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Well, after playing a little on Vassal, I've discovered that my standard Tau list just gets completely owned by Tyranids. Could the DakkaDakka brain trust help me modify the following list so it's competitive against all comers, but especially Vulkan Marines, Foot-Slogging Orks & Tyranids, as they seem to be what I face the most often

Here's the list

Also, looking to expand to 2K, probably by adding many many more Crisis suits.

HQ
1 Commander Shas'o 75 75
1 Twin-Linked Missile Pod 18 18
1 Plasma Rifle 20 20
1 Hard-wired Multi-tracker 5 5
118

Elite
3 Crisis Shas'ui 25 75
3 Missile Pods 12 36
3 Plasma Rifles 20 60
3 Multi-Tracker 5 15
1 Team Leader 5 5
1 Bonding Knife 5 5
196

Troops
10 Fire Warriors 10 100
1 Shas'ui 10 10
1 Bonding Knife 5 5
1 Devilfish 80 80
1 Smart Missile System 20 20
1 Targeting Array 5 5
1 Disruption Pod 5 5
1 Multi-Tracker 10 10
235

Troops
9 Fire Warriors 10 90
1 Shas'ui 10 10
1 Bonding Knife 5 5
1 Devilfish 80 80
1 Smart Missile System 20 20
1 Targeting Array 5 5
1 Disruption Pod 5 5
1 Multi-Tracker 10 10
225

Troops
9 Fire Warriors 10 90
1 Shas'ui 10 10
1 Bonding Knife 5 5
1 Devilfish 80 80
1 Smart Missile System 20 20
1 Targeting Array 5 5
1 Disruption Pod 5 5
1 Multi-Tracker 10 10
225

Heavy Support
1 Hammerhead 90 90
1 Railgun 50 50
1 Pair Burst Cannons 10 10
1 Multi-Tracker 10 10
1 Disruption Pod 5 5
165

Heavy Support
1 Hammerhead 90 90
1 Railgun 50 50
1 Pair Burst Cannons 10 10
1 Multi-Tracker 10 10
1 Disruption Pod 5 5
165

Heavy Support
2 Broadside Shas'ui 70 140
2 Targeting Arrays 10 20
1 Team Leader 5 5
1 Target Lock 5 5
170

Very nice list. Similar to what I run. One thing you might think of is dropping SMS on the fish to get some shield drones. Those things have proven invaluable in keeping my broadsides alive.

Let us know how this list works out for you.

I think I need to mix up my suits wargear to allow them to be complex units for wound allocation and survivability.

As far as I can see, that's about as tight a list as I'd run at 1500. The only thing I'd change at all would be perhaps
one more broadside in the squad. I'm not superfond of crisis suits.

Nice one. Hope it works out for you.

Zain~

The only weakness I see is a lack of anti-heavy troops guns. Mainly plasma rifles. You do have one unit of suits, but they aren't guaranteed to get the job done. Your one unit of suits is really nice, but I would suggest fielding another like it.

Zain60 wrote:I'm not superfond of crisis suits.
Zain~

I think Crisis Suits are the backbone of the Tau Empire. I always work to get 6 suits in my army, and I hope to buy some more so I can fit in 9. Not only are they flexible, they are so good! They have a good save, jump packs, 2 wounds, and so many possibilities for equipment!

chaplaingrabthar wrote:I think I need to mix up my suits wargear to allow them to be complex units for wound allocation and survivability.

Shield Drones. Same armor save as whatever unit they're attached to, and a 4+ invulnerable save. Put two with every squad.

Also, split up your suits into as many separate units as the force organization chart will let you. That way, when the guy across the table gets a run of lucky rolls, you only lose one suit instead of a unit of three.