Apologies if this has been talked about before, but I haven’t see anything about it.

The TIE Reaper is a TIE, which means that it can take Twin Ion Engines, turning all of its bank maneuvers green. Advanced Ailerons forces it to perform a 1 straight or 1 bank maneuver, so that bank maneuver counts as being green, right? So you should be able to do something like this:

Scarif Base Pilot (25) - TIE Reaper
Systems Officer (2), Advanced Ailerons (0), Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (1)

Dial in a bank maneuver and perform a bank maneuver with AA, and pass out up to 2 free target locks per round.

Am I right? Or does this fall apart somewhere. Any other shenanigans that can be done with double green maneuvers?

Wording seems to check out. Title does say "Immediately before you reveal your dial, if you are not stressed, you must execute a white (Left Bank 1), (Straight 1) or (Right Bank 1) maneuver."

This gets fun when you add in Quiz who can PTL off the target lock acquisition, green to clear, and still take an action at the end.

3 minutes ago, viedit said:

This gets fun when you add in Quiz who can PTL off the target lock acquisition, green to clear, and still take an action at the end.

That part doesn't work unfortunately, as Systems Officer lets you acquire a target lock, not take the target lock action. On the upside though, that also means that stressed ships (or ships that otherwise can't take an action) can get a target lock from Systems Officer.

5 minutes ago, Jarval said:

That part doesn't work unfortunately, as Systems Officer lets you acquire a target lock, not take the target lock action. On the upside though, that also means that stressed ships (or ships that otherwise can't take an action) can get a target lock from Systems Officer. 

Look at the wording on the title. When you acquire a target lock, you may perform a free evade action. You PTL off the evade technically.

7 minutes ago, viedit said:

Look at the wording on the title. When you acquire a target lock, you may perform a free evade action. You PTL off the evade technically.

Ooh, I'd not spotted that! That's really neat!

That seems really good actually, and it's pretty balanced because your other ships need to be in range one.

Adv Ailerons says you must perform a white 1 left bank, 1 forward, or 1 right bank. I don't know the answer to this question, but is it possible that TIE Mk. II makes it impossible for you to do anything but a 1 forward with AA, since you cannot do a white bank anymore?

EDIT: Actually, I see TIE MkII says you may... so you can do white banks, but then you're not getting the System Officer Trigger. Does AA's requirement of "must do white" preclude the OP's suggested interaction?

1 minute ago, Incard said:

Adv Ailerons says you must perform a white 1 left bank, 1 forward, or 1 right bank. I don't know the answer to this question, but is it possible that TIE Mk. II makes it impossible for you to do anything but a 1 forward with AA, since you cannot do a white bank anymore?

No, because AA is mandatory and Twin Ions are optional. So Twin Ions give way to AA.

But then it's white and system officer does not work.

I like this find, and I am not against it working. If someone wanted to make a case that it's not allowed, however, they can do so with the "must execute a white..." language on AA.

3 minutes ago, Incard said:

I like this find, and I am not against it working. If someone wanted to make a case that it's not allowed, however, they can do so with the "must execute a white..." language on AA.

I think the FAQ entry for R2 Astromech is a good place to start for it working as the OP suggests.

"If ship is ionized, R2 Astromech’s ability does make the white [forward 1] maneuver green."

The rules reference for ion:

"The owner moves the ship as if it were assigned a white [forward 1] maneuver"

This seems close enough to the AA/TIE Mk II combo to make me think it should work.

That's a good counter case, @Jarval , thanks. The question then hangs on how similar or different are the following situations: 1) "must execute a white 1 bank", and 2) "move as if assigned a white 1 forward."

It's been discussed elsewhere already, and AFAIK the consensus was that it works and you do get to dish out double Target Locks... should the necessary friendly ships be on the table at R1 of the appropriate points of your move.

I think it's a lot harder to actually pull off than it sounds.

Isn't it funny that these situations start to feel like Supreme Court cases?

I'm personally against it, simply because I feel the Ailerons already provide enough of an advantage. Rules-wise though, it seems to fit within the existing structure FFG has concocted (as convoluted as it is).

Is there a “check stress” step in a maneuver that isn’t part of your regular maneuver? Asking for a stressed friend.

1 hour ago, TasteTheRainbow said:

Is there a “check stress” step in a maneuver that isn’t part of your regular maneuver? Asking for a stressed friend.

No, and actually that's very interesting, and I've never thought of that before. It does not mean, however, that a Striker or a Reaper w/ TIE Mk.II could clear 2 stress in one turn, because they do not perform the AA maneuver when stressed.

17 minutes ago, Incard said:

No, and actually that's very interesting, and I've never thought of that before. It does not mean, however, that a Striker or a Reaper w/ TIE Mk.II could clear 2 stress in one turn, because they do not perform the AA maneuver when stressed.

I'm not 100% clear on when Snap Shot triggers, but a Striker or Reaper could potentially clear 2 stress in one turn as long as they're given sequentially.

AA across Debris Field --> Stress --> Green Maneuver

AA into Snap Shot/Stresszra --> Stress --> Green Maneuver

@bydand Although AA w/ TIE Mk.II probably counts as green, as far as I know, there is no "check stress" step for that maneuver, so there's no point at which a stress would be added or removed as a result of the color of the maneuver.

5 minutes ago, Incard said:

@bydand Although AA w/ TIE Mk.II probably counts as green, as far as I know, there is no "check stress" step for that maneuver, so there's no point at which a stress would be added or removed as a result of the color of the maneuver.

Any maneuver with a color to it will apply or remove stress as needed.

According to the FAQ, Nien Nunb works when ionized, so this interaction should work.

4 hours ago, Bad Idea Comics said:

Isn't it funny that these situations start to feel like Supreme Court cases?

I am reversing my original opinion on this.

I believe the "MUST execute a white..." is speaking of having to do the maneuver, NOT the color - even though the color is mentioned. By precedent the emphasis on these cases are on the maneuver itself, not the color of the maneuver.

5 hours ago, Incard said:

@bydand Although AA w/ TIE Mk.II probably counts as green, as far as I know, there is no "check stress" step for that maneuver, so there's no point at which a stress would be added or removed as a result of the color of the maneuver.

I disagree. Executing a maneuver involves three things: Moving the Ship, Checking Pilot Stress, and Clean Up. I don't see any reason why executing a maneuver prior to revealing your dial would impact how you actually execute things. That said, the whole debate is silly given you can't perform the AA maneuver if you're stressed.

I do agree that Twin Ion should make AA green however.

It used to be that the check pilot stress was separate from execute maneuver steps. When the revised the rules for TFA core set, however, they reworded stuff so that stress was part of performing the maneuver.

5 minutes ago, Forgottenlore said:

It used to be that the check pilot stress was separate from execute maneuver steps. When the revised the rules for TFA core set, however, they reworded stuff so that stress was part of performing the maneuver.

^This along with the clarifications we've had for Nien and R2 makes me think this works. It wouldn't have worked in the original rules, but the FAQ to the timing chart etc. allows for it. The wording definitely allows for it, so until we're told its not allowed, I'm going to treat it as legal.

8 hours ago, Madtheos said:

I disagree. Executing a maneuver involves three things: Moving the Ship, Checking Pilot Stress, and Clean Up. I don't see any reason why executing a maneuver prior to revealing your dial would impact how you actually execute things. That said, the whole debate is silly given you can't perform the AA maneuver if you're stressed.

I do agree that Twin Ion should make AA green however.

I can't think of any useful ability which would trigger off the 'check pilot stress' step, given that as noted, the ailerons don't trigger if you're stressed, but yes, technically the step exists.