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Is their a way for my weary boys to assault a Castled tau contingent a la 2x(12 warriors+tank)? If a charge w 2 or more30x mobs do they only get to mass overwatch against one mob?!

He can only overwatch once per turn per unit when he is being assaulted, supporting fire just let's him overwatch for nearby units, except longstrike. He can overwatch as often as he pleased.

As lur says, even though they can support other units with overwatch, individual units can only overwatch once per assault phase.

Set up multiple assaults when you can. Make them pick which unit to shoot.

Grim.

This is an unwinnable scenario designed to test how you handle defeat.

Stay outside of 15" and grab objectives. hug cover or better LOS blockers. thats about it

good luck

I would invest in a trukk or something like that, with nobs in it, it'll tie up his shooting until you are in a better position if you are smart about it?

I dont play orks however...soo....take with salt

The quick answer is yes, if you want to eliminate mass fire from over watch is to assault with multiple units.
Overwatch is snapfire so they will only hit on 6's, for Orks this usually doesn't change anything. BUt with an armies that rely on their high BS to hit, it really lowers their effectiveness. But large units of Orks, can survive most overwatch and even survive for a bit in melee.
You have to declare all the units assaulting in a single turn. Your opponent will have their choice of which unit to overwatch a true green tide list wont matter which unit they shoot at. If you can wait a turn, a unit already engaged in melee can't overwatch or be targeted in the shooting phase. This gives you the opportunity to bring in another unit. Assaulting vehicles (except walkers) is a different story since vehicles can't overwatch, they don't need to stay in melee and unless the vehicle is completely surrounded or can't tank shock it can just move out of melee. The good news is you can move an inch away from the vehicle shoot it and then charge every turn.

The good news about Tau is they are shooting strong, but melee weak. They are vehicle strong as well. Green Tide will give them a run for their money, but they have a lot of ignore cover so the KFF and Terrain will be useless and you will basically have to Footslog the Green Tide army without this protection and all the hindrance of moving through Terrain.

Actually its not simo, you declare one unit at a time. If he doesnt overwatch and you make the charge and then charge with another unit, he still cant overwatch because hes in combat now. That particular unit though, supporting fire is triggered anyway if they havent fired yet.

Mulit-prong assault is best. If you have 2 20man blobs (im assuming a few casualties to get into position so im not saying 30) he can only fire a few at both, or ignore one and try to hammer the other. Just one of those boy blobs will bring the hurt, but if its just one blob his entire overwatch will almost guarantee you wont get that charge unless you were right in his face already.

This is why i prefer to out maneuver rather than bunker down. I do not fear a single unit, of any type, approaching my gunlines. Any 2 can cause severe issues though.

A full 30 boy blob should still get into combat but odds are it wont be full strength by the tim its able to charge

Vinehart, you are correct, it's not Simo. But Orks do not expect to be at full when they charge even 1/2 strength can still put a damper in Tau's day, especially if there are more than 2, if the first unit goes down or is removed, the next will just have more to attack on the charge with.