The Only Wave three ships I have are the TIE Bomber and the Lambda Shuttle. I have three bombers, and one shuttle. Would definatly like more bombers. I think 4 bombers would make a great squadron. I also think Shuttles in mass (with engine upgrades) would be really hard to deal with.

I definatly want at least three B-wings, and I would like to try lots of HWKs too. That all being said, I only have so much money. I might not buy more than one shutle or HWK for a little while, but that doesn't mean I won't ever.

Long and short of it is. If I had the money I would want multiple of all of them. But I already have mutliples of the Bombers and I still want more.

what u need to get if u want to max out on both factions 'best' options.

4 bombers

2-3 B-Wings (2 is good, u might not need the 3rd but i grabbed mine neway because i like them)

2 Shuttles (needed for the upgrades)

1-2 HWK-290s (i own just one which is enough right now but i might get a second)

what u need to get if u want to max out on both factions 'best' options.

4 bombers

2-3 B-Wings (2 is good, u might not need the 3rd but i grabbed mine neway because i like them)

2 Shuttles (needed for the upgrades)

1-2 HWK-290s (i own just one which is enough right now but i might get a second)

That's about the right amount if just for the upgrade cards. Just wish the Advanced Sensors came in something other than the Shuttle.

what u need to get if u want to max out on both factions 'best' options.

4 bombers

2-3 B-Wings (2 is good, u might not need the 3rd but i grabbed mine neway because i like them)

2 Shuttles (needed for the upgrades)

1-2 HWK-290s (i own just one which is enough right now but i might get a second)

That's about the right amount if just for the upgrade cards. Just wish the Advanced Sensors came in something other than the Shuttle.

yeah i hear ya! guess they want ppl to buy lots of shuttles - cruel clever marketing.

My input is buy x2 b-wings, x1 hwk, x1 shuttle, x2 bombers.

Have yo be honest if I had easy money I woyld deffinately buy another shuttle just for the upgrades.

There arw a few silly lists with multiple shuttles i would like to fly but the recon specialist and advanced sensors in the shuttle pack are awesome.

I am the guy that played against Rodent Mastermind at the weekend tournament.

I had some lucky dice in that game, sorry man but good game.

Yes, 18 players, came joint 3rd with one ship point in it.

I flew

howlrunner + squad leader

Black squadron + draw fire

Scimitar bomber + assault

Scimitar + advanced proton torp

Gamma bomber + concussion

So definately a viable list but more importantly fun.

I'm now looking at list using 2 or 4 so that's Why I say buy two, then buy more afyer you've tried them out.

Hope it helps

My input is buy x2 b-wings, x1 hwk, x1 shuttle, x2 bombers.

Have yo be honest if I had easy money I woyld deffinately buy another shuttle just for the upgrades.

There arw a few silly lists with multiple shuttles i would like to fly but the recon specialist and advanced sensors in the shuttle pack are awesome.

I am the guy that played against Rodent Mastermind at the weekend tournament.

I had some lucky dice in that game, sorry man but good game.

Yes, 18 players, came joint 3rd with one ship point in it.

I flew

howlrunner + squad leader

Black squadron + draw fire

Scimitar bomber + assault

Scimitar + advanced proton torp

Gamma bomber + concussion

So definately a viable list but more importantly fun.

I'm now looking at list using 2 or 4 so that's Why I say buy two, then buy more afyer you've tried them out.

Hope it helps

It was a good game, but I could see how the list works. Howlrunner with Squad Leader makes all the difference as you can apply the target lock on the bomber after the enemy has moved in on you, even though you have a low PS on the bombers. I've run something similar but running Jendon with ST-321, so I had my TLs before you hit the enemy. That's why I feel that 3 bombers is the ideal amount to play. Any more and it's much harder to get those TLs when you need them.

In other news, those stickers on the back of your dials made life so much easier.. I'm painting the black plasitc area on the back now on mine. It's a pain getting them mixed up with your opponents.. I hadn't noticed before as I had only played Reb/Imp games.

Thx for the big up to my stickers.

For those interested i had coloured dots on the back of my dials so they were distinguishable from other peoples when playing imp vs imp. I also put ship initials on the dots to stop me hunting for a move on a bomber dial when i wanted a tie. It didn't seem to help, oh well.

And yes squad leader worked well on howlrunner. The idea had been to probably only use it in the first exchange maybe a couple of times later on, letting her take an evade most times.

The thing I found most surprising was that in most games people were so focused on the advanced proton torp that howlrunner was left to hand out actions. This was great cos I was worried about making hwr pass her action and having no wiggle room to give her stealth.

Anyway I apologise for digressing

Thx for the big up to my stickers.

For those interested i had coloured dots on the back of my dials so they were distinguishable from other peoples when playing imp vs imp. I also put ship initials on the dots to stop me hunting for a move on a bomber dial when i wanted a tie. It didn't seem to help, oh well.

And yes squad leader worked well on howlrunner. The idea had been to probably only use it in the first exchange maybe a couple of times later on, letting her take an evade most times.

The thing I found most surprising was that in most games people were so focused on the advanced proton torp that howlrunner was left to hand out actions. This was great cos I was worried about making hwr pass her action and having no wiggle room to give her stealth.

Anyway I apologise for digressing

It's hardly a digression as it's a discussion about whether Wave 3 ships work in larger groups, and you definitely showed that Bombers can work.

I always like having a matching wingman at a minimum. I would suggest for wave 3:

TIE Bomber: 3 if not 4.

B Wing: 3 if not 4.

HWK290: 1

Lamda: 1 (or 4 if you are a sick puppy )

3-4 bombers with Jonus and ordnance is great fun.

4 Bwings with FC also works nicely.

If it was me coming to the game right now with enough $$$ to spend it would be:

4x bombers

3x Bwings

2x shuttle, hawk

Enough ships for 100pt and the 200-300 epic battles that are coming (which is the only place you will likely need 2 shuttle or hawks). Also, I want someone to do a really cool custom paint job on one of my shuttles.