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"Dutch" Vander and Garven Dreis fly close together to maintain at least 2 range.

Dutch acquires a target lock and tosses one over to Garven or whomever.

During combat, Garven shoots first (they're both PS 6). Garven burns a Focus and tosses one back onto Dutch or whomever.

Dutch shoots and burns his target lock. Dutch is equipped with R5-K6, he rolls an evade on a defense dice since he burned his target lock; Dutch immediately gains a target lock back on the same enemy. Since Dutch acquired a target lock, a friendly ship at 2 range may acquire a free target lock.

Has anyone used this combat or anything similar to it? Good or fail-boat?

I tried it, it works, is fun times while it lasts. I just couldn't actually punch enough damage through. I was usually running a three ship list with it which might have been my failing. I figured out it was best to put the blaster turret on dutch so he could potentially use Garvens focuses to fire it so that he kept spending his target lock every turn. Much to Fantasy Flights credit though I couldn't find much more really efficient stuff to do with it. Just between Garven and Dutch/Droid/Turret your at 55 Points. Not much room left y'know?

When the R7-T1 droid comes out that might be another option for Dutch. Also when Z-95's are out they might pair really nicely with Dutch as cheap torpedo missile boats that can focus into Dutches locks.

Good Hunting!

I've faced the Dutch & Garven show in tournament play....nasty list.

My opponent ran the following:

Dutch w/R5-K6 & Ion Turret (30)
Garven w/R2 (27)
Rookie Pilot x 2 (42)

Total 99 points

Set up is a 2 x 2 box formation with the Rookies in the lead. On the first turn of combat you have one Rookie TL the designated target while the other focuses. Then Garven moves and focuses followed by Dutch who TL's the designated target, giving the second TL to Garven. In the combat phase, Dutch fires and spends his TL and activates K6. If the roll succeeds, Dutch passes the second TL to the Rookie who focused. Garven fires, spends his focus and passes to the Rookie who TL'd.

Isn't the original with Lando?