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Thoughts? The riptide, commander and 2 units of drones camp the home objective whilst the ghostkeel and final set of drones run distraction tactics. The rest of the force splits into two identical groups and goes objective hunting.


++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (T'au Empire) [69 PL, 11CP, 1,338pts] ++

+ Configuration +

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)

Detachment CP

Sept Choice
. Custom Sept: Hardened Warheads, Sophisticated Command Net

+ Stratagems +

Emergency Dispensation (1 Relic) [-1CP]

+ HQ +

Cadre Fireblade [3 PL, 45pts]

Commander in XV85 Enforcer Battlesuit [7 PL, 150pts]: 2. Through Unity, Devastation, 4x Missile pod, Warlord

+ Troops +

Strike Team [3 PL, 65pts]
. Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Pulse carbine
. 4x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Pistol + Pulse Carbine: 4x Photon grenades, 4x Pulse carbine, 4x Pulse pistol
. 2x MV1 Gun Drone: 4x Pulse carbine

+ Elites +

XV104 Riptide Battlesuit [15 PL, 305pts]: 2x Smart missile system, Amplified ion accelerator, Counterfire defence system, Drone controller, Ion accelerator

XV95 Ghostkeel Battlesuit [9 PL, 180pts]: 2x Fusion blaster, Drone controller, Fusion collider, Fusion obliterator, 2x MV5 Stealth Drone, Shield generator

+ Fast Attack +

Tactical Drones [4 PL, 60pts]
. 2x MV4 Shield Drone: 2x Shield generator
. 3x MV7 Marker Drone: 3x Markerlight

Tactical Drones [4 PL, 60pts]
. 2x MV4 Shield Drone: 2x Shield generator
. 3x MV7 Marker Drone: 3x Markerlight

+ Heavy Support +

TX7 Heavy Bombardment Hammerhead Gunship [10 PL, 190pts]: 2x Smart missile system, 2x High-yield missile pod, 2x Seeker missile

TX78 Sky Ray Gunship [8 PL, 160pts]: 2x Smart missile system, 6x Seeker missile

+ Dedicated Transport +

TY7 Devilfish [6 PL, 123pts]: 2x Smart missile system, Burst cannon, 2x Seeker missile

++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (T'au Empire) [34 PL, -2CP, 643pts] ++

+ Configuration +

Detachment CP [-2CP]

Sept Choice
. Custom Sept: Hardened Warheads, Sophisticated Command Net

+ HQ +

Cadre Fireblade [3 PL, 45pts]

+ Troops +

Strike Team [3 PL, 65pts]
. Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Pulse carbine
. 4x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Pistol + Pulse Carbine: 4x Photon grenades, 4x Pulse carbine, 4x Pulse pistol
. 2x MV1 Gun Drone: 4x Pulse carbine

+ Fast Attack +

Tactical Drones [4 PL, 60pts]
. 2x MV4 Shield Drone: 2x Shield generator
. 3x MV7 Marker Drone: 3x Markerlight

+ Heavy Support +

TX7 Heavy Bombardment Hammerhead Gunship [10 PL, 190pts]: 2x Smart missile system, 2x High-yield missile pod, 2x Seeker missile

TX78 Sky Ray Gunship [8 PL, 160pts]: 2x Smart missile system, 6x Seeker missile

+ Dedicated Transport +

TY7 Devilfish [6 PL, 123pts]: 2x Smart missile system, Burst cannon, 2x Seeker missile

++ Total: [103 PL, 9CP, 1,981pts] ++

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Seems like a fun theme to try out. You are extremely light on objective secured bodies though. Once those Devilfish get cracked open, you're fighting an uphill battle for objective control.