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Hey I have been reading my Tau codex recently and have been wondering about amour 14 that the tau may face. In paticular how to take it out effectivly. Of course a hammer head can wreck amour 14 I find it inconsistant with a bs of 4 which is good but half the time your not doing anything to amour 14. I dont know what im asking for but i find that method dodgey and am wondering if there are other more reliable tactics. Any help is appreciated!

- Crisis Suits with Fusion Blasters
- Fire Warriors/Pathfinders with EMP grenades
- Hammerhead with Longstrike
- Riptide Smash Attack
- Commander with Onager Gauntlet

...and that's it, I think.
anti-AV14 is something Tau could use allies for, if you don't want to compromise Crisis for this

With how games usually go, having a riptide just walk up and smash it is pretty effective. The riptide is so durable that most of an army can shoot at it and it will still stand. Especially if you just throw the 3++ on it.

If that isn't an option, S9 AP2 ord pie plate from the riptide is pretty accurate at hitting the large AV14 vehicles. 1/2 chance of a hull point, 1/3 of actually penning.

 Vector Strike wrote:
- Crisis Suits with Fusion Blasters
- Fire Warriors/Pathfinders with EMP grenades
- Hammerhead with Longstrike
- Riptide Smash Attack
- Commander with Onager Gauntlet

...and that's it, I think.
anti-AV14 is something Tau could use allies for, if you don't want to compromise Crisis for this

You left off:

- Piranhas with Fusion Blasters

Fusion is really the only effective option. Now, whether that is on DSing Crisis teams, Piranhas, or Ripple Fired Riptides is the question.

Edit: Hammerheads are actually terrible anti AV14. The changes to the vehicle damage tables make it a ridiculously inefficient use of points.

dpaway wrote:

 Vector Strike wrote:
- Crisis Suits with Fusion Blasters
- Fire Warriors/Pathfinders with EMP grenades
- Hammerhead with Longstrike
- Riptide Smash Attack
- Commander with Onager Gauntlet

...and that's it, I think.
anti-AV14 is something Tau could use allies for, if you don't want to compromise Crisis for this

You left off:

- Piranhas with Fusion Blasters

He also technically left off stealth suits with FB, but we are taling about RATIONAL ways here