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Raw Dogger and Israel throw down! Blood Angels vs. Tau! Check out the Tactics Corner for more great videos! - See more at: http://www.frontlinegaming.org/2014/04/11/warhammer-40k-video-bat-rep-223-blood-angels-vs-tau/#sthash.cdoBgi6d.dpuf

I like the idea he was going for with the guard models. But he was still using them as tau. It would have been cool if he actually had allied some guard in. He was just basically using them as proxies. Great looking army never the less.

Think they forgot they can re roll pen results with Smash attacks.,...

Thx 4 the report, but too long.

yellowfever wrote:
I like the idea he was going for with the guard models. But he was still using them as tau. It would have been cool if he actually had allied some guard in. He was just basically using them as proxies. Great looking army never the less.

I thought you couldn't actually take Guard as allies if you're Tau?

Wow!

MarkyMark wrote:
Think they forgot they can re roll pen results with Smash attacks.,...

I think he just wasnt hitting to begin with. At least thats what I took from it.


I hate riptides... so stupidly good. I hope 7th fixes MC's...

Glad you guys liked it!

I enjoyed the gaming mat commercial. You need to get a Sam Jackson voice over to take it to the next level.

'You can try to avoid line of sight, but they ignore line of sight"

THIS is what makes me facepalm every time tau-hate shows up.
People just have NO clue how they work. ignoring line of sight with tau only happens in 3 ways:

SMS-a pretty decent gun you got on broadsides and tanks, but its just S5AP5 sprayer, not a real fearsome.
Seekers-need a markerlight each, and the markerlight does not ignore LOS to begin with.
AFP-a special issue weapon nobody ever picks because its just a short-range anti-infantry large blast.

But SMS are more than adequate to pop rhinos/razorbacks, especially when said SMS are twin-linked and tank-hunting. Since Jason's razors were in range, and were primary to his battle plan, I think that his inability to truly hide was a pretty fair thing for him to worry about. It took an awful lot of luck for him to avoid losing all his armor in the first two turns.

BoomWolf, why do all Tau players spam SMS if they were not good? Volume of fire >>>> AP5.

This goes to the same category of Tau players saying Riptides are not that good and advice just to kill the pathfinders.

Guys guys SMSs are only decent. We need to quickly tell all the tournament Tau players so they can realize their folly.

Yeah, I have to agree here. SMS are one of the best weapons in the game.

Every army breaks a set rule or mechanic in the game. I never understood the whining.

 thejughead wrote:
Every army breaks a set rule or mechanic in the game. I never understood the whining.

Not really... I'd like to know what rule mechanic Blood Angels break.

Descent of Angels: 1d6 instead of 2d6 on deep strike for all jump units.


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Additionally, ATSKNF also bypasses all leadership rules for all Marines. Huge!

Marine players under estimate how good ATSKNF is! especially if they only play marine armies.

They've always had it... It part of what makes a Marine. Tau have access to the Stubborn bubble via the Ethereal which in many ways is better due to their style of play. Anyways I have no problem with SMS... It's one of the good things Tau get and people shouldn't complain about it.

It looks like you guys were playing the Riptides with 4 Wounds, they have 5. Not that it made a difference in the end.

Great report guys. Love Tau and BA.