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Hi people. So I might want to start Tau (I'm kinda sick of Chaos/ Imperium). What do you think of this to begin with ?

+ HQ +

Commander
XV8 Commander Crisis Suit: 2x Twin-linked Plasma Rifle, XV8-02 Crisis 'Iridium' Battlesuit

Ethereal: Honour Blade, Hover Drone, Recon Armour

+ Elites +

XV8 Crisis Battlesuits
Crisis Shas'ui: 2x Plasma Rifle
Crisis Shas'ui: 2x Plasma Rifle
Crisis Shas'ui: 2x Plasma Rifle

XV8 Crisis Battlesuits
Crisis Shas'ui: 2x Plasma Rifle
Crisis Shas'ui: 2x Plasma Rifle
Crisis Shas'ui: 2x Plasma Rifle

+ Troops +

Strike Team: 10x Fire Warrior with Pulse Rifle
DS8 Tactical Support Turret: Missile Pod

Strike Team: 10x Fire Warrior with Pulse Rifle
DS8 Tactical Support Turret: Missile Pod

+ Heavy Support +

TX7 Hammerhead Gunships
TX7 Hammerhead Gunship: Automated Repair System, Railgun with Submunitions, Twin-linked Smart Missile System
TX7 Hammerhead Gunship: Automated Repair System, Railgun with Submunitions, Twin-linked Smart Missile System

I personally prefer smaller Crisis Teams whenever I have the Elite slots to take them. It means I can target more things and if one is killed there's fewer of them to run away if morale fails. Yes, it does give your opponent more potential victory points, but I find it to be more effective. I also think you could do with swapping some of the Plasma for Fusion guns. My two cents, anyway.

Other than that this looks like a solid all-round list that isn't as cheesy as Tau can be. Nice one.

A balanced and fun looking list.
I would personally stay away from hammerheads because of the fact that you will be constantly jinking them because all your opponents will see is a giant gun.
I think you will definitely need markerlight support in some form (tetras, drone net, pathfinders); especialliy if you plan on keeping the hammerheads.
The missile pod drone on the fire warriors can be useful at times, but I tend not to take them.
Maybe look at command and control node / sensor suite on commander to boost damage potential of squads he is with.
2 * Ion blasters on the crisis suits is also another good option - effectively 2 autocannons per suit i. I also think you have too many suits for 1000pts. Maybe 2 squads of 2 or one larger squad of 4 (maybe mini "deathstar" w. shadowsun and some drones and MSSS, CCN, DC etc )?