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https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2015/7/31/xwing-out-of-hiding/



Huge improvement over the massively disappointing wave 7. Especially if you're a Star Wars Rebels fan.

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 LuciusAR wrote:
Huge improvement over the massively disappointing wave 7. Especially if you're a Star Wars Rebels fan.
Speak for yourself there... I'm quite excited about Wave 7 and the new bombers and the awesomeness that is Hounds Tooth. Also, I don't really care about Star Wars Rebels; I've watched it a few times with my kids but I've never been compelled to sit down and watch it on my own.

Don't forget the announcement of the new Imperial huge ship: the Gozanti-class cruiser



The two TIEs feature Return of the Jedi coloration, which is cool. (Side note: that is the same color ILM attempted to use in Star Wars but it didn't work with the blue screen technology of 1977):



The one spoiled TIE fight pilot looks to be pretty interesting as well:

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Yeah, the Gozanti will be making it into my collection for sure!
   
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Outflanking

They're finally bringing tractor beams! No idea what they do, but Tractor beams

Also, Ghost and the tracer missiles look excellent.

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RVA

They put a token on the target ship. I am guessing they are something like ion tokens, relating to how the target moves.

   
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Outflanking

Okay, Here's a squint-at-the-screen breakdown for anyone who's eyes aren't as good as mine:

Ghost Pack
(VCX-100, Attack Shuttle)

Looks like a first for X-wing, with the ability to run named pilots on two different types of ships. It also looks like they all get a crew card as well. Hara at least gets two pilot cards, and since they both have identical pilot skills, I'm assuming the same goes for the PS3, 4, and 5 guys. Hara's VCX ability seems to key off of taking either green or red maneuvers, and looks like it allows you to rotate your dial to another maneuver with some shared trait (Colour? Speed? Bearing?). It is unclear if the Attack shuttle has the same or different pilot ability.

There's also a symbol in the Auxillary arc of the VCX- based off the phrasing of the Ghost/Phantom cards, I suspect that the Auxillary arc cannot be used if the Attack shuttle is not docked.

Finally, we see new turret, bomb set, and possibly elite pilot talent.

TIE Advanced Prototype

The TIE V-1 title is really good. For one point, you get the ability where, when you perform acquire a target lock, you get an evade token. This will key off of the new thread tracers, or just a normal target lock action. So while the Prototype Advanced doesn't get an evade action, it gets the token easily.

It also comes with a new modification, which also arrives with the Jumpmaster. It keys off of attacking with a missile secondary, and allows you to change a hit to something something primary something. Could this be a missile-based variant of the A4 title?

G1-A

Zuckuss lets you roll an additional attack die, but your opponent gets an additional defence die.

Title lets you barrel roll, but you must equip a tractor beam.

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A: A Maniraptor 
   
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That kind of analysis would be most welcome in the N&R thread. That's the problem with duplicative threads. Therefore I'm going to lock this one and merge with the N&R one.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/658480.page

   
 
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