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Name Here: Tau Battlesuit Force

HQ:
Shas’O Commander=136 pts
Cyclic Ion Blaster, Flamer, Missile Pod, Hard-wired Multi-Tracker, Hard-Wired Target Lock, Iridium Armour.
Shas’Vre Bodyguard Team #2=154 pts
Plasma Rifle, Missile Pod, Shield Generator, Hard-wired Multi-Tracker, Hard-Wired Multi lock.
Elites:
XV8 Crisis Anti-Infantry Team #3=166 pts
2 Shas’ui- Flamer, Burst cannon, Multi-Tracker. 1 Shas’vre- Flamer, Burst Cannon, A.F.P, Hard-wired Multi-Tracker, Hard-wired Target Lock.
XV8 Crisis Anti-Vehicle Team #3=187 pts
2 Shas’ui-Missile Pod, Fusion Blaster, Multi-Tracker. 1 Shas’vre- Missile Pod, Fusion Blaster, Multi-Tracker.
Stealth Team #6=200
Shas’vre- Marker light.
Troops:
Fire Warrior Squad #6=80 pts
4 Pulse Rifles 2 Pulse Carbines, a Shas’ui with Marker Light.
Fire Warrior Squad #6=80 pts
4 Pulse Rifles 2 Pulse Carbines, a Shas’ui with Marker Light.
Heavy Support: XV88 Broadside Team
2 Shas’ui- Advanced Stabilisation System. Shas’vre- Advanced Stabilisation System.
Total: 1503

This is a Battlesuit orriented force. The Broadsides will hit anything dangerous, while the crisis teams harrase the enemys flanks. The firewarriors would pick off any leftover targets. This force is nearly C.C dead, so hit and run tactics would be needed, that or the distractor stratergy (pull them into assault with one squad while shooting with another.)

Why does the 'O's body guard have shields but not him?

Also what's the army gonna be fighting?

The Shas'O Has iridium armour, nasty peice of work it is, with him alone I destroyed, A Basilisk, a Chimera, 2 squads of I.Gaurdsmen and a Commisar, without him getting wounded. Basically I would equip the Gaurds with the Iridium armour, but its a S.I (special Issue) so i gave them the next best thing.

Its a vs all army, im on a tight budget you see. Against Larger foes such as tyranids or orks, i may replace Battle suits with Fire Warriors, and a line of kroot to hold off the buggers. This is as the G.W site describes a mobile, not static army, made for bouncing around laughing as your opponet blows steam out of his ears as you blow up his best tank.

Your way to low on troops! In objective missions, any smart enemy would immediately take out your 12 firewarriors, then you could only work for a draw... Keep your battlesuits light on points, therefore freeing up you some points to get more firewarriors. I don't think that that big stealth team is worth it at all, drop it down! Take another 1-2 squads of firewarriors, and a small squad of kroot wouldn't be bad either. (You still can keep 3 stealth suits or so if you want)

If you really want to kill horde, just take 1 or 2 XV8 suits with 2 Flamers. DS them next to an enemy and watch them burn! No need for all the points spent on those stealthsuits with so many flamers! Besides, you'll need the extra points for more firewarriors.

-A.