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Hey guys this is my mech Tau 1200 list. So far It has played pretty well against most of my opponents and it seems to be working well. I would like to see if there is anything I can do to improve it however...

HQ - Ethereal

Troops - 6x Fire Warriors In a Devilfish with Disruption Pod and SMS
Troops - 6x Fire Warriors In a Devilfish with Disruption Pod and SMS

Elites - XV104 Riptide Battlesuit with Plasma Rifle and Ion Accelerator with EWO
Elites - XV104 Riptide Battlesuit with Plasma Rifle and Ion Accelerator with EWO

Fast Attack - Tetra with Disruption Pod and Targeting Array
Fast Attack - Tetra with Disruption Pod and Targeting Array

Heavy Support - Hammerhead with Commander Long-strike a Disruption Pod and Submission Rounds and a BSF, Railgun
Heavy Support - Broadside with HYMP and Velocity Tracker
Heavy Support - Broadside with HYMP and Velocity Tracker

Please leave a comment on how I could improve this list, or is it good as it is?

you are very light on scoring troops, this is very similar to my list except I have dropped my transports and taken more firewarriors.

that used to be the same with me, but my FW just kept getting murdered by things like Heldrakes and FRFSRF Volleys of death. So far I have found them to be a worthwhile investment, as they can deploy quickly from their Devilfish and the ethereals unit can get 18 shots of from 15" away... with marker support they can kill anything from a horde of 20 orks to a 5 man unit of terminators when helped by the other unit. Has anyone else found this or is it really better to drop the transports. I also find that they hardly ever get shot at as there are much worse things to worry about namely two riptides and Longstrike. AV12 and a 4+ Cover save is not to bad and I just hide them behind LOS blocking terrain and begin to move out turn 3/4? I am open to suggestions though, is it really better to drop the transports in favor of more guys?

This list looks rather familiar to me...

Look strong. I would still say you are too light on troops with most games being objective based. Also Tetras no longer having TA as they aren't in the codex. So if you have been using tetras hitting on 3s unfortunately its illegal lol.

ATO