Can Grand Moff Tarkin be good?

By Rossetti1828, in X-Wing Squad Lists

I know Admiral Sloane is considered good.

Can Tarkin be good too? Here I've paired him with his best friend, Mr Krennic:

4x Alpha Squadron Pilot (34 each)

Colonel Jendon (46) Tractor Beam (3) Director Krennic (5) Grand Moff Tarkin (10)

Total: 200

First turn, Jendon gets a Lock on Mr Number-One-Target-Bogeyman; second turn Systems Phase, Tarkin gives a Lock to the four Intercepters (or Strikers if you will).

So, ether the Locked target commits to the fight and faces up to 5 Locked, focused attacks (granted the 5 requires improbably good/fortunate flying) or hangs back and the rest of their squad faces up to 5 focused attacks .

I'll try it out in any case.

And yes, I know that as you may loose an Interceptor on the first turn of engagement that the double stress given to the attacker from Admiral Sloane may be better (as well as her opportunistic rerolls), but Locks can hang around if you need to change target priority, plus it's also possible to re-target somebody at will through Tarkin/Jendon later on wherever on the table the target is. The Lambda is unlikely to be as much of a priority target as the initial Locks are already given out on turn 2.

All theory, no practice...

Edited by Rossetti1828

Jendon (Krennic, Tarkin)

Jonus (ProBombs, ProTorps

2x Scimitar (ProBombs, Protorps)

So round 1 you Jendon - all the bombers lock one target, Jendon locks another. Roll up however you want. If they are managing to steer the bombers' target away, then you pull a Tarkin and let them switch targets. They receive 3 fully modded ProTorps and Jendon's gun too. Then drop bombs to hide their escape as they 4k around (not having had to spend their lock on rerolls thanks to Jo) and fire again. Then take some time to reload and regroup