My friend has an idea of running 3 protectorate fighters all mind linked. Rau, teroch, and solus. He wants some advice on whether it would be a good idea or not. What do you think. I personally think it might be a little squishy but that could just be me.

You're right, it'll probably be too squishy. Super fun, but too squishy.

He needs to try it in a game. Maybe not a tournament, but just a fun game. If it does fly well, than it could work, but odds are, that list will die quickly. But you never know. If you fly it well, and are really good at arc dodging, it could do well. Old Fennaroo was a popular list because getting Fenn and teroch in range 1 was devastating.

Its not really a good idea.

I love the 3 named protectorates in a list, but mindlink is not good enough for them. The reason is because they are squishy, so if you lose a ship quick, having only two left means you just aren't getting good use out of mindlink anymore. The reason it works with large-based scum ships is because they are tougher and you get more action efficiency over the course of the game. One maybe two protectorates backed by a tougher ship gets way more value out of mindlink (but even 2 protectorates + large base is a bit squishy and requires near flawless flying to do well).

If he just wants to fly 3 protectorates, this is the list I use:

Fenn w/ PTL, title & AT = 34

Teroch w/ PTL, title & AT = 32

Solus w/ predator, title & AT = 31

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You could give fenn a flechette torpedo if you don't feel the need for a high initiative bid, but I find the bid more useful these days.

Try something like this: