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Pros:
• 18" speed (not terrible, especially when using it to block/impede movement the way piranha's can typically do)
• Sept rules let it have a good chance at hitting with those 36" High Intensity Markerlights
• no longer being affected by the -1 to shoot when moving
• T5 and their 36" weapons range (plus move) lets them mostly choose who may fire at them and set reasonable odds, *hopefully* they'll take shots over the truly valuable stuff
• Infiltrator
• @ 42pts they are 10.5pts per wound

Cons:
• Vehicle Squadron doesn't exist anymore (so far?),
- the unit will share wounds (as the models will be plainly visible),
- required to keep to the new 9th edition Unit Coherency.
- Parking them in a tower may help a lot for keeping the tower (5" Engagement Zone vertically, as well as Coherency).
• if misses shots, the obvious markerlight/cost-ratio doesn't compare to individual Pathfinders

For the many other considerations, the question stands - is fielding a squadron of these guys worth it in 9th?

Thank you ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/790082/10869617.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/790082/10869617.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/790082/10873109.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/790082/10873109.page GMT MLs.

Their major achilles heel is that they cant be protected by Drones, and with only a T5 4+ defensive profile any kind of anti-vehicle fire is just going to make them evaporate.

I think they really do have promise, but keep in mind that post-PA Tau are considerably less reliant on walls of markerlights than used to be.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/790082/10873118.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/790082/10873118.page GMT