What are some ideas people have for the U-Wing?

Upgrades, lists and ships to support them with.

Benthic with advanced sensors and perceptive co-pilot is a really great way to spend some points. Also tactical officer.

You can add pretty much anyone to him and he makes them better. If the VCX was worth its points this would be my go-to list. If you put the bug shuttle on the VCX then it can coordinate itself by coordinating a coordinate to Benthic.

Last night I was flying against

1 U-Wing (two tubes)

1 X-Wings (two tubes)

1 Y-Wing (Dutch)

2 Z95

No ideas about upgrades.

Depends on if you're building towards "Wave 1" or full conversion kits. Wave 1, I like the basic one below to create problems for swarms. Full conversion?....uh...I got nothing. It's the wild, wild west.

Partisan Renegade (43)
Rigged Cargo Chute (4)
Pivot Wing (0)

Total: 47

Also Heff Tober with just a tactical officer and Intimidation. Handing out free actions while blocking and making everyone Wedge is always good. And 50 points for both is just crazy. Sometimes I like Zeb on there for 51 points, but he can be a liability if the enemy wants to focus Heff.

Benthic + Jyn Erso + Perceptive Copilot + Advanced Sensors is the strongest U-Wing build at the moment at 67 points. However, it's not better than two TIE Bombers with Homing Missiles for 66 points, so you can't really put it on the table and expect it to live.

TIE bombers with homing are bleh. Two Tubes will crush them easily.

Two TIE bombers with barrage rockets, though? Now THAT'S power at 68 points

Still, Biggs goes a long way (as ever)

Jyn + Perceptive copilot on Saw plus either advanced sensor + maybe hull upgrade. Plus elusive. A very tanky u wing

Also, combo potential with Cassian + Braylen

Braylen has an AMAZING ability, but a stressed B is just...bad. Cassian makes that **** work

Generally speaking, I'd just slap perceptive on all Uwings + sensors if you can afford them + elusive if you got the slot

20 minutes ago, ficklegreendice said:

TIE bombers with homing are bleh. Two Tubes will crush them easily.

Two TIE bombers with barrage rockets, though? Now THAT'S power at 68 points

Still, Biggs goes a long way (as ever)

Very true, that Benthic plus naked Biggs leaves 85 points. Corran perhaps? That might be a decent list.

Just now, FriendofYoda said:

Very true, that Benthic plus naked Biggs leaves 85 points. Corran perhaps? That might be a decent list.

If you so desire

Theres also Ap-5 + r5 on Biggs + predator Thane

I find myself gravitating towards higher ship count in 2nd edition