Flight Controllers

This Upgrade Card affects any squadron activated by a ship’s resolved squadron command. It grants a temporary increase of a squadron’s anti-squadron armament by 1 blue die until the end of that squadron’s activation.

A squadron attacking using the Snipe keyword attacks with an “anti-squadron armament” of X blue dice. Thus, this upgrade card increases Snipe attacks by 1 blue die.

This card is not an “Add” effect and does not resolve during the “Resolve Attack Effects” step. Instead, it changes the anti-squadron armament of each squadron activated. The blue die is rolled with the initial attack pool and would be a candidate for removal if the attack is obstructed.

A squadron activated by a ship with both this Upgrade Card and Ahsoka Tana (officer, Republic) would receive the benefit of both. Ahsoka would grant the squadron the Snipe keyword at the time of the squadron’s activation, up to a maximum of Snipe 3, as written on the card. Subsequently, this Upgrade Card would increase the anti-squadron armament by one blue die. This would allow some squadrons (such as a V-19 Torrent) to perform a Snipe attack using 4 blue dice.

If a ship with this Upgrade Card activates Colonel Jendon, and Colonel Jendon “passes” his attack to another squadron using his ability, that squadron will not receive the benefit of this card.

The effect of this Upgrade Card persists through the entirety of a squadron’s activation and terminates when that activation is concluded. Thus, in the exceedingly rare scenario where a squadron performs a “Counter” attack during its own activation, it would receive the benefit of this upgrade card.