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as the topic says: i would like to give tau an army i can compete with in a GT. This is the list i was thinking of running. Rip it apart. let me know what you think.

Commander Shas'el 152
Multi Tracker
Target Lock
Targetting Array
Plasma Rifle
Missile Pod
2 Shield Drones
Iridium Armor

6 Fire Warriors 60
Devil Fish 140
SMS
Disruption Pod
Targeting Array
Multi Tracker
2 Seeker Missiles

6 Fire Warriors 60
Devil Fish 140
SMS
Disruption Pod
Targeting Array
Multi Tracker
2 Seeker Missiles

10 Kroot 100
5 Hounds

8 Pathfinders 104
Devil Fish 140
SMS
Disruption Pod
Target Lock
Multi Tracker
2 Seeker Missiles

8 Pathfinders 104
Devil Fish 140
SMS
Disruption Pod
Target Lock
Multi Tracker
2 Seeker Missiles

Sky Ray 170
SMS
Targeting Array
Multi Tracker
Target Lock
Disruption Pod

Sky Ray 170
SMS
Targeting Array
Multi Tracker
Target Lock
Disruption Pod

3 Broadsides 280
All with Targeting Array
Team Leader w/2 shield Drones
Bonded


Thoughts?

This should be in army list... actually it will just get more help in army list...
I can't really help you since i know little about Tau.

purplefood wrote:This should be in army list... actually it will just get more help in army list...
I can't really help you since i know little about Tau.

okay cool ill move it over there

No railheads??? I would be quite nervous about going into a game without a railhead, it seems like a relatively solid list but im not sure about the size of the pathfinder squads and the use of 2 skyrays.

Why do you need 8 pathfinders?? what is their actual role in the battle?? i m guessing they are there to markerlight the enemy but for combat effectiveness they arent very good, with an 18 inch range on their pulse carbines they are going to have to be close to fire at anything at all and you are almost totally reliant on devilfishes for you firepower.

Also a single suit!!! in my eyes the 2 strongest units in the tau list are the battlesuits who can pump out immense amounts of fire and stay away from the enemy and the railheads who can fire ST 10 AP 1 shots on the move at BS4.

Not taking either of those units would seriously hamper your chances IMHO. If someone brings a land raider to the party or 3 leman russes you are going to have a tough time knocking them out.

Iridiam Armor is going to slow down that HQ unit.
He also doesn't need a target lock , he's the only one who can fire in the unit

You probably arn't going to need your multi tracker on the Devilfish unless you plan on using the burst cannon. You also don't need the target lock on the fish either ( only if you want to shoot theburst cannon and the SMS at differant targets ) If you do plan on using the burst cannon might as well use fletchette dischargers. 18" range means your probably going to get assulted

Kroot looks fine.

I see what your trying to do with the pathfinders but your crippling yourself, not only in points ( cause pathfinders are expensive cause of the required dev fish as well as al lthe extra seeker missiles you bought for them .

Basicly i see you shoot the 20 seekers with 16 markerlight hits and 4 networked markerlights . 3-4 of those missles will fail to hit at bs 5 ( 1's still miss ) .
You'll be possibley ok if you go against people with high point modles but anything that is semi bloby will destroy you . You simply lack volume of fire.

Try dumping a pathfinder squad + thier dev fish , and possible a skyray. Then get some long range suits deathrains are nice ( TL missile pods + target array ) and a hammerhead . You really need at least 1 large blast template imo