Talk:Y-Wing Expansion Pack/@comment-104.174.127.184-20160610183929/@comment-27221056-20160610194108

First thing first: you don't get range bonuses from secondary weapons.

A three ship rebel list is rarely any good. It takes an extremely talented player to make any use of three ships. And none of those would be Y-wings. There is one reason why 4 tlt y-wings handled themselves well and that was because they had a great offense against aces. Even when Autothrusters was introduced. Then along came u-boats and that's where Y-wings are weak. They have a lot of hp, but their one defense die makes them die too fast.

While your reasoning is good, Ion Cannon Turret only works if it hits. And it probably won't. Aces will make sure to be outside your firing arc and then have an Evade token and Autothrusters and then they would just need one evade result. Provided you roll 3 hits on your attack. Yes, you can re-roll blanks, but only once. If you hit however, that ace is probably dead soon, what with your other range one weapons. But then there are two other ships you need to consider. Even a palpshuttle can get Y-wings into arc. Because that's Y-wings second weakness: their poor maneuverability. And rebel Y-wings are even less desireable without EPTs.

But now that you know you don't get range 1 bonus from secondary weapons (besides Dorsal Turret) you may rethink your strategy.