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IIRC, having Farsight just gives your dudes Preferred Enemy: Orks and free bonding knives.

make no mistake, you still suck in CC(just not as much if fighting orks)

its more of a fluff advantage then an actual one. Preferred Enemy on WS2 individuals doesn't do much.

TheTaurans wrote:Wait, i didnt quite follow that. So they cant have a close combat squad? buttt if it came down to it they would be able to engage in close combat if absolutly necessary

I'm not sure how you didn't follow it, but okay.

Farsight's troops aren't trained like the standard Tau are. They incorporate close combat regimens, and many of their Fire Warrior Teams actually utilize Pulse Carbines rather than Rifles because of how much more effective they are in close quarters.

They don't say "Okay-- you, you and you--you're going to run at them screaming wildly!"--they say "Okay, when the enemy gets in close--here's what you do to ensure they get dead and you don't".

Aww man i was kinda excited to convert a tau squad to close combat lol




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Kanluwen wrote:

TheTaurans wrote:Wait, i didnt quite follow that. So they cant have a close combat squad? buttt if it came down to it they would be able to engage in close combat if absolutly necessary

I'm not sure how you didn't follow it, but okay.

Farsight's troops aren't trained like the standard Tau are. They incorporate close combat regimens, and many of their Fire Warrior Teams actually utilize Pulse Carbines rather than Rifles because of how much more effective they are in close quarters.

They don't say "Okay-- you, you and you--you're going to run at them screaming wildly!"--they say "Okay, when the enemy gets in close--here's what you do to ensure they get dead and you don't".

You said no at first, then explained how they were trained in close combat so i got kinda confused a little, but then i noticed how you said with their own weapon and not like here's your power sword, charge that dreadnaught. lol my bad

Crisis Suits actually arn't that bad in CC. they do have Str5 and a 3+ save(not to mention 2 wounds)

they just won't win against a true CC unit(one with PWs), but they can actually mop small squads of GEQs up.

Grey Templar wrote:Crisis Suits actually arn't that bad in CC. they do have Str5 and a 3+ save(not to mention 2 wounds)

they just won't win against a true CC unit(one with PWs), but they can actually mop small squads of GEQs up.

Is farsight the only crisis suit that is allowed to have a CC power weapon?

He is the only model in the Tau codex that has a PW(and its mandatory because he is a SC that has a set equipment loadout)

Well, there goes my dream of a dual weilding power clawed crisis suit... lol =]

1.) Better hq choice, ethereal or battlesuit commander (I personally like both for their cosmetic looks so now I'm looking for actual tabletop action)
2.) Pathfinder with railguns, worth it? Pros/cons to railguns and carbines?
3.) Broadsides or hammerhead? Or both? Which is the better option?
4.).And lastly, with all if the above I want to make my tau city fighters so which options would be best?

Fluff-
1.) Have any taus shown up outside of tau space? Stowaways, merc's?
2.) Do the tau have any knowledge of the eye of terror? If so are there any of them currently fighting there?
3.) Are crisis suit warriors the elite of the tau outside of their battlesuits as well? (Can they suit up in firewarrior armor and still be dangerous)


1. Battlesuit HQs are better and required as 1+ unless you use a named hero that fills the slot.
2. Pathfinders with railguns defeat the purpose of bringing pathfinders. If they didn't require a devilfish I'd say otherwise. In any case you would be better off going for markerlights for others.
3. Both - Broadsides are amazing AT and HHs are a single amazing AT shot coupled with horde control sub-munitions.
4. In urban combat, the Tau use Kroot for most H2H fights.

Fluff -
1. Yes
2. No
3. A Crisis suit firewarrior is a Shas'Ui in a suit. He is a veteran Sgt that graduated from time spent on the line. So yes.

TheTaurans wrote:Aww man i was kinda excited to convert a tau squad to close combat lol

Nothing says you can't convert them up to look more veterany. Just don't go the ridiculous route of giving them huge honking swords or anything like that.

Your best bet is:
1)Carbines on what you want to call your 'assault' squads. If you can find decent looking knives, get them and attach them on convenient places to get to. Look at the way Special Forces today rig up their gear for examples. Knives are usually done in many of the photos I've seen strapped to the front of a vest with the hilt pointed downwards for easy access.
2)Warpaint. The Fire Caste, especially under Farsight, are very very warlike. They're also very adaptable. Read up on Orks a bit, and find something you think the Tau might be able to use to 'intimidate' the Orks as such. Things like black or blue, crude looking 'skulls' on the helmets would be kinda nice here.
3)Cloaks. Farsight's forces do a lot of ambushes, and at the same time...they're also kind of 'survivalists'. Think of the Fremen from SciFi's "Dune" miniseries.

So in a way, i could almost model my Tau after Navy SEALS, in a way as in they are armed to the teeth and the elite of the elite?

The cloaks is a very interesting aspect to me now that you say that, i'll have to start trying out green stuff so i can make some

Final fantasy Tau?
It must be done...

purplefood wrote:Final fantasy Tau?
It must be done...

Don't you tempt me..
I'll add a 6inch power blade too a firewarrior and call him O'cloud...

Do it.
Do it and i'll protect you from Kan.

I don't know, you will need much Plot armor to protect yourself from Nerd Rage of that magnitude

purplefood wrote:Do it.
Do it and i'll protect you from Kan.

Purplefood can't protect you from my wrath. Mostly because he'd suffer it first.

purplefood wrote:Do it.
Do it and i'll protect you from Kan.

Nothing can protect you from Kan on a rampage.

Kanluwen wrote:

purplefood wrote:Do it.
Do it and i'll protect you from Kan.

Purplefood can't protect you from my wrath. Mostly because he'd suffer it first.

My CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT TRANSPORT protects me!

We canna hold er capin, our shields can't withstand Rage of that magnitude!!!

The CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT TRANSPORT can do anything...

Grey Templar wrote:We canna hold er capin, our shields can't withstand Rage of that magnitude!!!

"Rage" imagines that it's blind, and unfocused.

This is "ire".

Uh'o

now Kan has Preferred Enemy: Purple Food and TheTaurans

No, Purplefood alone would receive my ire.

Thankfully following RaW i am not affected by this...

the real question is what can take on a CRASSUS ARMORED ASSAULT TRANSPORT

Don't worry, O'cloud's 9 foot blade will protect all by its sheer magnitude of awesomeness!

I predict Kan summons Draigo to his side. Not even a CRASSUS ARMORED ASSAULT TRANSPORT can stop Draigo.

The CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT TRANSPORT is what scared Draigo to hide in the Warp in the first place.
The only reason it hasn't hunted him down yet is that it has been busy scaring the Tyranids for funsies.

What if I made this cloud tau ride a carnifex? Frowned upon? Lol

TheTaurans wrote:What if I made this cloud tau ride a carnifex? Frowned upon? Lol

Go for it...
In fact if you get a £33 dragon...

I concede