Thread:Wazat/@comment-35288763-20180507065539/@comment-454133-20180507072729

The Kimogila is a solid munitions boat and damage dealer, but it's kinda slow and clumsy. Its reload ability is great for munitions use, it's a durable boat that can afford to take a few hits, and its bullseye arc can be scary for ships that rely on tokens (e.g. Inquisitor), or ships that fear stress (Enforcer). With Harpoons they're really mean ships (but then, so are many ships with a missile slot; they can just reuse those harpoons thanks to reload).

But they're also a bit tricky to fly into position to use that bullseye arc, and they fall to focused-fire just like anything else. So they need to be equipped not too heavily, and you have to fly them with care. Getting them ready for a 2nd munition shot takes planning, since you need to spend a turn reloading and not firing, and you probably need to get turned around in that time, and they don't have the fancy titles or SLAM action of the Alpha-class Star Wing. Also they're not very high in PS, so many aces can outmaneuver them quite effectively.

I think the Inquisitor is less afraid of the Kimogila than you might expect, thanks to being able to out-PS it and thus outmaneuver it with its actions (particularly with VI or PTL). Fall in arc+range, especially bullseye, and it's ouch time, but dodge the arc and you're sitting pretty. Boba might be more scared since Harpoons can hit so hard, and Firesprays are not terribly agile fliers either. Zeta Leader might struggle against Torani if he takes initiative, and Enforcer could double-stress him when he attacks (since Zeta stresses himself, and then enforcer stresses him) while the arc denies spending tokens on defense. So as the Empire player, you have to do what you can avoid that bullseye arc with him, or force bumps etc until you can get behind the ship.

If you don't field harpoons? Kimogilas are pretty standard. They have neat tricks up their sleeves but they're not overwhelming. But a lot of ships become nasty with a Harpoon equipped, and the Kimogila is no exception. If you find them to be overwhelming, follow a gentlemen's agreement to not use harpoons and I think you'll be fine.