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I was thinking about using an army of nothing but stern guard and scouts and maybe a land raider does any one think this would be a good idea.

Normally I'd say no, however this is from the ultra competive part of me. I'm actually kicking around a 2500 point list with Pedro at the head for a league match. Orbital strike helps, plus sternguard can take heavy weapons cheaper then Devistator squads.
And with ammo giving 30" range you might have a good ranged army to start with.

Yea i started playing tau and i found that i like the gun line armies better then my old tournament list so i thought i would give this a try. I was thinking of taking scouts with snipers for the the possibility of pinning. and loading up either vanguard or just an assault squad in the land raider. As for vehicles i would take either a predators or a vindicator.

Iv been trying this with my counts as DAs. Replace the Land Raider with razorbacks (TL LC or AC depending on the army), and add in a whirlwind and/or pred.

So far its worked for me against Nids and Necrons. Imp guard it didnt do so well against.

I'd use a couple of Thunderfire Cannons. They're nasty and have long range, just what you need for a gunline.

Sniper scouts always break my heart. However, they are cheap and if you are gonna triple up on sternguard are a good way to get your 2 troops in. I second thunderfire cannons - not only are they good at shooting, but they slow your enemy down giving you even more time to shoot.