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Tau Empire Roster

Total Roster Cost: 1847

HQ: Commander Shas'el (1 #, 100 pts)
1 Commander Shas'el, 100 pts = ( Bonding Knife + Hard-wired Blacksun Filter + Hard-wired Multi-tracker + Missile Pod + Plasma Rifle + Target Lock)

HQ: Commander Shas'el (1 #, 100 pts)
1 Commander Shas'el, 100 pts = (Bonding Knife + Fusion Blaster + Hard-wired Blacksun Filter + Hard-wired Target Lock + Plasma Rifle + Multi-Tracker)

Elite: Crisis Battle Suit (3 #, 178 pts)
1 Crisis Battle Suit = (Missile Pod + Plasma Rifle + Multi-Tracker) X3

Elite: Crisis Battle Suit (3 #, 186 pts)
1 Crisis Battle Suit, = (Fusion Blaster + Plasma Rifle + Multi-Tracker) X3

Elite: Crisis Battle Suit (3 #, 141 pts)
1 Crisis Battle Suit, = (Flame + Twin Linked Missile Pod) X3

Troops: Fire Warrior (6 #, 60 pts)
6 Fire warrior

Troops: Fire Warrior (9 #, 145 pts) X2
6 Fire Warrior
1 Devilfish, = (Disruptions Pod)

Fast Attack: Pathfinder (9 #, 157 pts)
6 Pathfinder,
1 Devilfish = (Disruptions Pod)

Fast Attack: Piranha Light Skimmer (3 #, 70 pts) X2
1 Piranha Light Skimmer = + Fusion Blaster + Targeting Array

Heavy Support: Hammerhead Gunship (1 #, 165 pts) X3
1 Hammerhead Gunship = (Railgun + Two Burst Cannons + Disruptions Pod + Multi-Tracker)

I'm a little unsure if this list has what it takes to take whatever might come, but I'm pretty tired of sitting in the corner with 9 broadsides and wait for Round 5. This list is an attempt to create a faster, more aggressive army. Three Devilfish and 3 Hammerheads and 2 piranhas are so close you as you get to MSU spam in the Tau codex.

The reason I have included fusion blasters is because the army will operate in the midfield, about 24-18 "range. So Fusion blasters are stand ins for the 6 railguns I lose by replacing Broadsides with Hammerheads.

Total weapon count:
3 rail guns Str 10 / 6 large blast
7 Missile pods (3 tl)
7 Plasma guns
6 fusion blasters
3 flames
9 Burst Cannons
6 marker lights
10 Gundrones
and if it burns in the loo: 3x6 pulse rifles.

I came....

.....here to tell you I love this list.

KilroyKiljoy wrote:I came....

.....here to tell you I love this list.

Cheers. It has some weaknesses obviously, but every Tau list has some. I usually run 3x3 broadsides, and what I've learned from using that type of list is that having tanks to tank shock objectives is damn important. 2 of 3 missions has objectives, and Broadsidespam is all well and good and tested and loved etc, but I do struggle with objective that's out of LOS and is held by some pesky infantry. Outflanking kroot only gets you so far.

AV12 and 13 skimmers that can move 12" over all terrain and tankshock the hell out of you is a good thing. Ramming is also an option when hope is running thin and the railguns has been vaporized by weapon destroyed results. 12" ram with a Hammerhead is 8 +1d6, so not too shabby.

I'll try this list tomorrow VS a cron player. Wish me luck!

AV 12 & 13? its FAV11 btw but skimmer spam looks good lets us know how it works