I'd like to get my Upsilon back on the table and am looking for more fun /janky lists to fly until the Tie Reaper hits in the coming months. I love RAC and against the current 2 ship meta he's pretty strong but I wonder if there's a way to make him more fun AND stronger.

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VT-49 Decimator: Rear Admiral Chiraneau (46 + 16)
+ Expose (4)
+ Rebel Captive (3)
+ Kylo Ren (3)
+ Dauntless (2)
+ Engine Upgrade (4)

Upsilon-class Shuttle: Major Stridan (32 + 4)
+ Fire Control System (2)
+ Systems Officer (2)

With this Stridan can move with a green and give RAC a target lock, and then coordinate kylo/expose, and then RAC can move and Kylo or expose, even if he's bumped. So **** be throwing 4/5 red Dice at a Kyloed ship with a target lock and hopefully a RAC mini focus change.

I'm left with 2 points I'm not really sure what to do with. I could drop FCS on the shuttle probably too. Any thoughts on making this more consistent /interesting would be appreciated!

I think a Predator Reroll on RAC would be much stronger than 1 extra die that is dependent on an action (and being stress-free). That means that you really don't need a TL from Stridan.

Which brings me to my real point - I think the Upsilon is totally flyable - but as a support ship. And RAC doesn't need support, so they don't pair super well.

3 hours ago, Goseki1 said:

I'd like to get my Upsilon back on the table and am looking for more fun /janky lists to fly until the Tie Reaper hits in the coming months. I love RAC and against the current 2 ship meta he's pretty strong but I wonder if there's a way to make him more fun AND stronger.

(98/100)
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VT-49 Decimator: Rear Admiral Chiraneau (46 + 16)
+ Expose (4)
+ Rebel Captive (3)
+ Kylo Ren (3)
+ Dauntless (2)
+ Engine Upgrade (4)

Upsilon-class Shuttle: Major Stridan (32 + 4)
+ Fire Control System (2)
+ Systems Officer (2)

With this Stridan can move with a green and give RAC a target lock, and then coordinate kylo/expose, and then RAC can move and Kylo or expose, even if he's bumped. So **** be throwing 4/5 red Dice at a Kyloed ship with a target lock and hopefully a RAC mini focus change.

I'm left with 2 points I'm not really sure what to do with. I could drop FCS on the shuttle probably too. Any thoughts on making this more consistent /interesting would be appreciated!

Drop FCS for Adv Optics. Same percentage for hits, but can shoot on anyone who lines up in your arc. For the remaining two points, the title is awesome to stress people. This will make RACs life expectancy longer, when enemies cannot Kturn, or wookiees cant 2-sharp. With rebel captive and title, you will be stressing two ships per turn. Pattern analyzer is another solid option, letting you get a coordinate off on a stop maneuver.

Major Stridan (32)
Collision Detector (0)
Courier Droid (0)
Systems Officer (2)
Pattern Analyzer (2)
Advanced Optics (2)

Total: 38

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The best pick for the particular list is probably Kylo Ren's Shuttle, for the added stress control, and to make the shuttle more of a threat. I'm leery on the general archetype, but this is probably about as well as any version of it. I think a non-Expose Decimator will be stronger in general than an Expose Decimator. But I get that Expose is something that's probably fun to play with now and again.

How about a Shirtless Kylo (Upsilon + Expose)? Expose, FCS, Experimental Interface, and maybe even Ysanne Isard, to have the potential to trigger Expose in the Combat phase, after you know whether you'll have a shot.

I like all these ideas, thanks. Stridan with advanced optics and tge title could be great!