Pilot Archive
Thread: TIE/Agressor Question
Applications of the TIE Aggressor are severly limited. While your gunner gets a rear (dorsal) cannon, that limits the pilots damage to 1/2 of what can be achieved in a TIE Advanced. A gunner whose gun doesn't overlap with the field of fire of the pilot is relatively useless. Strafing runs often require anything but a straight departure vector, making the rear gunner's chance of hitting close to Nil.
Likewise, it isn't an ideal "powerleveling" ship either, as the pilot is still doing all the work, but doing half the damage. When compared to a Krayt (which has three guns forward, as well as a turret that can fire foreward or aft), the Aggressor pales.
The only application I see for it is as you said, a mission in which you're being chased constantly. In that case, you still have to be flying straight (not a good way to survive) for your gunner to hit anything. Also, it requires being (or at least flying) slower than the ships on your tail, otherwise, it's better to pull ahead, and turn (ideally with 2 guns). Our navy provides all ships and parts to our pilots. Since JTL went live, I think I've filled one order for an Aggressor. It was returned for an Advanced soon after.
Adding a forward gun to the Aggressor would make it a valuable ship. Only then will it fill a role in a squadron (perhaps a slower, less agile Advanced, but with a rear gun). Until then, it's not terribly "Aggressive" (or useful).
Kirkmeister wrote:
It's a shame the player aggs's aren't as accurate as the NPC aggs. I'm a rebel, and I'd say they are the only ship, bar the bungoats that cause any damage. I have an ARC ( i suppose the reb equivilent of the Agg, only the turrets do over lap, to provide some fire coverage at the back) and I find it very useful against bungoats and larger targates. I haven't really PvP'd with both gunners, but I think it might be worth something, as they can lay down fire from behind as well, thus reducing the opponents safe zone.
Bungoats? Are they some kind of wheatbased mountain residing quadriped? Anyway...yeh good valid points. The Aggressor is the one npc ship which gives newer rebel pilots aggro however it is ironic that it is terrible as a player vessel.