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The Armies of 40k => Tau Empire => Topic started by: Master Archon on July 14, 2002, 11:53:18 AM
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Here is a 1000 point force that I have been working on. This force mainly faces Space Marines, Necrons, and Plague Marines so it is built to reflect this.
Headquarters
Shas'o w/ Plasma Rifle, Missile Pod, Multi-tracker 110
Elites
XV8 'Crisis' Battlesuits (3) w/ Plasma Rifles, Burst Cannons, Multi-trackers 218 (still configuring this)
Troops
Fire Warrior Team (12) Shas'ui 130
Fire Warrior Team (12) Shas'ui 130
Fast Attack
Pathfinder Team (5) w/ shas'ui + Devilfish 150
Gun Drone Squadron (8) 96
Heavy Support
Hammerhead w/ Railgun, Smart Missile System, Multi-tracker 170
999
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that is a good choice or an army list but i would advise using Aun'Shi and not using the pathfinders. i would replace the pathfinders with another hammerhead with a railgun or a ion cannon ;)
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I don't play Tau for myself, but i quite often played against them. In my experience drones are very important for the battlesuits.
jwu
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that is a good choice or an army list but i would advise using Aun'Shi and not using the pathfinders. i would replace the pathfinders with another hammerhead with a railgun or a ion cannon ;)
I'm trying to stay away from Special Characters so I don't really want to use Aun'shi. I might do a Farsight Army and take him and only Firewarriors, and the other stuff allowed in his army. I don't know. I personally think that more than 1 Railgun would almost be overkill because the armies that I am playing (Necrons, SM, CSM) aren't using a lot of tanks so I think it might be overkill.
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what abaut stealth suits they seem cool.
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Yeah I have created a new list that I am very happy with. It is pretty much based on Matt Hutson's Tau army. Here it is:
Headquarters
Shas'o w/ Plasma Rifle, Missile Pod, Multi-tracker, Shield Generator 130
Shas'vre w/ Plasma Rifle, Missile Pod, Multi-tracker, 2 Shield Drones 180
Elites
Xv-15 Stealth Suit Team
Shas'vre w/ Drone Controller +2 Gun Drones, Markerlight 72
Shas'ui (3) 90
Troops
Firewarrior Team (12) w/ Shas'ui. bonded, Photon Grenades 142
Firewarrior Team (12) w/ Shas'ui. Bonded, Photon Grenades 142
Heavy Support
XV-88 Broadside Battlesuits
Shas'ui (3) w/ Railguns, Smart Missile Systems, 1 w/ Drone Controller +2 Shield Drones, 2 w/ Target Locks 250
Points: 1006
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IMHO, I thought the old army list was better suited for fighting SM etc. The XV88 railgun can't fire sub-munition rounds, but the Hammerhead can. I forget the stats for the sub-munition rounds, but seem to remeber its good for taking ou troops like SM. Take a Hammerhead instead of a XV88 team, save that for later.
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Remove the shas'o! Make him to a shas'el. Those big overtooled up characters are never ever worth their points. The only way a shas'o could repay his point cost on the battle field would be if he adopted the soul cleanse configurition (SHield generator. Flamer. fusion blaster. 2 gun drones and target lock). 3 broadsides!!! That's totally overkill in such small battles!!!
One or perhaps 2 (in the case of 2, against opponents using many tanks). Markerlights are best in firewarrior teams, they are harder to kill that way. And the markerlight bearing shas'ui always must be given a target lock. This way you get more effective marketlights that are not easily killed. And you dont really need all that many marker lights a pathfinder team have. Grenades are no big deal at all, if the enemy gets that close you're already dead. It isn't for the greater good (or own glory in case of farsight enclaves) in making Gue'la like last stands. Add some more crisis teams and get a more mobile force.
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Ok I just got back from a little vacation at a friends house and during that time I have come up with a better list that I now like. It is no longer specifically designed against Space Marines but more of a broader army.
One thing I need to do before I finish the list though is to get the White Dwarf with the Battlesuits. Or if anyone can save me money and tell me what the most common configuration for a Tau-planet based army is I can finish out the list. Oh well here goes...
Headquarters
Shas'el
Shas'vre (2)
Elites
XV-15 Stealth Suit Team
Shas'vre w/ Markerlight + Target Lock 57
Shas'ui (3) 90
Troops
Fire Warrior Team (12) w/ Shas'ui, Bonded 140
Fire Warrior Team (12) w/ Shas'ui, Bonded 140
Fast Attack
Gun Drone Squadron (6) 72
Heavy Support
Hammerhead w/ Railgun, Smart Missile System, Multi-tracker 170
I plan to add a Kroot Squad as soon as I configure the weapons systems on the HQ. What do you guys think?
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Looks great! About choosing weapons. Give the team weapons to deal with what the army can't deal with, or what they have difficulties to deal with.