Tough, tough meta....hitting the wall is a constant. So, I got frustrated. Sick and tired.

Falling to this squad actually made sense and tore a lot of squads up, save bobs is great hands, FSR didn't like at all, nor some others; I never saw it coming:

Alpha Patrol

Alpha Squadron Pilot x5 (18), Autothrusters x5 (2)

Yeah the game is at its worst in terms of faction/ship balance.

I'm not surprised 5 alphas can work though. 15 attack dice is no joke, after all. I think you run into your worst matchups against things like Miranda/Dash. Another option to help diversify the list is to take a shuttle bomber with 4 points of crew (systems or fleet officer or even kylo ren can all be useful).

The best thing about this kind of list though is that it teaches you how to be a good predicter of enemy moves (you kind of have to be to win with this list!)

You could also consider trading one or two alphas for Imperial Trainee(s) with AA & hull (or LWF if you have a shuttle and want better crew). It does weaken the list against turrets (since the autothrusters is better there) but gives you some more options in terms of maneuvering/blocking (with adaptive ailerons).