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I need some clarification because I am not sure how the fourth edition rules work in conjunction with the OLD Tau Codex.

Death Company piles into a Shas'o and his one shield drone.  Some are in base to base with the drone, others in btb with the Shas'o.  Others are in the kill zone but not in BTB with either.

By the new assault rules any model in btb with a model/unit  has to target thier attacks at that unit (unless engaged in BTB with 2 or more models/units)

By that rule all the Death Company in BTB with the Shaso  have to allocate their swings at the Shaso.  Does the wording of the Existing tau codex supercede that?

I am assume that models in BTB must target the drones as well as models in the 2" kill zone of the drone must also allocate their attacks to the drone.

In conclusion I believe that models in BTB with independent Shaso' and those models only inside the kill zone of the Shaso can allocate their attacks against him.

Any guidance or input (or solid rules or FAQ references) are appreciated.


Interrogator-Chaplain Severus

The existing Tau codex is 3rd edition, so the 4th edition rules supercede it. This is shown by the Chapter Approved Tau FAQ ruling on the use of drones in mixed T&A situations. Although the use of drones in H2H is not specifically mentioned in the FAQ it seems reasonable to suppose that if drones are made to conform to one part of the 4th ed rules, they should also conform to other parts.

The new Tau codex, out in under two weeks, may contain updated 4th ed rules to cover this situation..

Ok I'll go from 3rd to 4th to new Tau Codex.

3rd - ALL attacks go to the drone at that init. If you had 10 guys with init 4 and attacked a CS w/ Drone all 20 attacks are taken on the drone.

4th - Regular rules for close combat.  Majority is where the wounds are taken first.

New Codex - Regular rules for close combat but drones have the same toughness and save as the unit they are with.  Tau player gets to pick where the wounds are taken.

Shooting 

3rd - Drones take the first hits.

4th - Majority toughness and majority armour save take the first hits.  Now this was big because if you had 3 CS's and 1 Shield drone and a Dev squad fired 3 Lascannons at you and wounded you'd lose 3 CS's.

New Codex - All drones share the same save and toughness as the unit they are with. This way the above Dev squad wouldn't just kill off the CS"s and the Shield drone just sit their and not do it's job.

* New Codex was made so that the Tau would use the Majority Toughness and Armour Save rules.

 

Mixed T&A? Heheheheheheh. By the way, CaptAnderton, I love you. I can say you're WRONG and I don't even have to read your posts!

To bad you didn't read it. It's 99% right.  Yes now that you bring it up it's the Mixed Armour and Toughness rule.  It states that the Majority Armour and Toughness are used.