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Looking for some feedback on the below list, looking for something different to the usual Riptide Wing and Stormsurge. Really want to keep the Retaliatuon Cadre and Optimised Stealth Cadres. Obviously the drone net too!

Concerns are:
1) Firebase Supoort - want to get a second riptide in the list but didn't want to risk deepstriking a unit of two. Plus keeps some firepower on the table turn 1. Not sure if there is a better way?
2) The plasma suit team feel a bit small (only 3 suits shooting when the commander joins). But not sure where to drop points.
3) Are the homing beacons worth it to ensure accurate deepstrike?


+++ Tau FSE - (Warhammer 40,000 7th Edition v2019) (1848pts) +++

++ Formation Detachment (Tau Empire: Codex (2015) v2007) ++

+ Formation +

········Optimized Stealth Cadre
············XV25 Stealth Battlesuits
················Stealth Shas'ui with Burst Cannon [Burst Cannon
················Stealth Shas'ui with Burst Cannon [Burst Cannon
················Stealth Shas'vre [Burst Cannon, Homing beacon

············XV25 Stealth Battlesuits
················Stealth Shas'ui with Burst Cannon [Burst Cannon
················Stealth Shas'ui with Burst Cannon [Burst Cannon
················Stealth Shas'vre [Fusion Blaster, Homing beacon]

············XV95 Ghostkeel Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
················Ghostkeel Shas'vre [Cyclic Ion Raker, Early Warning Override, 2x MV5 Stealth Drone, Twin-linked Fusion Blaster, Velocity tracker
················Ghostkeel Shas'vre [Cyclic Ion Raker, 2x MV5 Stealth Drone, Target Lock, Twin-linked Fusion Blaster]

++ Tau Dawn Blade Contingent (Tau Empire: Codex (2015) v2007) ++

········Farsight Enclaves

+ Core +

········Retaliation Cadre
············Commander
················XV8 Commander Crisis Suit [Blacksun Filter, Multi-Tracker, Neuroweb System Jammer, 2x Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, Target Lock, XV8-02 Crisis 'Iridium' Battlesuit]

············XV104 Riptide Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
················Riptide Shas'vre [Early Warning Override, Ion Accelerator, Riptide Shield Generator, Stimulant Injector, Twin-linked Fusion

············XV8 Crisis Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
················Crisis Shas'ui [2x Plasma Rifle
················Crisis Shas'ui [2x Plasma Rifle
················Crisis Shas'vre [Command and Control Node, Multi-spectrum Sensor Suite]

············XV8 Crisis Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
················Crisis Shas'ui [2x Fusion Blaster]

············XV8 Crisis Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
················Crisis Shas'ui [2x Flamer]

············XV88 Broadside Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
················Broadside [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]

+ Auxiliary +

········Drone-Net VX1-0
············Drones
················4x MV7 Marker Drone [4x Markerlight]
············Drones
················4x MV7 Marker Drone [4x Markerlight]
············Drones
················4x MV7 Marker Drone [4x Markerlight]
············Drones
················4x MV7 Marker Drone [4x Markerlight]

········Firebase Support Cadre
············XV104 Riptide Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
················Riptide Shas'vre [Early Warning Override, Ion Accelerator, Riptide Shield Generator, Stimulant Injector, Twin-linked Fusion Blaster

············XV88 Broadside Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
················Broadside [Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System

············XV88 Broadside Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
················Broadside [Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System

Any thoughts?

I would drop whatever you need to drop to get a third Keel in your OSC. It functions best when the keels are maxed out.