5 hours ago, Force Majeure said:

Have you tried putting M9-G8 on him? It could really help him survive longer than he should.

The traditional build was R7, but of course M9-G8 isn't a bad pick either.

No, the problem is that he's, you know, flying an X-wing. When his entire claim to fame is 'tough, no frills value-for-money guns', the value-for-money bit is kind of critical in such situations, and even Integrated Astromech doesn't quite cut it.