Tau Crisis configurations and their new 6th ed. names

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**Messy0**

Ill keep this short and sweet. The new Tau Codex is out and with all the changes to the amount of weapons a suit can take, war gear and changes in weapon stats the optimal suit load outs are inevitably going to change.

From your experience so far or just straight out math/theory hammering what does Dakka think will be the optimal, interesting or just useful suit configurations for this 6th edition codex?

If you can think of any awesome new names all the better!

So far, im thinking of running:

3x Crisis with TL Plasma Rifle, Fusion blaster for some crazy AP1/2 goodness. 1 TL shot from 24 inches, 2 from 18 (with 1 being TL), 3 shots from 12 (with 2 being TL) per suit. Mostly designed to take out TEQ/MEQ with the capabilities to melt a tank or 2. Will probably run with 2 shield drones as for optimal output the unit will have to get within 12 of the enemy. Thinking of calling it the Apollo or Icarus configuration (although they are open to debate)

What will you be running on your suits/commanders?

**Dracoknight**

I have a few set-ups in mind:

Fusion + Missle pod + Shield, a Defensive set-up, but since i am new i hope it allows me to do a few mistakes without losing them.

TL Fusion + Missile Pod, for those moments you just outright hate tanks ( i am a nids player, just recently got some tau )

For a Commander anti-orc: TL Flamers TL Missle Pods ( i think there is currently no limit on signature systems, so whatever fancy in here )

Commander anti-tank: TL Fusion, TL Plasma

Normal suit "bunch of stuff" : Fusion, Plasma and a Missile Pod, now thats a bunch of guns...one of them must hit sometime right?

**Messy0**

Dracoknight wrote:

Normal suit "bunch of stuff" : Fusion, Plasma and a Missile Pod, now thats a bunch of guns...one of them must hit sometime right?

Haha i like the name. Problem is i think the multi tracker only lets you fire 2 weapons, having 3 of a different type thats not twin linked would mean you waste a weapon per turn? But i might be wrong, Dont have to Codex in front of me (Think that might make my forum trolling too obvious at work

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**Dracoknight**

Messy0 wrote:
Dracoknight wrote:

Normal suit "bunch of stuff" : Fusion, Plasma and a Missile Pod, now thats a bunch of guns...one of them must hit sometime right?

Haha i like the name. Problem is i think the multi tracker only lets you fire 2 weapons, having 3 of a different type thats not twin linked would mean you waste a weapon per turn? But i might be wrong, Dont have to Codex in front of me (Think that might make my forum trolling too obvious at work )

Hmmm, yeah you might be right, but it gives you the option to choose, as the missile have 32" range, and when you reach within the range of the plasma and the fusion you can swap over to them for the higher armor kill. but in that case a TL Missile Pod + Plasma would rather be my choice over that one.

**Steelmage99**

No matter what names one makes up for suit-configurations I think one should respect the old "established" conventions;

- Non-personal names (don't use mythical names from Earths history)
- Two-word names (like Fireknife, Sunfury, Deathrain...and so on)

Combinations of Lance, Cloud, Sky, Shadow, Dark, Moon, Searing, Storm and other words leaves plenty of possibilities.

Sky Storm could be a cool name for Broadsides with missiles (and missiles and missiles and missile drones), for example

Don't forget....you heard it here first.

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**Dracoknight**

A Twin-Flamer with Shield would prolly be called "Fire-Shield"

And if you are allowed to take 2x TL Missile pods on a commander ( doesnt say you cant take the same weapon for all the slots ) you could call it a "Swarm Fire"

**Messy0**

Steelmage99 wrote:
No matter what names one makes up for suit-configurations I think one should respect the old "established" conventions;

- Non-personal names (don't use mythical names from Earths history)
- Two-word names (like Fireknife, Sunfury, Deathrain...and so on)

Combinations of Lance, Cloud, Sky, Shadow, Dark, Moon, Searing, Storm and other words leaves plenty of possibilities.

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Fair enough. For the configuration my my first post how about "Searingforge". Btw Swarmfire is awesome

What about the current Helios config, that doesn't match the naming rules?

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Dracoknight wrote:
A Twin-Flamer with Shield would prolly be called "Fire-Shield"

And if you are allowed to take 2x TL Missile pods on a commander ( doesnt say you cant take the same weapon for all the slots ) you could call it a "Swarm Fire"

How about this for a "Inferno-Shield" Commander: Flamer+TL Flamer+Shield for a Commander. His bodyguards can be "Fire-Shields". Would certainly be an answer to Ork and Nid hordes.

**Dracoknight**

Commander with Dual FT-Flamers + That signature system fist that gives you str 10 ap 1 in melee.

Then you call him "Inferno-fist" or "The first of the inferno"

**CthuluIsSpy**

Dracoknight wrote:
Commander with Dual FT-Flamers + That signature system fist that gives you str 10 ap 1 in melee.

Then you call him "Inferno-fist" or "The first of the inferno"

Too long.

Might as well call him Fist of the Uppermost Sun

Hold on...Sunfist configuration?

**Messy0**

CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Dracoknight wrote:
Commander with Dual FT-Flamers + That signature system fist that gives you str 10 ap 1 in melee.

Then you call him "Inferno-fist" or "The first of the inferno"

Too long.

Might as well call him Fist of the Sun

Hold on...Sunfist configuration.

I like Infernofist...but you cant argue with Sunfist....Its up there on the awesome scale with Deathrain and Fireknife

**CthuluIsSpy**

Messy0 wrote:
CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Dracoknight wrote:
Commander with Dual FT-Flamers + That signature system fist that gives you str 10 ap 1 in melee.

Then you call him "Inferno-fist" or "The first of the inferno"

Too long.

Might as well call him Fist of the Sun

Hold on...Sunfist configuration.

I like Infernofist...but you cant argue with Sunfist....Its up there on the awesome scale with Deathrain and Fireknife

Also, you can't have Tau with an anime reference somewhere

Seriously, issue a challenge, and say "You're already dead" before rolling to wound. It'll be fun.

**Messy0**

Anti-air suits: TL Missile pods, Sky-fire

...Skyrain? Heavensknife?

**CthuluIsSpy**

Enter the SAM-Man

**Dracoknight**

hehehe, "Fist of the north star"

All you need is Commander: with Fist and the thrusters and shield, and then you go out of your way to make him assault and challange the enemy warlord.

Otherwise: "Wolfenstein"
Commander with Dual TL Burster cannons
( Reference, its not a wolfenstein 3d boss without a lot of miniguns )

**Steelmage99**

Messy0 wrote:
Steelmage99 wrote:
No matter what names one makes up for suit-configurations I think one should respect the old "established" conventions;

- Non-personal names (don't use mythical names from Earths history)
- Two-word names (like Fireknife, Sunfury, Deathrain...and so on)

Combinations of Lance, Cloud, Sky, Shadow, Dark, Moon, Searing, Storm and other words leaves plenty of possibilities.

....

Fair enough. For the configuration my my first post how about "Searingforge". Btw Swarmfire is awesome

What about the current Helios config, that doesn't match the naming rules?

The exception that proves the rule..?

CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Dracoknight wrote:
Commander with Dual FT-Flamers + That signature system fist that gives you str 10 ap 1 in melee.

Then you call him "Inferno-fist" or "The first of the inferno"

Too long.

Might as well call him Fist of the Uppermost Sun

Hold on...Sunfist configuration?

Sunfist could also be used for a Fusion Blaster (of varying numbers) and the fist....ties in well with the old Sun Fury suit.

**juraigamer**

There is a system for naming things, lemme find it....

Here I found it:

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