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This list is comes out to be 1850 all added up, any thoughts
HQ Tau/Farsight
Commander x1
Multi­spectrum suite x1
Command and control node x1
Puretide Engram chip x1
neuroweb system jammerx1

ELITE
(1)Riptide x1
EWOx1
Velocity Tracker x1
Ion Accelerator x1
TL Fusion Blaster x1

(2)Riptide x1
EWOx1
Velocity Tracker x1
Ion Accelerator x1
TL Fusion Blaster x1

(3)Crisis Suit x1
TL Fusion Blaster

Troops
10x Kroot
1x kroot hound

10x Kroot
1x kroot hound

10x Kroot
1x kroot hound

10x Kroot
1x kroot hound

Heavy Support
(1)Skyray gunship
Sms
sensor spines
bsf

(2)Skyray gunship
Sms
sensor spines
bsf

(3)3x Broadsides
6xMissle drone
3xEWO

Allies/Farsight HQ
Etheral x1

Elite
(1)Riptide x1
Earth caste pilot arrayx1
Heavy Burst Cannonx1
Potional relayx1
EWOx1
TL SMS x1


Troop
(1)Crisis Suit x3
tl misle pod x3
Bonding Knifex3

(1)Crisis Suit x1 22pts
Tl Fusion Blaster
Bonding Knifex1


ok this is my 1850 adepticon list curious on everyone thoughts, i wanted to stay away from any kind of star option like ovesa, but im still running three tides but i still have 6 mobile scoring troops
any thoughts?

You always need to give the HBC EWO and Skyfire, not the Ion Accelerator. That'll save you 40 points, and if you drop the lone Crisis suit from your primary you can get more Kroot.

Lucarikx

who is commander pointsynch going with. he needs iridium armour. the iontides don't require skyfire unless the buffcommander is going with 1 of them. you have enough troops.

im going to rotate the commander with the suit i feel needs it at the time , they all will be relatively close together hopefully making it ez to switch around, i have played with the vt on the iontides and found it always helps me out every game,
also with that lone crisis suit it gives me a option to bust a backfield tank without loosing a troop choice and tau has such difficulties taking out high av without a hammerhead. but dropping one vt the suit and the positional relay that would be enough for another squad of kroot.
any other comments
thanks clark10 and Lucarikx

Copy & paste I have posted in the past that I'll keep doing till it gets heard

BS3 options with skyfire: AV12 (before Jink)

Iontide = str7 AP2 x3 = 1.5 hits, .5 HP lost
broadisde = str7 AP4 x4 = 3 hits, 1 HP lost
MP/MP crisis suit = str7 ap4 x4 = 2 hits, 2/3 HP lost
Skyray = awesomesauce
BurstTide (regular) str6 ap4 x8 = 4 hits 2/3 HP lost
BurstTide (nova) str6 ap4 x12= 6 hits, 1 PEN
Quad gun str7 AP4 x4 = 3hits, 1HP lost

BS 5 Quad gun = 4hits (*assuming), 1 and 1/3rd HP lost

just saying Aun'Va is saddened everytime a commander puts skyfire on a iontide. They are much better suited to anti infantry roles. EWO = good great, don't deepstrike terminators anywhere I can see them, VT = not a good choice on them, compared to any other option listed. Note the broadside up there is just a single broadside.

broadside x3 without skyfire: 12 shots = 3 and 2/3 hits, 1.22222whatever fraction that is, of a HP lost.

STILL BETTER THAN AN IONTIDE.

just saying

EDIT: Also you can get into the psycology of forceing your opponent to Jink and just look at the number of hits. Once again the iontide is not that great IF we look at more hits = more likely to cause a jink.

Empire
Commander C&C, M3S, PEN chip, Drone control, Irid armor, neruoweb

Riptide IA, TwL plas, EWO

kroot x10, hound x1
kroot x10, hound x1
kroot x10

Pathfinder x6

Skyray SMS, BsF
Skyray SMS, BsF
SDT x2 marksmen, x9 drones

Enclave
Ethereal

Riptide HBC, TwL Fusion, VT, EWO, ECPA, Tailsman

Crisis x3 (MP, MP, TL), bonded, x6 Marker drone

Broadside x3 (HYMP, SMS), bonded, TLx2/EWOx1, x6 missile drones


This is my 1850 list and is VERY simular to yours. My suggestions would basicly be my list but merging the two to suit your playstyle would be up to you. I quick run down of some reasoning:

Velocity trackers:
Iontides IMHO are best for anti infantry roles - anti heavy infantry that is. with plasma and ripple fire that is 7 ap2 shots or a large blast at ap2 plus 4 more shots. The burst tide on the other hand I think is slightly better at combating fliers and specificly for FMC or less than AV12 a far better option for getting a VT.

Plus you do have two skyrays.. how much anti flyer are you expecting to need?

AV14
Land raiders and Russes. Commander with the Iontide for a nova charged ordinance blast can take care of russes. Or a couple of riptides for smash attacks (and the fusion blaster) can take care of a charging Land raider (only once ever have I seen someone not rush forward with them). AV13 is not a problem with missile pods, weight of fire can easily glance them to death at least.

Plus having a dedicated suicide fusion blaster suits just seems soo much like a waste. I know they can be incredibly helpful, but more often not reliable by the time you want them anyways, and with them split up thats more kill points you are just trading. IF they get on the board when AND where you need them.

Pathfinders
Not going first proabably means I lost first blood anyways, I use these guys as bait plain and simple. List is kinda light on troops so adding in another outflanking kroot squad for one point less is an option.

Could point out more, but there are my general thoughts at least.

EDIT: Where would you put your ethereal? with a kroot squad? My list has him in the SDT for a improved cover save and easy hiding out of LOS shenanigans. Thats and Easy extra VP if your not careful, which applies to both lists, but I like my chances slightly better?

I dont know all the equipment on each unit so it looks like you have a lack of marker lights

I Will switch the vt on one ia tide to the hbc tide i think i have been told enough times to change and i will. thanks for the comments anything else would we appreciated. thanks again for looking