Triple bomber or 2 Bomber + 1 T70?

By schattenlord, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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Hey there!

I'm currently working on a fun list for tournaments. It's not meant to be super competetive but I don't want to loose all the time either.

I've came up with two lists. Which one do you think will do better?

Crimson Squadron Pilot — B/SF-17 Bomber 25
Trajectory Simulator 1
Ordnance Silos 2
Thermal Detonators 3
Hyperwave Comm Scanner 1
Deflective Plating 1
Ship Total: 33
Crimson Squadron Pilot — B/SF-17 Bomber 25
Trajectory Simulator 1
Ordnance Silos 2
Thermal Detonators 3
Hyperwave Comm Scanner 1
Deflective Plating 1
Ship Total: 33
Crimson Squadron Pilot — B/SF-17 Bomber 25
Trajectory Simulator 1
Ordnance Silos 2
Thermal Detonators 3
Hyperwave Comm Scanner 1
Deflective Plating 1
Ship Total: 33

Or this list:

Crimson Squadron Pilot — B/SF-17 Bomber 25
Trajectory Simulator 1
Ordnance Silos 2
Thermal Detonators 3
Deflective Plating 1
Ship Total: 32
Crimson Squadron Pilot — B/SF-17 Bomber 25
Trajectory Simulator 1
Ordnance Silos 2
Thermal Detonators 3
Deflective Plating 1

Ship Total 32

"Red Ace" — T-70 X-Wing29

R2-D24

Comm Relay3

Integrated Astromech0

Ship Total: 36

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Edited by schattenlord
klicked the wrong button in the first place
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I’ve been running triple Bombers and they are fun, and they look dope on the mat.

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The first list looks better to my mind. Though, you could make them asymmetrical - Crimson leader with Bomblets and Accuracy Corrector could replace one of the builds, with the other two being like those in the second squad, with 5 points to play.

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First one looks nastier to me

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I don't understand these bombers, personally find them way too stiff and clunky to be enjoyable despite how beautiful they are

...except crimson spec, that guy is a hoot

I take it 1 bomber, 2 t70 is out of the question? There are some fun t-70s, such as intensity snap or SOT nien. Vi, flight assist Asty is also neat, if short on mods

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5 hours ago, Pooleman said:

I’ve been running triple Bombers and they are fun, and they look dope on the mat.

They indeed look dope.

2 hours ago, Greebwahn said:

The first list looks better to my mind. Though, you could make them asymmetrical - Crimson leader with Bomblets and Accuracy Corrector could replace one of the builds, with the other two being like those in the second squad, with 5 points to play.

I'm afraid I can't do that. But sure, it might be better :)

17 minutes ago, ficklegreendice said:

I don't understand these bombers, personally find them way too stiff and clunky to be enjoyable despite how beautiful they are

...except crimson spec, that guy is a hoot

I take it 1 bomber, 2 t70 is out of the question? There are some fun t-70s, such as intensity snap or SOT nien

Actually I tried 2 T70s and crimson specialist many times before. I don't know... multiple bomber are just way more fun to me.

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understandable

I don't like the bomber's stiffness, apart from crimson specialist's amazing ability because of how it covers the severely limited maneuverability, but I can see how awesome it must feel to push two of them across a table

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Recently I played against a 4 ship imperial list and one round he managed to bumb 3 ships into my bombers and then two of his ships got hit by two bombs. Since then I'm in love with my bombers.

Maybe they're a little bit stiff but also so much fun to play. And they look so good when you fly them in formation.