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Hi guys!

I'm a bit new to the game since I used to play Warhammer Fantasy, so I'm learning the in and outs of 40k with a friend.
He chose to play Tau and I chose Chas space marines (Slaneshy fluff). We have played a first 500 point game and it was a lot of fun. Now we are preparing a 1000 point game.
I won the first one by grabbing the relic and hiding behind my dead rhino, blasting anything that came too close. 500 is small and he didn't bring any of the big guns that Tau are so famous for. He killed my two rhinos with his HQ's two fusion blasters and a glancing from his stealth suit bodyguard.

So the next game is coming and I'm a bit worried by broadsides, riptides and his flyers.
Here is my proposition for a list:

HQ (125pts)
Chaos Lord (125pts) (mark of chaos in order to bring noise marines to troops)

Elites (112pts)
Chaos Terminators (112pts)
2xterminarors+terminator champion

Troops (404pts)
Noise Marines (Troops) (202pts)
4x Noise Marine w/ Sonic Blaster
Chaos Rhino (35pts)
Noise Champion
Noise Marines (Troops) (202pts)
4x Noise Marine w/ Sonic Blaster
Chaos Rhino
Noise Champion

Fast Attack (218pts)
Chaos Bikers (218pts)
5x Chaos Biker + Chaos Biker Champion

Heavy Support (140pts)
Obliterators (140pts)

extended detail here
http://www.4venti.org/1000reasonstocry.html

The idea is to advance with obliterators and noise behind rhinos that act as a mobile wall. Terminators deep strike in order to attract a bit of fire. They are armed with a bit of melta so that if they survive long enough, they can either engage stuff in melee or try some tank hunting. The bikers should flank and hunt pathfinders first and heavy shooters later. Meanwhile noise can either score objectives or fearlessly sonicblast cowering blue socialist aliens in a more generic way.

What do you guys think?
I was wondering if I shouldn't change one noise in to plague marines to absorb more heat.

I'm a bit inexperienced so I might have to ask you to translate a bit of the lingo I still haven't learnt entirelly. My bad

Thanks in advance for the advice

Split your blits.

I am trying your idea out. I had to let go of the slanesh mark and the icon of excess but I could fit in in their place an extra melta bomb on the bikes and a reaper autocannon on the terminators. I guess this makes my bikes a bit less durable but also more difficult to take down in a single shot. In addition I have a bit more firepower. Not sure what this means.

I was wondering, since my friend keeps telling me how all tau have the intercepting special rule, if deep striking the terminators makes sense

How does your lord cost 125 when he only has mark n no other upgrades?

I'd probably drop the terminators, oblits are fine but I'd put the points elsewhere. More bikers, or upgrading the existing ones with meltas. Plenty of options. I'd probably give them the mark of nurgle so then they become tough as nails to get rid of