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Do Tau units still have this? Playing in an 8E tournament soon and the Tau players have been dominating due to interceptor!

Doesn't look like it no.

edit: actually looks like some units can take items that allow them to immediatly open fire on a deep striking unit that lands within 12 inches of them pretty much all battlesuit types can take this, but each battlesuit can only take two special items (crisis suits replace their weapon with one) so it MAY not be seen as worth it.

What I have seen is that interceptor (EWO)s still function, but it isn't LOS anymore but rather range (12").

 carldooley wrote:
What I have seen is that interceptor (EWO)s still function, but it isn't LOS anymore but rather range (12").

yeah which isn't too bad but it means you're gonna wanna think about how you use deep strike, deep striking an assault squad 9 inches away to try to get a charge off might not be the best idea. deep striking a squad of tactical termies 14 inches away from a firewarrior team and double tapping with stormbolters might be the better trick

BrianDavion wrote:

 carldooley wrote:
What I have seen is that interceptor (EWO)s still function, but it isn't LOS anymore but rather range (12").

yeah which isn't too bad but it means you're gonna wanna think about how you use deep strike, deep striking an assault squad 9 inches away to try to get a charge off might not be the best idea. deep striking a squad of tactical termies 14 inches away from a firewarrior team and double tapping with stormbolters might be the better trick

Umm did they up the range of Storm bolters on me to 30? Otherwise you need to be in EWO range to get extra shots but keep in mind I think EWO will be rare it's not that good

Oldmike wrote:

BrianDavion wrote:

 carldooley wrote:
What I have seen is that interceptor (EWO)s still function, but it isn't LOS anymore but rather range (12").

yeah which isn't too bad but it means you're gonna wanna think about how you use deep strike, deep striking an assault squad 9 inches away to try to get a charge off might not be the best idea. deep striking a squad of tactical termies 14 inches away from a firewarrior team and double tapping with stormbolters might be the better trick

Umm did they up the range of Storm bolters on me to 30? Otherwise you need to be in EWO range to get extra shots but keep in mind I think EWO will be rare it's not that good

whoops for some reason I was thinking the range was 28 not 24

Hmmm I'm looking at the big stuff Tau take...the Surges, Ghost Keels and Riptides more than battlesuits. Those things rip me apart in our local meta, as well as knights, but knights don't have interceptor.....

Yeah, we still have the support system that gives 'Interceptor'. It's just 12", though. Also, it doesn't stop you from firing normally in your own shooting phase.

However, it doesn't seems you're limited to 1 unit coming from reserves nearby. Which means you can fire both a drop pod and its occupants after they exit the vehicle, or 2 'outlfnaking' rough riders units, if they are in range!

Wow, that's pretty good. I was planning on dropping meltas and plasma's and thinking they can only shoot 1 weapon at a unit, so maybe some of the stuff can get through, but if every unit can be shot at....

wasn't this how auspexes worked in SM before they disappeared?

No, auspexes had various abilities over the years but not anything like interceptor.

 carldooley wrote:
wasn't this how auspexes worked in SM before they disappeared?

auspexes reduced cover in 6th and 7th. did they do different things in 5th?

 Vector Strike wrote:

 carldooley wrote:
wasn't this how auspexes worked in SM before they disappeared?

auspexes reduced cover in 6th and 7th. did they do different things in 5th?

If I recall correctly: 'a free shot at a unit infiltrating within 4d6 inches of the model\unit with the auspex.'
it was at each unit within 4d6. When I played space marines during 4th-5th I always took them for the potential free shots.