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I just got a sweet small Tau army. All the models need to be stripped and have the weapons glued on. I'm really at a loss as to what to equip them with, what I shouldn't even bother with, and identifying the weapons/other equipment. Is there a guide with pictures anywhere on the web? I can tell what the flamers are, as well as the missile pods, meltas, and I THINK the gun with the rounded end is the plasma (please correct me if I'm wrong). I also need help identifying the Support Systems and different types of drones. Thanks!!


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Also, what's the gattling gun looking one?

The gatling gun looking one is a burst cannon

First things first

All of you crisis suits and stealth suits have Jump Packs

This allows you to jump 6" in the movement and jump 6" in the assault phase. This also grants you relentless (which means you are able to fire heavy and rapid fire weapons with no hinderance.)

Gatling gun is a Burst Canon 18" Str 5 AP 5 Heavy 3

The square gun is a Fusion Blaster, basically a melta gun.

Gun with the rounded end is a Plasma Rifle 24" Str 6 AP 2 Rapid Fire (NO gets hot! )

Missile pod should be easily recognizable. The dual missile ones that come with the tanks and Broadsides are Smart Missile Systems. 24" str 5 ap 5 assault 4 with no LOS needed.

Flamer looks like a plasma with the ignition nubby.

I always run plasmas on my suits, granted they're a tad more expensive, but the str 6 AP 2 shots means termies and MC's will die. Missile pods you can't go wrong with either. 36" light vehicle poppers they are.

Oh and tip for you, if you go to buy any hammer heads

BUY SKY RAY MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!

They come with ALL of the sprues to make

A Devil Fish APC

A Hammer Head (Rail gun AND Ion Cannon INCLUDED)

And a Sky Ray.

FOR THE SAME PRICE AS A HAMMER Head

Mind = Blown when I found this out.

Awesome advice Abyssel, thank you!

Another helpful thread is http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/360480.page

This thread gives a comparison of a large number of crisis suit weapon configurations and how effective they are against various types of models (guardsmen, marines, terminators) and will be very helpful in determining how to set up your crisis suit weapons.

In the back of the Tau codex, there are a bunch of pictures. One of the pages shows the crisis suit weapons and labels them.