Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Could we see something as simple as this in the new codex?


Predictive Targetting System..............................20pts
The predictive targetting system's suite of sensors and rangefinders tracks and records the movement patterns of fast targets. This system is a battlesuit support system which takes up one hard point on a battlesuit. A battlesuit with this system has Skyfire.


Easy, right?

Sounds good, would be pretty good paired with twin Missile Pods.

I support this plan. Maybe drop it to 15pts or 10pts, though, given that you're only getting Skyfire, not Intercept?

This is probably (IMHO) the best way for Tau to do Anti-Aircraft and fits very well with a mobile play style. I think doing it like the Advanced Stabilization System is best, where they can choose to do skyfire at the beginning of their turn (not shooting phase, to simulate the need for the system to kick in). With JSJ they don't really need Interceptor to avoid being killed by the Flyer they're going after.

This'd actually be a lot of fun to play test. I'll see if I can convince my Tau friend to do that this weekend and let you know how it goes.

I'd prefer to have this as a Sky Ray upgrade, in particular a Markerlight with a Skyfire special rule - since I believe, if I read the Tau Codex right, the Seeker Missile hits flyers on a BS5 anyways. Turning the Sky Ray into an AA platform makes sense from a fluff standpoint, and Crisis Suits dogfighting with jets is too Gundam Wing. Also, Skyfire would limit the uselessness of a Crisis Suit against non-flying targets.

Second it for the SkyRay.

Crisis Suits have a job and that isn't air defense.

Putting this on any old battle suit seems counter to the Tau doctrine of specialized war gear roles.

Tau might create a specialized anti-aircraft battle suit, but they wouldn't just slap AA mounts on existing ones.

 ArbitorIan wrote:
Could we see something as simple as this in the new codex?


Predictive Targetting System..............................20pts
The predictive targetting system's suite of sensors and rangefinders tracks and records the movement patterns of fast targets. This system is a battlesuit support system which takes up one hard point on a battlesuit. A battlesuit with this system has Skyfire.


Easy, right?

This is good, but this actually prevents the battlesuit from hit targets on the ground with full BS, as IIRC Skyfire lets you only shoot at flyers with full BS.

It should say something like, "At the start of the shooting phase, allows for Battlesuit weapon (systems) to gain the Skyfire USR".

This way it can shoot at ground target before any fliers come in, and afterwards as well.

Also, considering the function of the Targeting Array, it should increase the BS of Snap shots (and Overwatch) by +1(after the Snap Shot BS modifier).