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Play GK for the first time tomorrow, friendly game any thoughts on my list?

+++ tau (758pts) +++

++ Tau Empire: Codex (2013) (Combined Arms Detachment) ++

+ HQ +

Ethereal [Marker Drone]

+ Elites +

XV8 Crisis Team [Marker Drone]
··Crisis Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, 2x Fusion Blaster]

XV8 Crisis Team [Marker Drone]
··Crisis Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, 2x Fusion Blaster]

+ Troops +

Fire Warrior Team [7x Fire Warrior Shas'la with Pulse Rifle]
··Devilfish [Disruption Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]

Kroot Carnivore Squad [10x Kroot]

++ Tau Empire: Codex (2013) (Formation Detachment) ++

+ Formation +

Firebase Support Cadre
··XV104 Riptide [Early Warning Override, Ion Accelerator, Twin-linked Fusion Blaster]
··XV88 Broadside Team
····Broadside Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]
··XV88 Broadside Team
····Broadside Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]

Aside from being 8 points over?

Looks pretty beastly. Have you considered dropping the fire warriors entirely and just spamming kroot, save some points for more suits/upgrades?

 Jambles wrote:
Aside from being 8 points over?

Looks pretty beastly. Have you considered dropping the fire warriors entirely and just spamming kroot, save some points for more suits/upgrades?

Thats weird thought I was 2 points under when I did the list in battle scribe.

Ya I thought about it but if it s a maelstrom game the DF is effectively giving me a 2nd OS unit and a fast one at that.

I do like the idea of tons of root but the FW have a better gun.

I'm just worried about him getting first turn and just deep striking in and fething my gak up before I can a chance to shoot anything, should be fun though.

emmetkt wrote:
Play GK for the first time tomorrow, friendly game any thoughts on my list?

+++ tau (758pts) +++

++ Tau Empire: Codex (2013) (Combined Arms Detachment) ++

+ HQ +

Ethereal [Marker Drone]

+ Elites +

XV8 Crisis Team [Marker Drone]
··Crisis Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, 2x Fusion Blaster]

XV8 Crisis Team [Marker Drone]
··Crisis Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, 2x Fusion Blaster]

+ Troops +

Fire Warrior Team [7x Fire Warrior Shas'la with Pulse Rifle]
··Devilfish [Disruption Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]

Kroot Carnivore Squad [10x Kroot]

++ Tau Empire: Codex (2013) (Formation Detachment) ++

+ Formation +

Firebase Support Cadre
··XV104 Riptide [Early Warning Override, Ion Accelerator, Twin-linked Fusion Blaster]
··XV88 Broadside Team
····Broadside Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]
··XV88 Broadside Team
····Broadside Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]

You need 6 Broadsides for the FBSC.

Ah yes I forgot about that....

Okay so 2 amended lists, which do you think is better?

+++ tau 750 b (748pts) +++

++ Tau Empire: Codex (2013) (Combined Arms Detachment) ++

+ HQ +

Ethereal

+ Troops +

Fire Warrior Team [6x Fire Warrior Shas'la with Pulse Rifle]

Fire Warrior Team [6x Fire Warrior Shas'la with Pulse Rifle]

++ Tau Empire: Codex (2013) (Formation Detachment) ++

+ Formation +

Firebase Support Cadre
····XV104 Riptide [Ion Accelerator, Twin-linked Fusion Blaster]
····XV88 Broadside Team
········Broadside Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]
········Broadside Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]
········Broadside Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]
····XV88 Broadside Team
········Broadside Shas'ui [Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]
········Broadside Shas'ui [Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]
········Broadside Shas'ui [Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]

or


+++ tau 750 b (748pts) +++

++ Tau Empire: Codex (2013) (Combined Arms Detachment) ++

+ HQ +

Ethereal

+ Elites +

XV104 Riptide [Early Warning Override, Ion Accelerator, Twin-linked Fusion Blaster]

XV8 Crisis Team
····Crisis Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, 2x Plasma Rifle]

XV8 Crisis Team
····Crisis Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, 2x Plasma Rifle]

+ Troops +

Fire Warrior Team [6x Fire Warrior Shas'la with Pulse Rifle]
····Devilfish [Disruption Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]

Kroot Carnivore Squad [10x Kroot]

+ Fast Attack +

Tetra Scout Speeder Team [FW] [Tetra]

+ Heavy Support +

XV88 Broadside Team
····Broadside Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]

XV88 Broadside Team
····Broadside Shas'ui [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]

emmetkt wrote:
Play GK for the first time tomorrow, friendly game any thoughts on my list?

If this is supposed to be a friendly game then I would say don't take the FBSC. Honestly, at 750 points it will crush a GK list and the game will possibly be over by T2 (i.e. no fun for anyone).

A more challenging list would be a few crisis teams with plasma rifles + a single broadside team with EWO for deep strikers, supporting fire warriors and kroot. You will have plenty of mobility to play to the mission, unlike the FSBC which pretty much relies on you tabling your opponent.

Also, in future please don't cut and paste battlescribe into posts - it is a visual assault to the eyes and results in less advice given (TLDR). That list can be edited down to about 8 lines.

Really not a fan of Plasma on the crisis suits...

I'm hoping to get two games in so I think the FBSC will make a boring game, as you say ill literally just be stuck in one location.

I think will play a variation on the 2nd list...

Ethereal
3 x 1 man XV8 Crisis Team [Early Warning Override, 2x Fusion 1 x 6 man Fire Warrior Team w/ Devilfish [Disruption Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]
1 x Kroot Carnivore Squad [10x Kroot]
1 x Tetra Scout Speeder
2 x 2 man XV88 Broadside Team [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System

Thats bang on 750, plenty of mobility and plenty of EWO.

Always take FBSC when you can mate. List 1.