Getting back into
40k after a 5 or so year absence, whipping up a hopefully
TAC mono
Sa'cea list. Not looking to make a super competitive list, but don't want to field anything strictly suboptimal (poor subsystem choices, crisis suits) and am looking to get the weapon balance right. General idea is a firebase of broadsides and fire warriors with the missile pod commander, with the stealth suits, ghostkeel and pathfinders moving up early to try and claim control of early objectives, the Riptide, Ethereal and Piranhas providing support to the advance forces, hitting priority targets, and filling any gaps in my line. I suspect I'll be dropping quite a few
CP on enabling the Riptide, as well as a few
CP on markerlight stratagems if the anecdotes about pathfinders dying like flies turns out to be true. Any glaring holes or adjustments you'd suggest? All I have bought and built is the commander, ethereal, fireblade, 10 pathfinders with a couple ion and support drones, and 20 fire warriors, so the rest of the list is still easy to change. I also have a set of crisis suits from the start collecting box that I'm currently saving for when kill team comes out, but would be happy to use them if anyone has ideas on how to make them work in a regular list.
++ Brigade Detachment +12CP (T'au Empire) [106 PL, 2000pts] ++
+ No Force Org Slot +
T'au Empire Sept Choice: Sa'cea Sept
+ HQ +
Cadre Fireblade [2 PL, 42pts]: Markerlight
Commander in XV85 Enforcer Battlesuit [7 PL, 160pts]: 2. Through Unity, Devastation, Advanced targeting system, 3x Missile pod, Puretide engram neurochip, Warlord
Ethereal [3 PL, 50pts]: Honour blade, Hover drone
+ Troops +
Breacher Team [2 PL, 40pts]
. 5x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Pistol: 5x Pulse pistol
Breacher Team [2 PL, 40pts]
. 5x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Pistol: 5x Pulse pistol
Strike Team [2 PL, 35pts]: 5x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Rifle
Strike Team [2 PL, 35pts]: 5x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Rifle
Strike Team [2 PL, 35pts]: 5x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Rifle
Strike Team [2 PL, 35pts]: 5x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Rifle
+ Elites +
XV104 Riptide Battlesuit [14 PL, 280pts]: 2x Smart missile system, Advanced targeting system, Heavy burst cannon, Target lock
XV25 Stealth Battlesuits [12 PL, 180pts]
. Stealth Shas'ui w/ Burst Cannon: Burst cannon, Velocity tracker
. Stealth Shas'ui w/ Burst Cannon: Burst cannon, Velocity tracker
. Stealth Shas'ui w/ Burst Cannon: Burst cannon, Velocity tracker
. Stealth Shas'ui w/ Burst Cannon: Burst cannon, Velocity tracker
. Stealth Shas'ui w/ Burst Cannon: Burst cannon, Velocity tracker
. Stealth Shas'vre: Burst cannon, Velocity tracker
XV95 Ghostkeel Battlesuit [10 PL, 213pts]: 2x Fusion blaster, Advanced targeting system, Cyclic ion raker, 2x MV5 Stealth Drone, Target lock
+ Fast Attack +
Pathfinder Team [6 PL, 116pts]: MB3 Recon Drone, MV31 Pulse Accelerator Drone, MV33 Grav-inhibitor Drone
. 7x Pathfinder: 7x Markerlight
. Pathfinder Shas'ui: Markerlight
. 2x Pathfinder w/ Ion Rifle: 2x Ion rifle
Pathfinder Team [5 PL, 108pts]
. 7x Pathfinder: 7x Markerlight
. Pathfinder Shas'ui: Markerlight
. 2x Pathfinder w/ Rail Rifle: 2x Rail rifle
Tactical Drones [2 PL, 40pts]: 4x MV4 Shield Drone
Tactical Drones [4 PL, 50pts]: 5x MV4 Shield Drone
TX4 Piranhas [8 PL, 160pts]
. TX4 Piranha: 2x MV1 Gun Drone, Burst cannon, 2x Seeker missile
. TX4 Piranha: 2x MV1 Gun Drone, Burst cannon, 2x Seeker missile
+ Heavy Support +
XV88 Broadside Battlesuits [7 PL, 122pts]
. Broadside Shas'vre: 2x Plasma rifle, Early warning override, Heavy rail rifle
XV88 Broadside Battlesuits [7 PL, 122pts]
. Broadside Shas'vre: 2x Plasma rifle, Early warning override, Heavy rail rifle
XV88 Broadside Battlesuits [7 PL, 137pts]
. Broadside Shas'vre: 2x Smart missile system, Advanced targeting system, Heavy rail rifle
++ Total: [106 PL, 2000pts] ++
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