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++ Vanguard Detachment +1CP (T'au Empire) [57 PL, 942pts] ++

+ HQ +

Commander Shadowsun [9 PL, 167pts]

+ Elites +

XV25 Stealth Battlesuits [12 PL, 191pts]
. 5x Stealth Shas'ui w/o support system: 5x Burst cannon
. Stealth Shas'vre: Fusion blaster

XV25 Stealth Battlesuits [6 PL, 101pts]
. 2x Stealth Shas'ui w/o support system: 2x Burst cannon
. Stealth Shas'vre: Fusion blaster

XV95 Ghostkeel Battlesuit [10 PL, 161pts]: 2x Burst cannon, Cyclic ion raker, 2x MV5 Stealth Drone

XV95 Ghostkeel Battlesuit [10 PL, 161pts]: 2x Burst cannon, Cyclic ion raker, 2x MV5 Stealth Drone

XV95 Ghostkeel Battlesuit [10 PL, 161pts]: 2x Burst cannon, Cyclic ion raker, 2x MV5 Stealth Drone

++ Total: [57 PL, 942pts] ++

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Can someone please help me choose weapon load outs and support systems?

Uh, what narrative are you going for? The army might have more fluff than a box of the spread but it won't accomplish much in the competitive game. At the moment you will have issues facing up against high toughness models and/or low armour save models. You will feel the BS4+ burn as well.

Depending on the narrative you want, try throwing in a unit or two of Pathfinders. To quote Dawn of War pathfinders are "...The first in the Field". For a narrative reason for the models being there, say they explored the battlefield earlier to help Shadowsun find a good infiltration spot. The Pathfinders might be accompanied with a Cadre Fireblade or Darkstrider to ensure this critical mission succeeds.

You could throw in a Homing Beacon on a Stealth Battlesuit which they will drop on enemy contact. When dropped, a unit of waiting XV8's and maybe a Commander will "drop in" to assist.

But for upgrades;
Ghostkeels
Ghostkeels practically require Target Lock. They enjoy moving their 12" around the battlefield and their main gun has the heavy profile. BS5+ basically neuters the weapon's firepower
The other upgrade is almost a decision between Advanced Target System or a Shield Generator. A Shield Generator makes an already durable model into a scary wall and the Advanced Targeting System dramatically improves the damage output. A Multitracker is nice on a budget; allows you to overcharge the Cyclic Ion Raker without too much worry.

Stealth Battlesuits
Stealth Battlesuits are either Multitrackers (For easy access re-roll 1's), ATS (To make the Burst Cannon even scarier), or Drone Controller (To improve near-by Drones).

Taking 2 gun drones and a drone controller in a set of 5 XV25
with a fusion gun is 182pts opposed to 4 fewer 5/0/1 4+ shots and same wound# that you have now (at 191pts) except 2dmg weapons can be pawned off on the drones for efficiency.

My recommendation is remove 1 XV25, give each squad 2 gun drones, add 1 drone controller, give each ghostkeel ATS+Stim and swap Shadowsun (I know, she's awesome but so points inefficient) for a standard commander with 4 fusion guns, 2 markerlight drones and a homing beacon. This requires swapping the XV25 fusion for burst cannon but you end up with the same number of fusion but at BS2+ for all of em. 2ML might not be quite as reliable as shadowsun's command drone but the new strategem/relic should help make up for it.

If you want to keep shadowsun... ATS and target lock on 2 keels, 2 FB and CIR with target lock on the 3rd. Combine the stealth suits into 1 unit and ditch the fusion guns. Add Command drone which will now affect all XV25s instead of 2/3 of them.

I agree with Gorexxar that pathfinders would be a good addition as well. I have seen ghostkeel teams work very well when swarmed by drones but with so limited rerolls and range I'd be a little concerned about the opponent picking off the stealth drones early then lascannoning the keels.

Cheers for the suggestions guys, in 7th I ran this as an 800pt formation (without a hadow sun) I thought if I can make it into a small 8th army by buying an hq then i’d Continue to use them. Shadowsun just sounded good and seemed a nice fit! I may just wait till March (rumoured) for the new codex before getting too excited about new models then.