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2013/09/03 12:25:06
Subject: 1850 Competitive? Tau
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Raging-on-the-Inside Blood Angel Sergeant
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I've only bought a box of fire warriors up to now so I'm trying to put a list together that is fairly competitive but isn't anywhere near the Farsight bomb. I just dont want another deathstar army.
The commander will be going with the markerlight drones with drone controller, everything else is a gunline with plenty of markerlights to negate cover/improve bs.
Thoughts?
+ HQ +
* Commander
Command and Control Node, Crisis battlesuit, Drone controller, Neuroweb System Jammer, Puretide Engram Neurochip, Twin-linked missile pod, XV8-02 Crisis 'Iridium' Battlesuit
* Ethereal
+ Elites +
* XV104 Riptide
Early warning override, Ion accelerator, Riptide battlesuit, Riptide Shield Generator, Twin-linked smart missile system, Velocity tracker
* XV104 Riptide
Early warning override, Ion accelerator, Riptide battlesuit, Riptide Shield Generator, Twin-linked smart missile system, Velocity tracker
+ Troops +
* Fire Warrior Team
11x Fire Warrior Shas'la with pulse rifle, Photon grenades
* Fire Warrior Shas'ui
Pulse rifle
* Fire Warrior Team
11x Fire Warrior Shas'la with pulse rifle, Photon grenades
* Fire Warrior Shas'ui
Pulse rifle
* Fire Warrior Team
11x Fire Warrior Shas'la with pulse rifle, Photon grenades
* Fire Warrior Shas'ui
Pulse rifle
* Fire Warrior Team
6x Fire Warrior Shas'la with pulse rifle, Photon grenades
* Fire Warrior Shas'ui
Pulse rifle
* Kroot Carnivore Squad
* 10x Kroot
10x Kroot rifle
+ Fast Attack +
* Drone Squadron
* 4x Marker Drone
4x Markerlight
* Pathfinder Team
Photon grenades
* 5x Pathfinder Shas'la
5x Pulse carbine with Markerlight
* Pathfinder Shas'ui
Pulse carbine with Markerlight
* Pathfinder Team
Photon grenades
* 5x Pathfinder Shas'la
5x Pulse carbine with Markerlight
* Pathfinder Shas'ui
Pulse carbine with Markerlight
+ Heavy Support +
* Hammerhead Gunship
Blacksun filter, Disruption pod, Railgun with submunitions, Twin-linked smart missile system
* Hammerhead Gunship
Blacksun filter, Disruption pod, Railgun with submunitions, Twin-linked smart missile system
* XV88 Broadside Team
* Broadside Shas'ui
Broadside battlesuit, Target lock, Twin-linked high-yield missile pod, Twin-linked smart missile system
* Broadside Shas'ui
Broadside battlesuit, Early warning override, Twin-linked high-yield missile pod, Twin-linked smart missile system
* Broadside Shas'vre
Broadside battlesuit, Early warning override, Twin-linked high-yield missile pod, Twin-linked smart missile system
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d-usa wrote:Orks are the GW version of R2D2. No matter how advanced the defenses may be, there is always an open serial port somewhere that can be pluged into and a firewall that was never configured.
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2013/09/05 15:58:17
Subject: Re:1850 Competitive? Tau
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Raging-on-the-Inside Blood Angel Sergeant
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No thoughts on this?
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d-usa wrote:Orks are the GW version of R2D2. No matter how advanced the defenses may be, there is always an open serial port somewhere that can be pluged into and a firewall that was never configured.
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2013/09/05 16:03:20
Subject: 1850 Competitive? Tau
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Mutated Chosen Chaos Marine
*bursts though room with axe* HEEEAAARRRS JHONNY!!!
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All I saw was an Ethereal and a gun line wall of FW
Your going to do just fine on the competitive side of things, but I would recommend putting your infantry in devilfishes for protection from blast templates 
Hope this helps
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 Night Lords (40k): 3500pts
 Klan Zaw Klan: 4000pts
Whatever you use.. It's Cheesy, broken and OP  |
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2013/09/05 16:11:58
Subject: 1850 Competitive? Tau
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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The commander won't be able to fire his weapons if he's using the command and control node. Either make him a full Buffmander by dropping the missile pods and adding MSS, VRT, and Onager gauntlets or make in a marker commander by dropping the CnC adding target lock and a couple of drone. I would reccomend going full Buffmander on him.
I would take fusion blasters on your Riptides as you've got a good threat radius to intercept fliers with two of them and you could use the extra anti-tank. I'd also think (not necessarily do it but think about it) about dropping one of your hammerheads for a skyray missile defense gunship.
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2013/09/05 16:13:20
Subject: Re:1850 Competitive? Tau
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
PA Unitied States
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You seem to be upgrade heavy. I'd shift some points from upgrades to bolster your Troop choices. I can't remember what all the upgrades do. As long as you have feel no pain on those riptides. also the drone squad could be lost to bolster your fire warriors as well.
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22 yrs in the hobby
:Eldar: 10K+ pts,  2500 pts
 1850 pts
Vampire Counts 4000+ |
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2013/09/05 16:15:37
Subject: 1850 Competitive? Tau
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Drop the Shas'uis on your squad. Your ethereal will keep them in the fight. The pathfinders won't last long enough anyway. With those extra points fill out your firewarrior squads or get another kroot squad. Think about getting sniper rounds for your kroot as well.
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2013/09/05 16:33:39
Subject: 1850 Competitive? Tau
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Shas'la with Pulse Carbine
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+ HQ +
* Commander
Command and Control Node, Crisis battlesuit, Drone controller, Neuroweb System Jammer, Puretide Engram Neurochip, Twin-linked missile pod, XV8-02 Crisis 'Iridium' Battlesuit
Good, but drop CCN & NSJ. You want NSJ if you're taking weapons with <=24" where you know you will get use of it. It's an auto include, but if you're sitting back, pointless to take. CCN is best paired with MSS and is a waste of points on a Commander. TL + Ignores Cover can be given to units in other ways.
* Ethereal
Good.
+ Elites +
* XV104 Riptide
Early warning override, Ion accelerator, Riptide battlesuit, Riptide Shield Generator, Twin-linked smart missile system, Velocity tracker
* XV104 Riptide
Early warning override, Ion accelerator, Riptide battlesuit, Riptide Shield Generator, Twin-linked smart missile system, Velocity tracker
When you say "Riptide Shield Generator" do you mean the drones or Nova Reactor?
If you meant drones, lose them. Otherwise they're fine.
* Fire Warrior Team
11x Fire Warrior Shas'la with pulse rifle, Photon grenades
* Fire Warrior Shas'ui
Pulse rifle
* Fire Warrior Team
11x Fire Warrior Shas'la with pulse rifle, Photon grenades
* Fire Warrior Shas'ui
Pulse rifle
* Fire Warrior Team
11x Fire Warrior Shas'la with pulse rifle, Photon grenades
* Fire Warrior Shas'ui
Pulse rifle
* Fire Warrior Team
6x Fire Warrior Shas'la with pulse rifle, Photon grenades
* Fire Warrior Shas'ui
Pulse rifle
Really no need for a Ui if you're taking an Ethereal. LD10 > LD8 + Precision Shot
* Kroot Carnivore Squad
* 10x Kroot
10x Kroot rifle
The sniper rounds are well worth it for that 1x you *really need/want* them
+ Fast Attack +
* Drone Squadron
* 4x Marker Drone
4x Markerlight
* Pathfinder Team
Photon grenades
* 5x Pathfinder Shas'la
5x Pulse carbine with Markerlight
* Pathfinder Shas'ui
Pulse carbine with Markerlight
* Pathfinder Team
Photon grenades
* 5x Pathfinder Shas'la
5x Pulse carbine with Markerlight
* Pathfinder Shas'ui
Pulse carbine with Markerlight
Drop the Uis
Seriously. Just sit them back.
+ Heavy Support +
* Hammerhead Gunship
Blacksun filter, Disruption pod, Railgun with submunitions, Twin-linked smart missile system
* Hammerhead Gunship
Blacksun filter, Disruption pod, Railgun with submunitions, Twin-linked smart missile system
* XV88 Broadside Team
* Broadside Shas'ui
Broadside battlesuit, Target lock, Twin-linked high-yield missile pod, Twin-linked smart missile system
* Broadside Shas'ui
Broadside battlesuit, Early warning override, Twin-linked high-yield missile pod, Twin-linked smart missile system
* Broadside Shas'vre
Broadside battlesuit, Early warning override, Twin-linked high-yield missile pod, Twin-linked smart missile system
Missile Drones on the Broadsides are auto includes. And Target Lock > EWO as the PEN from the Commander will then allow you to target up to 4x Vehicles or MCs
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