http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/31.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net FW and GW material and can't seem to nail this down. I would really like to create a nice fluffy Tau army, and seeing as a few ebay "army purchases" have given me nearly 140 Firewarriors (yet only 17 carbines) I was thinking to create little squads as close to the fluff as possible.

I'm stuck though - what is the standard number of Firewarriors in a tactical team? The official army lists are all over the place, with between 6 and 12 in the Taros campaign book in various scenarios. Is there anything in the BL fluff market that points to a standard number?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/606613/7047769.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/606613/7047769.page GMT
1) A lot of buffs to Tau Pulse Rifle/Pulse Carbine fire work best when you have more models in the buffed unit rather than more units to buff, so bigger is better.

2) A unit of six to eight models must make a morale check when it loses two models. A unit of nine to twelve models must make a morale check when it loses three models.

3) Devilfish can haul up to twelve models.

So with that in mind, my recommendation is at least 9 per team and it's probably best to max out as transport size limitations and the presence of independent characters allow. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/606613/7047799.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/606613/7047799.page GMT