I would not claim that a pancake is a pancake. The lower PS Yt-1300 and Decimator pilots do not possess nearly the same capabilities as Han or Chiraneau and have to be utilized with completely different strategies both because of their unique abilities and their lower PS scores.
Fat Han and Fat Chiri, however, I am confident in saying are so very very similar. I do recognize and did indeed write that Chiraneau does not have access to the exact same level of potency as Han because he cannot get the rebel-only upgrades, but the nature of his build's abilities
(the specific combination of: high PS, ease of arc dodging via boost after everyone has moved, 360 degree turrets furthering said ease, action independent damage buffs via ability and upgrades, action independent guaranteed defenses via upgrade, stocked hull + shield, all combined to make a package that ca very easily hit and run to avoid giving up any points no matter how damaged he is...)
are so incredibly similar that it is incredibly difficult not to draw parallels.
This is just so wrong. Chiraneau just does not compare to Fat Han. Your "specific combination of" lists things have entries that exclude each other. Yes, Chiraneau can boost after movement if has has EU and PTL, but that then precludes Predator for the actionless soft TL. Chiraneau *must* dodge arcs because he is not a true tank (only "tankiness" comes from a high HP pool, but as anyone playing with or against a Decimator knows, the lack of mitigation makes that deceptive in its true effectiveness.) Stress eliminates Chiraneau's defensive potential, so the Deci player has to account for that - I don't know what action independent guaranteed defense you think RAC has. Han at least has 3p0 for an actual guaranteed evade (regardless of stress,) and the unique rebel crews are just better for tanking (crew R2 for regen, although risky is still better than nothing) than the imperial crew.
