I was randomly thinking about Marksmanship today and when it might be useful. It seemed to me that it might be a good option for a TLT Horton flying alongside Harpoon carriers. You're giving up an action to use it but what you're getting is similar to expertise in that it's going to work for both TLT shots (potent when combined with Horton's pilot ability) plus the improved odds of scoring the crit and triggering the harpooned condition. I was thinking of trying this:

That is actually...really good...

I've never seen a use of Marksmanship which I like, but this...this is excellent.

Now, I am not a fan of Cracken...or Zs in general. But I suppose he serves his purpose.

Keep in mind, Nym and Horton are both fast to die. Miranda instead of Nym might be stronger...even if it does mess with your PS strike.

Tlt doesnt work with crits.

1 hour ago, Zura said:

Tlt doesnt work with crits.

You just need a crit result to trigger the harpoon. Critical results and suffering critical damage are two different things.

but does work with Harpoons

I feel like Nym needs some sort of turret. Even Autoblaster. The points are awkward, though. You could give up VI, but going down to PS 8 or 9 is sub-optimal. Extra Munitions could be dropped... or perhaps drop Trajectory Simulator and lower Bomblet Generator to Seismic Charges. That'd get the 2 points needed for an Autoblaster. Having unlimited bombs is nice, but having only 2 isn't much worse, and your opponent can't blank out on the roll.

I guess I should try it and see how it goes. My problem is that I only play like twice a week and have a partiality for janky scum lists ...

16 hours ago, Greebwahn said:

Keep in  mind, Nym and  Horton are both fast to die. Miranda instead of Nym might be stronger

Miranda, harpoons, em, tlt and chips would be a 41 point replacement. That probably is stronger.

umm, how are you getting an EPT on horton?

On 4/21/2018 at 12:16 PM, eljms said:

R2-D6

Your upgrade bar gains the elite upgrade icon. You cannot equip this upgradeif you already have an elite upgrade icon or if your pilot skill value is "2" or lower.

7 minutes ago, eljms said:

Your upgrade bar gains the elite upgrade icon. You cannot equip this upgradeif you already have an elite upgrade icon or if your pilot skill value is "2" or lower.

Ah, I missed that. Thanks

I've flown the original list a couple of times now. Neither were a true test of whether it's competitive (one v. Miranda and a couple of harpoon carrying A wings, one v. a double falcon list) but both were won very quickly. If you can set up a joust it hits very hard for a couple of rounds of combat. My guess is that where it would struggle would be against:

- higher PS alpha strikes that kill Airen Cracken before he gets to shoot

- lists that can shed target locks, spread damage, survive or prevent an alpha strike