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What do you think of this list? Also what do you think I should add in it? I have enough room for more units.

1500 pt Tau Army
8th Ed. C.A.D.

Hq:

Commander, with a Command and Control Node, Multi-spectrum Sensor Suite,and a Puretide Engram Neurochip.He also upgrades his armor to a XV8-02 Crisis 'Iridium' Battlesuit. His weapons are two Fusion Blasters. His toughness changes to 5.

195 points


Troops:

10 man Breacher Team in a Ty7 Devilfish.
170 points

10 man Breacher Team in a Ty7 Devilfish.
170 points

10 man Strike Team.
90 points

10 man Strike Team.
90 points


Fast Attack:

5 man Pathfinder Team.
55 points

5 man Pathfinder Team.
55 points

5 man Pathfinder Team.
55 points


Elites:

3 man XV8 Crisis Suit Team, with each equipped with a fusion blaster.
66+45= 111

Heavy Support:

XV88 Broadside Battlesuit with a high-yield missile pod, and a seeker missile.
73 points

XV88 Broadside Battlesuit with a high-yield missile pod, and a seeker missile.
73 points

XV88 Broadside Battlesuit with a high-yield missile pod, and a seeker missile.
73 points


220+170+170+90+90+55+55+55+111+73+73+73= 1235 points total

First off, you can only fire two weapons from a crisis suit. So the commander has wasted points on four weapons when he can only fire two. Can he even take four weapons?

Why did you take the pathfinders? If you took them for the markerlights, you'd be better off taking a drone net formation and choosing markerdrones. Add something to the 3 man team even if its only a flamer on each of them.

Dakka and other forums forbid points GW's points costs. It violates IP laws.

Blitzbringer wrote:
8th Ed. C.A.D.

It is still 7th edition.

Blitzbringer wrote:
Commander, with a Command and Control Node , Multi-spectrum Sensor Suite , and a Puretide Engram Neurochip . He also upgrades his armor to a XV8-02 Crisis 'Iridium' Battlesuit. His weapons are four Fusion Blasters.

A couple things to change with the Cmdr.:
Give the MSS and C&CN to a 'Vre in a team. That way your Cmdr can shoot his guns (of which poster AndrewC pointed out, he can only fire two) at his great BS5, Twin Linked! Otherwise, having guns on him is wasted in entirely.

Keep the Irid Armor, 2 guns, PEN chip on him.

Blitzbringer wrote:
3 man XV8 Crisis Suit Team, with each equipped with a fusion blaster.

Post a unit like this:
"x3 XV8s, dual Fusion Blasters" - it is clear enough without extra typing and giving away GW's IP.

I suggest that you make this into a larger XV8 team. 5 or 6 suits with dual PRs on 3 or 4 or them and dual FBs on the last 2, to gain the most benefit from the MSS and C&CN. Have the dual FBs with 2 Target Locks. This can help trash extras rhinos if you are expecting Demi or Battle Company. Or, with Wound Allocation shenanigans, you can save up S8 Instant Death for the characters.

Blitzbringer wrote:
XV88 Broadside Battlesuit team

Add their Missile Drones, all 6. They need ablative wounds and the drones work well with the Marker help.

Overall, it is an okay list:
a. Add 2 or 3 more XV8s to be with the Cmdr. and the MSS/CNC 'Vre. With plasma rifles to scrag an MEq unit, 4 PR suits and 2 FB suits.
a2. Be sure to change the MSS and C&CN toys to a promoted 'Vre.
b. add 6 MDs to the broadsides, promote one to 'Vre and add Bonding.
c. Buy Riptides.

Thanks for the help, sorry I think I ment twin linked, and I'll take the points off