Talk:Rebel Operative/@comment-27797408-20161008214943/@comment-454133-20161009014747

They are cheaper, and Recon Specialist is awesome. At 25 points each the largest difference is maneuverability -- R2 Astromech makes rebel Y-Wings pretty good at shedding stress the enemy or other events deal to you. Unhinged Astromech for Scum is probably even better.

It's also worth noting that if the enemy gets into range 1 but is still in your firing arc, the y-wing's primary weapon hits harder. More importantly, Y-Wings offer more HP while the HWK has 1 more agility. Which will serve you better depends a lot on the enemy fleet. If your improved accuracy kills a few ships before they can start killing yours, then Recon wins the day. Or the y-wings can speed away more easily and keep foes at range 3, while wearing them down.

The best TLT fleet I've seen played is apparently a popular tournament fleet: 2 TLT y-wings and a milennium falcon with Lando, to balance things out.