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Hello everyone, and thanks for reading.

Long time Tau fan (but not player). Recently Primaris player. Now wishing to go full T'au.

Here is my main list. All new models that I'm about to order. I love the battlesuits and the firewarriors, but don't like the aesthetics of the Hammerheads, and hate all things Auxiliary.
The main question is : Do I put a Broadside in that list ? It would mean removing quite a few Firewarriors, and many drones. But I'd get a nice vehicule hunter. Here goes :

[HQ]
Cadre Fireblade, Exemplar of Kauyon, 2 Shield Drones, Puretide Engram Neurochip [62pts] WARLORD
Coldstar Commander, 3 Fusion Blasters, 1 Shield Generator [161pts]

[TROOPS]
10 Fire Warriors w/ pulse rifles, 2 Gun Drones [94pts]
10 Fire Warriors w/ pulse rifles, 2 Gun Drones [94pts]
10 Fire Warriors w/ pulse rifles, 2 Gun Drones [94pts]

[ELITE]
Riptide, Heavy Burst Cannon, 2 Smart Missile System, Advanced Targeting System [268pts]
Ghostkeel, Fusion Collider, 2 Flamers, 2 Stealh Drones, Shield Generator [163pts]

[FAST ATTACK]
5 Pathfinders, 2 Pulse Accelerator Drones, 1 Marker Drone [66pts]


Total 1002pts, but since I play in a casual group it will be fine. Worst case i'll remove a gundrone.

Strategy is simple : Mobile gunline with all the firewarriors, the cadre fireblade, pulse accelerator drones (and markerdrone for extra wounds), and of course the Riptide.
On the flanks, first the Ghostkeel, and behind it the Commander ready to move and rain hell.

Do you guys think it will be good ? Any comment ? What can I improve ? Is it worth to remove some firewarriors and drones to put a railgun Broadside ?

Thanks in advance!

Your warlord trait would be better spent as precission of the hunter on the quad fusion

Imho the riptide needs a Target Lock or Velocity Traker
Flamers suck burstcannons or fusion blasters for a ghost keel. It also needs a target lock.

I don't read the pathfinder entry as allowing you to take two pulse accelerator drones.