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Thread: Rebel Ace: Corvette
Also, add the following to my list of 9:
10) Clean up both gunboats.
You can do it. Personally, I wouldn't do the A-Wing. I took the A-wing against the ISD in DS and it works great there, but the loss of firepower you need in the short strafing runs on the vette and ,especially, the power in killing the fighters, will really be a pain. If you can get a good engine, you'll be fine with the regular X-wing, or better yet, get the Adv. X-wing.
Not to deter you from trying it in your A-Wing if you want to. Go for it if that will work best for you.
Alarien wrote:
You can do it. Personally, I wouldn't do the A-Wing. I took the A-wing against the ISD in DS and it works great there, but the loss of firepower you need in the short strafing runs on the vette and ,especially, the power in killing the fighters, will really be a pain. If you can get a good engine, you'll be fine with the regular X-wing, or better yet, get the Adv. X-wing.
Not to deter you from trying it in your A-Wing if you want to. Go for it if that will work best for you.
I prefer my JSF...but am just interested in soloing it in an Awing...just to have done it in one.
Heh, thanks, I'm on Chim though 
That's pretty useful advice anyway.
I do have the heavy x-wing, but I'm reluctant to use it just in case something goes wrong - I'd hate it to decay before I get out to deep space...
Definately going to try the A-Wing though, I was in Kessel waiting for the spawn (still hadn't come after 2 hours, and no gunboats at the exit either) and decided to try taking on 2 agressors - worked really well. They weren't able to hit me much (unlike the x-wing) so I didn't have to back off to recharge shields which made them go down a lot more quickly despite having only 1 gun.
If all else fails I'll take the heavy x-wing.
Determined to solo this now...
Ok, thanks...
Taking its sweet time spawning!! (No gunboats at exit either...)
Honestly, once you know how to move through heavy fire, the ship you're flying doesnt matter. I've soloed vettes and the ISD in a Bwing, and if you think your X lacks maneuverability...
Here's my advice: learn the corkscrew. a spinning dive where you keep your nose pointed at the target, but you have enough yaw to make a continuous diving barrel roll. You avoid fire on the way in, if you are having trouble hitting then you steady out for the few seconds of clear fire you need, then corkscrew back out with a boost. The Awing won't be of much help to you if you don't learn how to avoid the fire in the first place.
Also, I never waste time on more than gun 5. I either use a missile for the reactor (everything else is a clear shot) or I use the move I described above to get the reactor. When im feeling really lazy I use missiles on the shields too.