New Squadron

(79) Leia Organa [Modified YT-1300 Light Freighter]
Points: 79

(62) Luke Skywalker [T-65 X-wing]
Points: 62

(48) Thane Kyrell [T-65 X-wing]
Points: 48

Total points: 189

any obvious upgrades to have on this list?

was considering R4 astromech on Luke and Thane, because they might not mind doing red moves with Leia backing them up ...

I'd swap Thane for Wedge, I'm never happy with Thane for what you get; whereas at least wedge can occasionally push damage onto a defender/inquisitor. Maybe sense on Luke at that point because initiative's not going to be your friend, and I think the points work out?

I rather like the all equal initiative and the cost difference from Thane to Wedge is not trivial.

That said, I heard about Leia, Luke, Thane making an impression at a hyperspace event right after Leia came out. If I recall, they put K-2SO on Leia and R4 Astro on Thane with the game plan being to fly Thane and Leia close enough together to give Thane a "pseudo force" calculate every turn.

I flew it myself a couple times just to try out a simple list and thought it's going to need some reps to coordinate good flight patterns. Mostly I think Luke just needs to stay out of the way, put him separate as bait and switch him to flanking hammer if the opponent doesn't take it.

I tried the following variant (that I've first seen Oli Pocknell play):

- Leia (K-2SO)
- Luke (Servomotor S-Foils)
- Thane (R4 Astromech, Servomotor S-Foils)
199 points

It's really good, and fun to fly.

I also have this variant in my (way-too-many-builds!) lists:

- Leia
- Luke (Heightened Perception, Servomotor S-Foils)
- Thane (Outmaneuver, Servomotor S-Foils)
198 points

Still untried so far, but i think it could work.