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Hey Guys

Comments and suggestions welcomed:

HQ -
Ethereal - 50


Troops -
Fire Warrior Team x12 - 108

Fire Warrior Team x11 - 99

Kroot x10 - 65
Hound



Elite -
Riptide - 185
Ion Accelerator
TL Fusion Blaster



Fast Attack -
Pathfinders x5 - 55



Heavy Support -
XV88 Broadside Team x3 - 205
3 TL High-yield missile pod
3 TL Smart Missile System
2 Target Locks


Sky Ray Missile Defence Gunship - 115
TL Smart Missile System


Sky Ray Missile Defence Gunship - 115
TL Smart Missile System

997


My general idea with this list is to have my squishy Ethereal HQ sat behind my two squads of Fire Warriors near an objective to offer up his plentiful buffs. It won't be the most mobile of armies so in case of objective based games, I've included a flanking squad of Kroot to come on turn 2 onwards.

The Riptide is really a decoy - I played a few games at my local club recently and having him in the list really diverted a lot of fire away from the rest of my (more important) units. The ion accelerator is a must in my opinion as it gives me a few options as to how I can use him.. The fusion blasters, I'm not sure? I planned to have him as an option to jump/suicide any armour that the rest of my army isn't managing. Should I swap that for a smart missile system?

Pathfinders to do what pathfinders do best (sit in a tree and give everyone an awesome light show).

XV88 Broadside Team x3... lots and lots of missiles? Plan to keep these near the back and have them continually add pressure to the highest threat. (Now with 2x Target Lock for even more flexibility)

Okay, this is where I'm unsure - I LOVE markerlights.. I LOVE Seeker missiles.. So two Sky Rays?! My thinking here is that hopefully they'll offer up enough missiles to decimate most armour whilst also adding more markerlights to the pool. A solo tank is one hell of a target but two, that changes things. That'll be 3 units giving markerlight support.

Another thought I've had is whether I should find the points and go for an Aegis?

So that's it! Let me know what you think guys.

Aardvark.

To keep your markerlights, but strengthen your list a little, I'd say lose 5 pathfinders (10 is a little excessive for only one unit) and add two target locks for the broadsides and then 5 fire warriors to increase their benefit from buffs

I've updated the list as per your recommendation! Great idea and I much prefer this edit.

Thanks buddy.


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Any more thoughts guys?

Another similar list -

HQ -
Ethereal - 50


Troops -
Fire Warrior Team x9 - 81

Fire Warrior Team x9 - 81

Kroot x10 - 65
Hound



Elite -
Riptide - 185
Ion Accelerator
TL Fusion Blaster



Fast Attack -
Pathfinders x5 - 55



Heavy Support -
XV88 Broadside Team x3 - 205
3 TL High-yield missile pod
3 TL Smart Missile System
1 Target Locks


Sky Ray Missile Defence Gunship - 115
TL Smart Missile System


Sky Ray Missile Defence Gunship - 115
TL Smart Missile System

Aegis Defence Line - 50 (I think they're 50?! Seems like the rules regarding them have been removed from the latest rulebook....)


So, in this list, my firewarrior squads are smaller and I lose one target lock in my broadside unit BUT.. Aegis! Gunline! Tau!

Thoughts guys?

Had another thought - drop the aegis and find the points for another 5 man pathfinder team. That'd give me a large quantity of markerlights and more choice as to where I place them.

This topic hasn't received much interest and I'm not sure if I should take that as the list being sufficient enough to not need any comments! Please let me know what you think guys, there are a few variations here now so which one do you like?

I'm not sure on the benefits of more pathfinders over the aegis, yes you do get more markerlights but if your table ends up being particularly sparse on terrain you may find that the durability of the aegis actually serves you better. Obviously this varies depending on where you game/the terrain at your disposal.

As for lack of comments its that happy middleground of nothing being "wrong" with the list perse, and nothing being a high risk tactic that gets people shifting in their pants. Its solid list and should serve you well.

Thanks for the contribution buddy, I really appreciate it.

I see where you're coming from Re more markerlights/no aegis.. Perhaps I'll tailor that to each game at hand.

As for the lack of post response - That makes perfect sense!

Aardvark.