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Hey,

So I have a bunch of Tau laying around I want to paint up after my IG and thought I might as well make a decent army out of it at the same time.

Hopefully I've picked the upgrades right-goddamn they are confusing!

Shas'el-twin linked fusion blaster, flamer
Shas'el-twin linked fusion blaster, flamer

2xcrisis suits-team leader, twin linked fusion blaster, flamer, hardwired drone controller, 2xshield drones
2xcrisis suits-team leader, twin linked fusion blaster, flamer, hardwired drone controller, 2xshield drones

Generally the Shas'els hang in here, deep striking in or whatever =P. Are missile pods better than fusion blasters?

6 fire warriors-devilfish with disruption pods
6 fire warriors-devilfish with disruption pods
6 fire warriors

Objective holders, liking the idea of keeping these in reserve a lot..does that work well?

8 pathfinders-devilfish with disruption pods

Evil markerlighters of doom.

Hammerhead-railgun, disruption pod, multitracker

2 broadsides-team leader, advanced stabilisation systemx2, target lock, drone controller, 2xshield drones
2 broadsides-team leader, advanced stabilisation systemx2, target lock, drone controller, 2xshield drones

My anti tank. Is another 2 broadsides better than a hammerhead? Worried bout hordes :/. Is it worth putting a unit of naked kroot in for more objective holding?

Thanks for reading and in advance any comments.

In my humble opinion, your list just doesn't pack enough dakka. You have too many short-range suits. Sure, TL Fusion will kill the vehicles...unfortunately, only after vehicles have shot you, or they have unloaded their nasty assault units.

Again, IMHO, two HQ's is probably overkill at this point level. Rank & file suits are cheaper. Taking minimum squad of Fire warriors is only good idea if you put them into a 'fish. Either scratch the third FW squad, or make it larger, or put it into Devilfish (remember you can have Pathfinder 'fish carrying your Fire Warriors). Kroot are good for lots of stuff (and bad for even more stuff, so be cautious with them). Kroot vs Fire Warrior is a hot debate, but it seems that majority of the players have switched to Kroot.

I think you have too many meltas, given your list already has 5 Railguns. Missile pod, generally, is a workhorse of Tau Crisis suits. It is usually a waste to use railguns against targets like Trukks or Rhinoes. Missile pods are tool for that job. More, the merrier.