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LIST A

HQ:

Crisis Commander Shas'o
-Cyclic Ion Blaster
-Plasma Rifle
-Shield Generator
-Bonding knife
-Iridium Armor
-HW Multi-tracker
-HW Drone Controller w/ 2 shield drones

Commander Bodyguard (x2)
-Plasma Rifle
-Missile Pod
-Targeting Array
-HW Multi-tracker
-HW Drone Controller w/ 1 shield drone

TROOPS:

Fire Warrior squad (x2)
-6 man
-Shas'ui w/ Bonding knife

FAST ATTACK

Pathfinder squad
-6 man
-Shas'ui w/ Bonding knife
-Devilfish w/ Disruption Pod, Multi-tracker, and Targeting Array

ELITE

Crisis Battlesuit squad (2 squads of 3)
-Team Leader upgrade
-Plasma Rifle
-Fusion Blaster
-TL has Targeting Array, Bonding Knife, HW Multi-tracker,, and HW Drone Controller w/ 2 shield drones; other two suits have Multi-tracker.

HEAVY SUPPORT

Broadside Battlesuit squad
-3 man
-Team Leader upgrade
-TL Plasma on all three
-Tema Leader has Targeting Array, Bonding Knife, HW Multi-tracker, HW Target Lock; one suit has Drone Controller w/ 2 shield drones, other suit has Target Lock

LIST B

Same as List A, but with the following changes:
--Farsight instead of Shas'o
--8-man FW squads instead of 6-man
--5-man Pathfinder team instead of 6

Tactics usually employed: With List A, I've had a lot of success in deploying everything at the start, and keeping both crisis teams in reserve, and deep-striking them in to do damage at foot-slogging forces, while my Broadsides pop transports and armor. Anything that gets close to my deployment zone meet the rapid fire wrath of my FWs and command squad (and TL plasma from my broadsides as my last opponent learned the hard way). With List B, I play a little more offensively, marching Farsight up and slicing vehicles and walkers in half while my FW follow from behind and clean up anything he missed.

Well, which would you prefer?

I would choose A and then some tweaks:

Since the d'fish has MT and TA, you may as well add some dice to that higher Ballistic Skill. Get it SMS in trade for the Shas'O's Shield Gen. Plus, I'd demote him to 'El, and have Target Array to keep his high BS.

I think the Helios crews are too large. Maybe three pairs is better? Do ya face a lot of Armor2 infantry? Oblits? TH/SS termies? Anyway, 5 model units, 3 having 40mm bases are going to get caught in h2h, especially given Fusion Blaster range.

Fragile list, given that only one FW crew has a transport, is minimal in size. I could see removing a suit or two for a min-kroot or another FW unit.

Two troops? With six or eight little Fish 'eads each?

You are going to have serious issues on objective missions against people that are going to be able to reach out and touch those guys.