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Ok, so just about every Tau kit comes with at least 2 gun drones, so what the hell do I do with them? I have like 20-something drones, and I only use about 6 in any given list. So, how do y'all feel about drone squadrons, and what other ways do you folks use your drones?

If I am running Fire Warriors on foot I like to add a Shas'ui and two gun drones. Having 14 in the team is useful. Mechanised Tau of course don't get this, more Fire Warriors is always better.

Gun drones squadrons are not usually worth having frankly except as an expendable screen for Crisis suits. They should be expendable. Tau don't care if they gets destroyed they are no more valuable than the ammo they fire, the rules should reflect that. Gun drones should not give any form of kill points or victory bonus if they are destroyed, and their losses in a squad should make no difference to a teams morale. Hopefully they will fix this.

< Taken by the void dragon. >

Convert them to shield drones

Also in 4E they could take heat off of other units simply by being closer to the enemy. Most newer Tau players probably don't remember target priority tests, and how glorious it was when the opponents heavy bolters were forced to fire at gun drones.

Gun drones are currently too expensive and you would do better with basic firewarriors.

Since you have so many, make some shield drones (from the shield gens the battlesuits have) and just keep your gun drones on the side for when your vehicles unload their drones.

Gun drones are also effective wound sinks on battlesuit teams, just make sure you don't make your overall toughness lower by adding too many gun drones!

The easiest thing to do is not add the guns, and cut off those little pegs - then you suddenly have Shield Drones.

I've done that, but there's no way I'll ever need 20 shield drones.

I just started gluing my leftover Crisis weapons to them to make heavy weapons drones. They look cool as hell with TL Flamers and the big Devilfish antenna.

If you're just trying to use up the models, make some terrain consisting of lines of hovering drones (with some appropriate bits dangling below). Fluffwise, they represent some new static defence drone variant which the Tau deploy as portable barricades before a battle. Ruleswise, they'd count as normal terrain.

I have a guard HWS where the loader is chasing away a gun drone with his shovel. Also a Sentinel that is stepping on a drone.

Crashed drones are sensitive technology, and make great objective markers.

I like the Idea of the terrain piece, maybe make it dangerous as well.

I want to make an Ork Stormboy surfing on wrangled drone, probably with a bit and reigns.

Gun drones in crisis teams are great if you have cover. Cheaper than a shield drone, still gets a 4+ save with cover, and extra shots dont hurt.

Convert your spare Gun Drones into Sniper Drones and Shield Drones.

Here's a couple of tutorials I posted in the past:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/392433.page
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/392423.page

SNIPER DRONES! Yes, I love sniper drones. So far, I am less than pleased with the finecast.