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The theme I'm going for is a clan of Samurai Yojimbo, springing into action when their vanguard of spotters encounter the enemy, all to the sound of the "House of the rising sun".
Any thoughts?
SJ
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2016/02/04 20:17:25
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world.”
- Ephesians 6:12
Lot of redundant target locks. It's 3 squads of 1 Crisis Suits, all with a target lock, so you can split away from the drones? Personally I'd rather have a 3rd relentless Broadside over the gun drones, and I've never trusted shielded missile drones on a Riptide. Just screams for a failed morale check. Maybe move the target locks to the body guards so you can hit MSU lists with multiple shots? Overall, a solid list, and with the drone net, you have markers covered, plus the other benefits of that formation.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Here's a tweaked version I came up with. (Scrubbing Battlescribe of points and rules is a PITA lol). You could moved the crisis suits around, maybe 2 min squads and one with 4 and attach them to Farsight. Free up some points and give them TLs to split off the main group if there's a target-rich environment. Just some ideas.
++ Tau Empire: Codex (2015) (Tau Dawn Blade Contingent) (1491pts) ++
+ Core +
Retaliation Cadre (1023pts)
········XV8 Commander Crisis Suit, Fusion Blades, Fusion Blaster, Shield Generator, Twin-linked Fusion Blaster
····XV104 Riptide Battlesuits
········Riptide Shas'vre Early Warning Override, Heavy Burst Cannon, Riptide Shield Generator, Stimulant Injector, Twin-linked Smart Missile System
····XV8 Crisis Battlesuits
········Crisis Shas'ui 2x Cyclic Ion Blaster
········Crisis Shas'ui 2x Cyclic Ion Blaster
····XV8 Crisis Battlesuits
········Crisis Shas'ui 2x Cyclic Ion Blaster
········Crisis Shas'ui 2x Cyclic Ion Blaster
····XV8 Crisis Battlesuits
········Crisis Shas'ui 2x Cyclic Ion Blaster
········Crisis Shas'ui 2x Cyclic Ion Blaster
····XV88 Broadside Battlesuits
········Broadside Early Warning Override, Seeker Missile, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System
········Broadside Early Warning Override, Seeker Missile, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System
········Broadside Early Warning Override, Seeker Missile, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System
········6x MV8 Missile Drone
I actually do favor CiBs over Fusion, so its good to see others think the same. My goal with the CC Commander, Shield Drones, and Bodyguards with Farsight was to create a Farsight Bomb that is melee themed. Your list is 36 models, of which 14 are Suits and 22 are Drones. It feels like a huge reduction in firepower, though, despite the CiBs. I'll have to model it out.
One trick your list lacks is the ability to place a Drone as your Deep Strike marker, which let's you drop a larger model next to it after scatter, such as the Riptide. Personally, I like the Shielded Missile Drones, at BS3 due to Drone-Net, as they can pound threats while the Tide drops plates.
SJ
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world.”
- Ephesians 6:12
I took Farsight in the Command formation, which includes Bodyguards. The other Commander comes with the Ret Cadre core. Not sure what you are asking with your question.
SJ
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world.”
- Ephesians 6:12
shop1ift wrote: Lot of redundant target locks. It's 3 squads of 1 Crisis Suits, all with a target lock, so you can split away from the drones? Personally I'd rather have a 3rd relentless Broadside over the gun drones, and I've never trusted shielded missile drones on a Riptide. Just screams for a failed morale check. Maybe move the target locks to the body guards so you can hit MSU lists with multiple shots? Overall, a solid list, and with the drone net, you have markers covered, plus the other benefits of that formation.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Here's a tweaked version I came up with. (Scrubbing Battlescribe of points and rules is a PITA lol). You could moved the crisis suits around, maybe 2 min squads and one with 4 and attach them to Farsight. Free up some points and give them TLs to split off the main group if there's a target-rich environment. Just some ideas.
++ Tau Empire: Codex (2015) (Tau Dawn Blade Contingent) (1491pts) ++
Spoiler:
+ Core +
Retaliation Cadre (1023pts)
········XV8 Commander Crisis Suit, Fusion Blades, Fusion Blaster, Shield Generator, Twin-linked Fusion Blaster
····XV104 Riptide Battlesuits
········Riptide Shas'vre Early Warning Override, Heavy Burst Cannon, Riptide Shield Generator, Stimulant Injector, Twin-linked Smart Missile System
····XV8 Crisis Battlesuits
········Crisis Shas'ui 2x Cyclic Ion Blaster
········Crisis Shas'ui 2x Cyclic Ion Blaster
····XV8 Crisis Battlesuits
········Crisis Shas'ui 2x Cyclic Ion Blaster
········Crisis Shas'ui 2x Cyclic Ion Blaster
····XV8 Crisis Battlesuits
········Crisis Shas'ui 2x Cyclic Ion Blaster
········Crisis Shas'ui 2x Cyclic Ion Blaster
····XV88 Broadside Battlesuits
········Broadside Early Warning Override, Seeker Missile, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System
········Broadside Early Warning Override, Seeker Missile, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System
········Broadside Early Warning Override, Seeker Missile, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System
········6x MV8 Missile Drone
Looks like your math is off, that comes out to 1555.
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world.”
- Ephesians 6:12
9000 points 
