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So, as any tau player will know, vespids are a joke. They do a job, anti-meq shooting, less efficiently than all other anti-meq units in the the tau codex, While at the same time costing more. On the other hand, they look like they would be a great anti-meq CC unit, if only they were equipped for it. This is a simple upgrade, to fix that.


Vespid Stingwing WS4 BS3 S4 T4 W1 I6 A2 Ld7 Sv4+ Jump Infantry
Vespid Strain Leader WS4 BS3 S4 T4 W1 I6 A3 Ld9 Sv4+ Jump Infantry (character)

Wargear:
Combat Armor
Neutron Blaster


Special Rules:
Fleet
Hit & Run
Move Through Cover
Stealth (Ruins)
Diamond claws


Options:
Up to eight additional Vespid Stingwings…………18 ppm.
Upgrade one Stingwing into Strain Leader………10 points.


Diamond Claws:
The vespids claws, as hard as diamond, make all attacks in close combat AP:3

Warp talons cost more and has ap3 ccw.

Warp Talons also have 3+ armor, a 5++ save, and Shred in combat. A basic Warp Talon is also Ld8, rather than the Ld7 given for basic Vespid.

The Warp Talon's special rule that gives them a Blind attack against everything within 6" of where they DS in is also going to make the 'Talons more expensive.

That said, I'd say that Talons should be a little cheaper. Around 25 points, and then throw in some assault grenades so that they aren't crippled by cover.

And no body uses them.

These can go up a little in price.For all the buffs I've given them, it might warrent it. This is a very first draft that I made in about 5 min.

Edit: That being said, if warp talons are too expensive, that it a problem with them, not this unit.