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So the time has come to finish filling out my Pathfinder squads, now that I have two Devilfish and can legally take two squads. Currently I have enough Pathfinder models for two five-man squads (including Shas'ui). I'm either going to buy two more blisters of 3 regular Pathfinders each (Pulse Carbine/Markerlight) or two blisters of 3 Rail Rifle Pathfinders each.

Has anyone here run Pathfinder squads with five markerlights and three Rail Rifles? Is it worth it, losing six Markerlights for six of what's arguably the best infantry weapon in the Tau codex? Or should I stick with the extra six markerlights?

I dont know much about the tau book but I always have always seen pathfinders with marker lights. Rarely have I seen the rifles being used. So take that for what its worth.

I've found that 5 markerlights are usually enough to get the job done.

Shrike325 wrote:I've found that 5 markerlights are usually enough to get the job done.

That's kind of how I feel, I'm worried I'd be sacrificing some damn nice firepower for extra markerlight counters I may not even get to use.

And the fact I'll actually have 10 markerlights on the field (two squads of Pathfinders) adds to this trepidation.

I'm thinking the extra firepower of rail rifles (which can take down MCs, light vehicles, and any infantry you care to name) plus the fact they can pretty much aim at whatever the hell they want (all RR Pathfinders have target locks) really really really makes those rail rifles enticing...

Add to that the fact that when I first started my Tau force my original plan was to have two Hammerheads and a Sniper Team as my Heavy Support choices, but now that I've experienced the love of the Skyray, that's changed... Pathfinders have become just about the only way to get snipers into my army.