<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "500 pt anti-TyranId Tau"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/14.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net 500 pt anti-TyranId Tau okay) but this is my first time using Tau, in fact, this is my first game with Tau ever. So I wrote up a little armylist, the usual, asking for criticisms and advice. As a first time Tau player, everything is appreciated, because Im really going in blind.

HQ: Shas'o; TL BC, CIB, Advanced Targeting system.
118
Troops: FW team; 9 shas'la, 1 shas'ui
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FW team; 9 shas'la, 1 shas'ui
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Elites: XV8 Crisis; Plasma Rifle, MP
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Heavy Support: Hammer Head; Submunition rounds, TL SMS
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Plans: My brother and I usually play annihilation (which fits the fluff as Tau don't care about "the line" and freely give ground, while Tyranids just generally don't care), and he would most likely agree if I suggest it, so hopefully I can create a strong firebase without having to worry about capturing objectives. My overall plan is to create a firebase, while harassing him with mobile units, causing him to split his assault between the harassers and my firebase. He knows he cant outgun me, so I suspect he will try to swarm me with cc troops while shooty carnifexes and stealers go after my Railhead. For each unit;

Shas'o: Dakka. He will harass, and hopefully distract, possibly destroy, any stealer swarms, with a special anti-broodlord emphasis with the CIB and ATS. (He loves stealers and we agreed that Broodlord can still count as HQ like in 5th edition.) This will keep them away from my Railhead, as rending is one of the only threats against it.

FW teams: Firebase. Protect the Railhead while acting as buttery cc bait with 40 shots at 15". Hopefully the threat of the shooting with the bait of the units will make him indecisive, especially with my harassers, and split his assault. Shas'uis taken for leadership, in case they are targeted by a shootyfex.

Crisis Suit: Heavy bait, while pretty antiheavy and cheap himself. He will target any MC's while hopefully bouncing in cover. It's a pretty big threat if I can keep him out of harms way which will force him to focus his (relatively) small amounts of fire away from my Railhead.

Hammerhead: PIEPLATES. Plugged in between my FW teams in the firebase. Anti-swarm at its most basic. SMS is free, and has the same profile as BC's while not needing LOS, ignoring cover, and a better range. Pretty easy choice.

Like stated earlier, my main plan is to hunker down in a cozy corner with my FW's and Railhead, while both of my suits bounce around just generally being donkey-caves while distracting his shooting units from my Railhead. First game, any suggestions welcome. Disclaimer, I don't own piranhas, but I do have kroot, 14 more FW's, stealth team of three, ethereal, skyray, devilfish, 9 pathfinders, and 6 vespid (I know, I was young ) Thanks for reading. I am also promising to post the results of whatever armylist I use for other aspiring anti-Tyranid Tau players, the battle will be sometime this week.


]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/544194/5914049.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/544194/5914049.page GMT 500 pt anti-TyranId Tau FW, and add the an extra FW.

The HQ is going to be a very good horde sweeper.

I would really look at swapping the RailHead for an Ionhead. OR if you expect a Flyrant, the Skyray. You just don't need the ap1 S10 shot which is the main reason to go with the Railhead.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/544194/5915024.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/544194/5915024.page GMT 500 pt anti-TyranId Tau http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/544194/5917383.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/544194/5917383.page GMT 500 pt anti-TyranId Tau
JUBEJUBE wrote:
Thanks for the reply! I am taking the railhead for the submunition blast, although without markerlights, Im worried it might work worse than hoped for.


Figured that You can still get it with the Ionhead and a standard 3 shots when not using the blast.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/544194/5917625.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/544194/5917625.page GMT