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Just wanted to check if this works the way I think it works.
Brand new to the game, and to the campaign.

Y-Wing
Enhanced Engines
BB-8
Auto Blaster turret

BB-8 gives a free barrel roll with green moves, enhanced engines gives me boost. Auto-turret gets 3 dice at range 1 (counting the bonus die) where hits cannot be canceled out by defense (crits can be dodged though).
Combined it lets me move forward 1 or 2 (my only green moves) and barrel roll and boost all in the same turn. The goal is to fly parallel to the tie's and interceptors, keeping out of front arc as much as possible. From the trial mission, flying wing to wing with the enemies seems to make it really hard from them to engage, all the while the "cannot be dodged turret" is peppering fire into them.

Gained a whopping 10xp in the first mission, buying proton bombs, ammo reload (more bombs), a cloaking field, and vectored thrusters.
Next up is pilot skill...

Pretty much, although you don't get an extra dice for Range 1 on secondary weapons like the AB turret

Pretty much as Turnip Jedi noted. You don't get the extra die for range 1. Otherwise, that is a pretty good setup for a starting Y-Wing (seen that before). I don't know what upgrades you mean by "cloaking field" and "vectored thrusters". I'm guessing you mean stealth device since Y-Wings don't get an illicit slot to get cloaking device? I'd personally suggest thermal detonator instead of proton bomb though. Giving a stress to Imperial ships can really cripple interceptors and bombers (no free focus or target lock).

Why is the turret a secondary weapon? I don't see it listed as secondary.

It is a secondary weapon by definition in the rulebook. Any upgrade card with the "Attack:" header is a secondary weapon. All turrets, cannons, torpedoes, etc. are secondary weapons.

Thanks, I missed that part. I saw under attack where it was talking about primary turrets and assumed that all turrets were primary.

It's a great game, you will have fun.

My Y has Engine Upgrade, Shield Upgrade, Predator, Nera's ability (firing torps, out of arc), Twin Laser Turret, and array of torps.

Depending on the mission I'll exchange, Shield Upgrade for Extra Munitions.

 HawaiiMatt wrote:
Thanks, I missed that part. I saw under attack where it was talking about primary turrets and assumed that all turrets were primary.

I had the same confusion early on. Primary turret ships will have a circular red arrow printed on their ship plaque (the cardboard chit that goes on the plastic base). None of the default players ships in the Heroes of the Aturi Cluster campaign have one; some NPC ships will (the Outer Rim Smuggler / YT-1300), as will the Imperial Decimator.