in the 'Rebel Shuttle' in place of Biggs. Here is what I whipped up:

Blue Squadron Pathfinder (31)

U-Wing (23), Sensor Jammer (4), Jan Ors (2), Jyn Erso (2), Pivot Wing (0)

Kanan Jarrus (51)

VCX-100 (38), Ghost (0), Fire-Control System (2), Twin Laser Turret (6), Rey (2), Recon Specialist (3)

“Zeb” Orrelios (18)

Attack Shuttle (18), "Chopper" (0), Phantom (0)

[100 pts]

I am wanting the U-Wing to have some survivability while also being support to Kanan (Jyn and Jan). What are your thoughts about potential strengths/weaknesses compared to Kanan/Biggs?

Quick Thoughts:

- I hate losing EU on Kanan; it has gotten him out of some sticky spots.

- How much am I going to miss Biggs?

- Thinking I would fly the U-Wing in front of Kanan to maximize him staying at range 2 of potential targets with his TLT Double-Tap

... and why not this version:

Heff Tobber — U-Wing

Reinforced Deflectors

Recon Specialist

Jan Ors

Pivot Wing

Ship Total: 32

Kanan Jarrus — VCX-100

Fire-Control System

Twin Laser Turret

Rey

Jyn Erso

Ghost

Ship Total: 50

"Zeb" Orrelios — Attack Shuttle

Phantom

Ship Total: 18

Total: 100

I have been flying Kanan/Biggs for a little bit and was curious about bringing in the 'Rebel Shuttle' in place of Biggs. Here is what I whipped up:

Blue Squadron Pathfinder (31)

U-Wing (23), Sensor Jammer (4), Jan Ors (2), Jyn Erso (2), Pivot Wing (0)

Kanan Jarrus (51)

VCX-100 (38), Ghost (0), Fire-Control System (2), Twin Laser Turret (6), Rey (2), Recon Specialist (3)

“Zeb” Orrelios (18)

Attack Shuttle (18), "Chopper" (0), Phantom (0)

[100 pts]

I am wanting the U-Wing to have some survivability while also being support to Kanan (Jyn and Jan). What are your thoughts about potential strengths/weaknesses compared to Kanan/Biggs?

Quick Thoughts:

- I hate losing EU on Kanan; it has gotten him out of some sticky spots.

- How much am I going to miss Biggs?

- Thinking I would fly the U-Wing in front of Kanan to maximize him staying at range 2 of potential targets with his TLT Double-Tap

... and why not this version:

Heff Tobber — U-Wing

Reinforced Deflectors

Recon Specialist

Jan Ors

Pivot Wing

Ship Total: 32

Kanan Jarrus — VCX-100

Fire-Control System

Twin Laser Turret

Rey

Jyn Erso

Ghost

Ship Total: 50

"Zeb" Orrelios — Attack Shuttle

Phantom

Ship Total: 18

Total: 100

Ultimately I think FCS will generate more value over Reinforced Deflectors. As for the swap of Jyn and RecSpec, I feel that, when looking at the ships independently that Rey/RecSpec and Jan/Jyn work as better combos together.

With that said, I haven't put this on the table. If you have I would like to know how it went and what you thought!