A wings or B wings

[joshthesheep 32]

So, I really like the idea of spamming Prototype Pilots, but Blues are good really for jousting and such. I can't decide which are better, and both are about equal points

 

So,

 

3x Prototype Pilots w/ Chardaan Refit (45)

 

or

 

2x Blue Squadron Plots (44)

 

DISCUSS!

[Darthfish 806]

My vote would be 3 blue squadron b-wings and 2 green squadron A-wings with Refit. that is 100 points on the nose.

 

I also like 2 of each with some prockets and predator on the GSPs, that makes the A-wings harder to ignore, which takes some heat off of the b-wings, giving them the opportunity to wreck things

[nigeltastic 3,808]

B

[Khyros 4,218]

Depends on the rest of the list (as does everything it seems).  If you have something worth shooting at, the two Bs are probably better since they can just chill out and hammer things.  But if you don't have a main target yet, the Bs will just get slaughtered.  Meanwhile the As can be annoying blockers and do some arc dodging (even at PS1 since they can get disengage really quickly with 5 straight + boost) to kill them alive and annoying for longer.

[ErrantKknight 63]

I love my A-wings but the B's outperform them every time. 

 

Best thing is to try both at your flgs and decide after.

[Funkleton 2,510]

Three Blues, 2 Protos with autothrusters - simple

[ficklegreendice 34,359]

3 Z-95s

 

 

A-wings are not points efficient ships. Their strength lies in their dial and access to boost + a fairly sturdy profile + 1, leading them to be possibly the most annoying and effective blocker in the game They're less about trading dice and more about finesse, imo, which makes mini-swarms of them incredibly expensive for what they do. One A-wing is the sweet spot in a squadron, imo, and worth taking every time over a single Z-95 as filler.

 

If you want a "meat and potatoes" ship to fill out your list, B-wings will win out over them.

Edited May 1, 2015 by ficklegreendice

[IG88E 1,688]

To your question: Prototypes are a bit expensive blockers. Because of the low PS the boost effect is not that much important. So B-wing in that case (or an equal mix)

 

When you necessarily want to play an A-wing, then replace something with Jake Farrell + PTL + AT (+ maybe VI). 28 points. He is absolutely worth it!

[polmoneys 199]

I've seen Dash + 3 A-Wings do wonders!

[Tvboy 3,462]

As someone who flies both regularly, 3 Prototypes are more fun, but I think the 2 Blues are more effective.

[catachanninja 4,131]

I've seen Dash + 3 A-Wings do wonders!

Conversely I watched a guy show up late to an store championship, run dash with two b wings and proceed to win every Swiss round 200-0

[Stilgod 1,686]

So, I really like the idea of spamming Prototype Pilots, but Blues are good really for jousting and such. I can't decide which are better, and both are about equal points

 

So,

 

3x Prototype Pilots w/ Chardaan Refit (45)

 

or

 

2x Blue Squadron Plots (44)

 

DISCUSS!

[ScottGilbert25 89]

A-wings because B's didn't blow up a Super Star Destroyer

[ShakeZoola72 979]

So, I really like the idea of spamming Prototype Pilots, but Blues are good really for jousting and such. I can't decide which are better, and both are about equal points

 

So,

 

3x Prototype Pilots w/ Chardaan Refit (45)

 

or

 

2x Blue Squadron Plots (44)

 

DISCUSS!

Thanks for the nifty picture...that sure is helpful....

Now what is your point?

I like the 3 awings...those are more fun and way less boring than the blues...

[FlyingAnchors 4,470]

Combine the two!

[A+B SQUADRON]

100 points

PILOTS

 

Prototype Pilot (15) x 3 A-Wing (17), Chardaan Refit (-2)

 

Blue Squadron Pilot (25) B-Wing (22), Enhanced Scopes (1), Flechette Torpedoes (2)

 

Blue Squadron Pilot (30) B-Wing (22), Enhanced Scopes (1), Ion Cannon (3), Proton Torpedoes (4)

Edited May 2, 2015 by FlyingAnchors

[Rumar 234]

I've seen Dash + 3 A-Wings do wonders!

You saw Dash doing his turret wonder and 3 A-Wings not being in the way. If your opponent chased A-Wings instead of going for Dash, that' s not a wonder, that's a miracle.