<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Tau drones"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Tau drones http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/784955/10701764.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/784955/10701764.page GMT Tau drones http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/784955/10701790.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/784955/10701790.page GMT Re:Tau drones http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/784955/10703127.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/784955/10703127.page GMT Re:Tau drones
Babar_babar wrote:
I think that the lack of range is the main issue with gundrones (compared with fire warriors)


Also the BS5 and need for a drone controller babysitter, and the fact that shield drones do the job of keeping gak alive monumentally better.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/784955/10703234.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/784955/10703234.page GMT Re:Tau drones
On the other hand, I get good use out of my gun drones as deep harassment units. They have the ability to drop in anywhere on the board, which is handy for getting bodies onto far off objectives, etc. I like to run a squad of plasma crisis suits, and gun drones complement them well, giving some extra oomph to the strike, and still adding a noticeable amount of durability, even though they are not shield drones.

On the gripping hand, part of why I use my gun drones is the fact that when I started Tau they were the only drone that came with other kits, so I have oodles of them, and comparatively few shield or marker drones. If you are buying from scratch, I am not sure if they are so worthwhile.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/784955/10703702.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/784955/10703702.page GMT Tau drones tbh.

If you want more firepower for cheap just do what i did. Get a couple of the start collecting box sets. 3 XV8 crisis suits with their 6 drones, 10 fire warriors with their 2 drones and a support turret, and an ethereal to babysit them all. The XV8's like most Tau suits are quite adaptable weapon wise as well which is nice.

Gives you a bit of a solid backbone to build upon as well. Your always going to need troops and cheap HQ's, and you can get 3 x 3 XV8's + HQ for a vanguard detachment for under 500 points which will be effective at clearing hordes of infantry and can deep strike. Or you pimp em out with anti tank weapons upgrade the hq to a commander in enforcer suit and for around 700-800 points in total, deep strike in and basically delete anything you want off the board.

With 3 starters sets + Tau commander you got a decent army for friendly games which is versatile, fun and not gak haha. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/784955/10713492.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/784955/10713492.page GMT