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How many wings do you own?

#1
I like the wing listings for the different factionsin the core rulebook and was thinking long term of building one or two of them. Have any or many of you collected wings?
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(09-23-2018, 02:15 PM). Laserbait Wrote: I like the wing listings for the different factionsin the core rulebook and was thinking long term of building one or two of them. Have any or many of you collected wings?

While I haven't built any of the official squadrons/wings profiled in the various books, I have built my own combat units based upon a rule of thumb formula of 300-500 TPV + House Fleet List + Mission Profile. I also factor in logistical considerations if only in the sense that I try to keep the different number of types of craft down to two or three. So for example I recently finished a House Red Star rapid strike force based upon Darts, Pit Vipers, and Prowlers. I still need to take some shots of the completed Pit Vipers, but you can see from this mix of WiP and finished product shots that the force is built around four Prowlers as the striking arm, and six each of Darts and Pit Vipers as the escort/cover force.

Darts and Pit Vipers are relatively cheap, while the Prowlers are 78 BPV. The stock Dart is 21. The stock Pit Viper is 12. If I kick the TPV to 700, I can crew them all with average to above average pilots, which would represent a fairly typical Red Star veteran mixed strike squadron. If I need to filed a lower TPV total, I can cut away ships as needed to get the job done from this pool. 

So for example, if I'm limited to 300 BPV, I could field two Prowlers with decent pilots, and four Darts with low average pilots to fly escort. Or I could use four Pit Vipers instead, and use the point differential to field them with higher quality pilots.


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#3
Never considered that. Most of my ships I created thrive on the midrange pilots. With the exception of 2 Gunboats the rest come in at under 200 BPV. The Attrition fighters are a bit more expensive and the other craft can be easily paired. I did sort of envisage lead fighter and wing dude.
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#4
Haven't built any yet but then again fell in love with the bat and Black Widow so I need to make a wing that has both of them. Smile
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(09-26-2018, 02:12 PM)Ghostrider Wrote: Haven't built any yet but then again fell in love with the bat and Black Widow so I need to make a wing that has both of them. Smile

Oh, that's just wrong... Tongue Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin
"Pathetic earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void, without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here..."

- Ming the Merciless
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#6
but so awesome in so many ways..... Smile
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