http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net I was playing with another player who fielded grav bikes and few drop-pods against my battlesuit army,
and I lost terribly due to the fact that I started to lose out a lot from those drop-pod harassment and not being able to focus fire on bikes;
So I was thinking about countering this tactic by deep striking my main force on 2nd turn, which would give me chance to strike the fatal blow

leading me to building up this list

Tau Roster (2000pts)

Tau Dawn Blade Contingent

Retaliation Cadre

Commander
XV8 Commander Crisis Suit
2x CIB, PEN, SG, SI, Iridium

XV104 Riptide Battlesuits
HBC, SI, Twin-linked Plasma Rifle

12x MV1 Gun Drone
3 Crisis Shas'ui
2x FB, TL
4 Crisis Shas'ui
2x PR, TL
(all one group, totalling up to 7 suits with 12 drones)

XV8 Crisis Battlesuits
2x MP

XV8 Crisis Battlesuits
2x MP

2 Broadside Battlesuits with 3 missile drones
HYMP, SMS

Auxiliary (Dawn Blade)
Drone-Net VX1-0
Drones
4x MV7 Marker Drone
Drones
4x MV7 Marker Drone
Drones
4x MV7 Marker Drone
Drones
4x MV1 Gun Drone


CAD

Commander
CCN, DC, MSSS, OG, VRT

Commander Farsight


Troops

Breacher Team
5x Fire Warrior with Pulse Blaster

Breacher Team
5x Fire Warrior with Pulse Blaster

Fast Attack

Pathfinder Team
6x Pathfinder

Heavy Support

TX78 Sky Ray Gunships
TX78 Sky Ray Gunship
2x MV1 Gun Drone, Disruption Pod

The idea was to attach buffmander and farsight and commander with CIB to 7 Crisis, who will be auto-arriving at turn 2.
This will give them some advantages on the fact that I will be able to preserve most of my forces from Drop-pod, and I can choose to obliterate Bikes on turn 2
What do you guys think about the list? Will this be any useful??]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/684029/8527440.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/684029/8527440.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/684029/8527711.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/684029/8527711.page GMT EWO on every model that can, and shoot the Marines as they arrive. Drone-Net already has Interceptor, so even your markerlights will hit as they arrive.

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