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Bomber Squadron Build: Star Wars X-Wing

By Barclay Montgomery | January 9th, 2018 | Categories: Star Wars Tactics, X-Wing 2.0

The Resistance Bomber is a slow moving beast of a ship, so flying in formation will keep them in the fight longer! Form up the bomber squadron!

Crimson Squadron Pilot is a PS 1 B/SF-17 Bomber that will be flown in a tight formation with at least one other Crimson Squadron Pilot. These bombers will stick close together and head straight for the enemy to unload their bombs. If they stay close together, they may take advantage of the B/SF-17 title to improve their defenses.

Crossfire Formation is a 2 point upgrade that makes it so that while defending, if at least 1 other friendly Resistance ship is at range 1-2 of the attacker, you may add 1 focus result to your roll. This can pair up well with another Tech option to improve the defenses of these lumbering bombers.

Advanced Optics works similarly to Comms Relay, but it makes it so that you do not have to remove unused focus tokens from your ships. This can make Crossfire Formation more valuable by potentially adding 2 evade results to your defense rolls. 

Bomblet Generator is a great way to keep your bomb runs going without having to invest extra points in additional bobs or munitions. After you reveal your maneuver you may drop 1 bomblet token and can do so turn after turn.Keep the pressure up with your bombs!

Trajectory Simulator can keep your bombing runs deadly by shooting your bomblets out of your front guides at range 5 right into the heart of the enemy squadron. Keep in a tight formation and continue to launch your bomblets at the enemy, just like in the movies!

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About the Author: Barclay Montgomery

I'm a weird guy wargamer and hobby enthusiast. I'm like the Thing, I can take many forms. I could be a bounty hunter looking for Rebel prey, a commander of an Imperial fleet, or the Hive Mind of the Great Devourer of Worlds.