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I'm just starting a tau army and I am thinking of running this list.


Tau 2000 points – “Shadow Storm” Battle Group

HQ

Commander Shas’o 143pts – twin-linked fusion blaster, plasma rifle, iridium armour, hard wired multi tracker, hard wired target lock

Body guard 93pts – 1 crisis battle suit w/ twin linked fusion blaster, plasma rifle, hard wired multi tracker, hard wired target lock


Elites

Crisis team 136pts – 1 crisis battle suit and 1 shas’vre w/ twin linked fusion blaster, plasma rifle


Troops

Fire warrior squad 115pts - 9 warriors and 1 shas’vre w/ bonding knife
Devilfish Transport 90pts – decoy launchers, disruption pod

Fire warrior squad 115pts - 9 warriors and 1 shas’vre w/ bonding knife
Devilfish Transport 90pts – decoy launchers, disruption pod

Fire warrior squad 115pts - 9 warriors and 1 shas’vre w/ bonding knife
Devilfish Transport 90pts – decoy launchers, disruption pod

Fire warrior squad 115pts - 9 warriors and 1 shas’vre w/ bonding knife
Devilfish Transport 90pts – decoy launchers, disruption pod

Fire warrior squad 115pts - 9 warriors and 1 shas’vre w/ bonding knife
Devilfish Transport 90pts – decoy launchers, disruption pod


Fast Attack

Gun drone squadron 44pts – 4 gun drones


Heavy Support

Broadside team 235pts – 3 broadside suits w/ target lock

Hammerhead 160pts – railgun, decoy launchers, disruption pod, burst cannons

Hammerhead 160pts – railgun, decoy launchers, disruption pod, burst cannons

Total 1996 points

Let me know what you think before i go out and spend some hard earned cash on the models.

Sorry to say it but this is terrible. I'd literally throw this in the bin and start again.

You need less gear on your suits (The Shas'o is never worth it neither is the 'Vre in the squads), but far more suits. You should also look at your suit configurations. Mostly Fireknife backed up by Deathrains is a good place to start for a Tau noob.

You don't need so many FW squads 2 should be enough, particularly if you can keep them in reserve. You will need either a Kroot bubble wrap or a positional relay to ensure you can do something against turn 1 assaulters.

You need markerlights, they are the cornerstone of the Tau army. Without them you are a low numbered shooting army with Bs3...

Targetlocks on all 3 Broadsides are pointless. You will need ATLEAST 2 shooting at the same target to have a decent chance of taking it down. A TL on the team leader is of dubious value but only 1 per squad at the absolute least. They should all have either targetting array for Bs4 or ASS for re-positioning. Due to DoW deployment I'd suggest ASS can be more vital than the more desirable TA.

Multitrakers are manditory on Hammerheads. Decoy Launchers should be left at home. Target locks and flechettes are rarely a poor investment and if you have the points I suggest both.

This list is gak just like your Devastator jump Angels

Your Crisis suits are illegal. You are only allowed three hardpoints, and your commander is using four.

I would suggest never taking bodyguards unless your elites slot is full. I always run suits at a minimum, that is, two weapons and a multi-tracker. Always take those at base, sometimes you may want to add shield drones, but that is about all they should ever have.

I would cut off two fire warrior teams. Make the rest have 12 men, and get rid of the decoy launchers. They barely ever work.

I would then upgrade all your devilfish to warfish by giving them SMS, Targeting Array, and a Multi-Tracker.

I would give your hammerheads multi-trackers and target locks.

Then, I would invest in a pathfinder team. I would give their devilfish to one of the fire warrior units, just to reduce costs of everything.

mercer wrote:This list is gak just like your Devastator jump Angels

Clarification : You two are mates and know each other in real life..yes ?

Decoy launchers are the bomb Fling. Since when is being granted a 4+ cover save most of the time a bad thing for only 5 POINTS, and on a tank that is very expensive relatively.

Since when did decoy launchers do that? Plus he has disruption pods that actually do that anyway...

FlingitNow wrote:

Decoy launchers are the bomb Fling. Since when is being granted a 4+ cover save most of the time a bad thing for only 5 POINTS, and on a tank that is very expensive relatively.

Since when did decoy launchers do that? Plus he has disruption pods that actually do that anyway...

Sorry, I got both mixed up.... arg.

reds8n wrote:

mercer wrote:This list is gak just like your Devastator jump Angels

Clarification : You two are mates and know each other in real life..yes ?

Yes, that's why I put smiilies for to make it a obivous joke between us two

The Bringer wrote:Your Crisis suits are illegal. You are only allowed three hardpoints, and your commander is using four.

Commander is only using three, plasma rifle, twin linked fusion blaster, the rest is wargear,

Thought so, just checking !

Justicar Alaric wrote:

The Bringer wrote:Your Crisis suits are illegal. You are only allowed three hardpoints, and your commander is using four.

Commander is only using three, plasma rifle, twin linked fusion blaster, the rest is wargear,

Wow, my mind is really failing me today. I was thinking that it was support system, and therefore took up a hardpoint. Bleh.



The target lock on both your commander and his bodyguard is unnecessary, as well as on the broadsides as Flingitnow said.

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reds8n wrote: Thought so, just checking !

No problem Usually when I give list feedback instead of saying "you're list is gak" I give feedback and reasons in this case it's a joke between friends and also I know zip about the fish people