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Alrighty well, below is a freshly updated 1500p Tau list. It's more or less my new "take all comers" list at this point value, although the HQ is kind of tricked out for crowd control, because recently I've been facing a LOT of IG Infantry, Orks and Nids. Tell me what you think and anything you would add/take away. Thanks fellas!

Hunter Cadre 'Mont'ui' [1500]

HQ [232]

Command La'Rua
(1) Shas'El Commander
Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, HW Multitracker
(1) Shas'Vre Bodyguard
Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Burst Cannon, Multitracker
(1) Shas'Vre Bodyguard
Missile Pod, TL Burst Cannon, Targeting Array, HW Multitracker

Fast Attack [167]

Pathfinder La'Rua [167]
(6) Pathfinders
(1) Pathfinder Devilfish
Burst Cannons, Gun Drones, Disruption Pod

Troops [200]

Fire Warrior La'Rua [60]
(6) Shas'la Fire Warriors

Kroot Mercenary Squad [70]
(10) Kroot Carnivores

Kroot Mercenary Squad [70]
(10) Kroot Carnivores


Elites [451]

Sunforge XV8 La'Rua [106]
(2) Shas'Ui
TL Fusion Blaster, Targeting Array

Deathrain XV8 La'Rua [159]
(3) Shas'Ui
TL Missle Pod, Targeting Array

Fireknife XV8 La'Rua [186]
(3) Shas'Ui
Missle Pod, Plasma Rifle, Multitracker


Heavy Support [450]

Broadside Xv88 La'Rua [280]
(2) Shas'ui
Advanced Stabilization System
(1) Shas'ui Team Leader
Advanced Stabilization System, Bonding Knife, HW Drone Controller
(2) Shield Drones


Hammerhead Gunship [165]
Railgun, Burst Cannons, Multitracker, Disruption Pod, Targeting Array

I like all exept the HQ seriously you can do better than that.
Take a setup you like and go with it
Also the last bodyguard is illegal if I'm not wrong you are using 4 hardpoints but you can easy make the TA a HW TA

Cottonjaw wrote:
HQ [232]

Command La'Rua
(1) Shas'El Commander
Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, HW Multitracker
(1) Shas'Vre Bodyguard
Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Burst Cannon, Multitracker
(1) Shas'Vre Bodyguard
Missile Pod, TL Burst Cannon, Targeting Array, HW Multitracker
I believe the last one is illegal. It can only have 3 battlesuit systems. He has four (MP+BC+BC+TA=4). Also if your Commander is kitted for "crowd control" why not give him a burst cannon instead of a Plasma rifle?

Fast Attack [167]

Pathfinder La'Rua [167]
(6) Pathfinders
(1) Pathfinder Devilfish
Burst Cannons, Gun Drones, Disruption Pod
This unit is fine. Why both Gun Drones and Burst cannons on the Fish? I would go one or the other, not both.

Troops [200]

Fire Warrior La'Rua [60]
(6) Shas'la Fire Warriors

Kroot Mercenary Squad [70]
(10) Kroot Carnivores

Kroot Mercenary Squad [70]
(10) Kroot Carnivores
All fine. I'm assuming you will be put your warriors in the Pathfinders devilfish?


Elites [451]

Sunforge XV8 La'Rua [106]
(2) Shas'Ui
TL Fusion Blaster, Targeting Array
I was never a fan of this lay out. Its just too inflexible, and Railguns work just as well (if not better). I would drop them and buy either more broadsides or another Hammerhead (whichever you prefer).

Deathrain XV8 La'Rua [159]
(3) Shas'Ui
TL Missle Pod, Targeting Array

Fireknife XV8 La'Rua [186]
(3) Shas'Ui
Missle Pod, Plasma Rifle, Multitracker
Both of these are fine.


Heavy Support [450]

Broadside Xv88 La'Rua [280]
(2) Shas'ui
Advanced Stabilization System
(1) Shas'ui Team Leader
Advanced Stabilization System, Bonding Knife, HW Drone Controller
(2) Shield Drones
Fine.


Hammerhead Gunship [165]
Railgun, Burst Cannons, Multitracker, Disruption Pod, Targeting Array
Also fine.

Any suggestions for the HQ? Because honestly it's been performing fine.

Updated my .txt for the TA on the 2nd bodyguard.

I suppose I could drop the plas for a BC.. also been thinking flamer. I'm also fairly certain my commander's multitracker should be hardpoint mounted, not HW. (he's only got two systems, otherwise.)

I've been seriously looking at my Sunforge suits lately. I'm considering turning them into Deathrain's. I really prefer to keep my suit count high, as it makes up the bulk of my army. Although I suppose it would free up enough points to go to 2 teams of 2 broadsides, which would make for TONS of split firing TL Railguns.

Also the pathfinder's devilfish just has gun drones... I don't think I paid for those burstcannons, not sure why they are there.

If you say you like the HQ layout, then stick with it. You said you wanted crowd control, so I suggested what I considered a better crowd control layout. But if that doesn't work for you, no problem. It was just a suggestion, you can take it or leave it.

Do you deep strike the Sunforge suits? Cause that tactic never appealed to me (in any codex, with one or two exceptions). I'm a big fan of the big guns