Well, amidst all the probable NidZilla lists, there will be at least one Tau army representing at the 'Ard Boys semi-finals. Since most of my hardcore gaming group has turned to the sirens' call of Warhammer Fantasy, I really didn't face any serious competition at my local qualifier this past weekend. All I can hope is that my dice rolling will be at least 'average' at the semi-finals on the 13th of next month. The Dice Gods OWE me after the Chicago GT; three out of the five games were in my top ten worst rolled games ever, and I still managed fourteenth place overall. (I’ve been playing 40k for over fifteen years, so my top ten is something.) Time will tell, and I'll keep you all updated in a few weeks. For those of you interested, this was my list for the qualifiers:
2500 Pts - Tau Empire Roster - 377th T'au Mont'ka Hunter CadreHQ's (2#, 147 Pts) 1 XV8 'Crisis' Fire Knight "Vash" @ 97 Pts
Missile Pod; Hard-wired Multi-tracker; Plasma Rifle; Targeting Array
1 Ethereal "Ukos" @ 50 Pts
2 Close Combat Weapons
Elites (9#, 558 Pts) 3 VX8 'Crisis' Fire Veteran Team @ 186 Pts
Missile Pod; Plasma Rifle; Multi-Tracker
3 VX8 'Crisis; Fire Veteran Team @ 186 Pts
Missile Pod; Plasma Rifle; Multi-Tracker
3 VX8 'Crisis' Fire Veteran Team @ 186 Pts
Missile Pod; Plasma Rifle; Multi-Tracker
Troops (74#, 900 Pts) 11 Fire Warrior Team @ 130 Pts
Add Shas'ui; Pulse Rifle (x11)
1 Fire Veteran
Pulse Rifle
11 Fire Warrior Team @ 130 Pts
Add Shas'ui; Pulse Rifle (x11)
1 Fire Veteran
Pulse Rifle
11 Fire Warrior Team @ 130 Pts
Add Shas'ui; Pulse Rifle (x11)
1 Fire Veteran
Pulse Rifle
8 Fire Warrior Team @ 80 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x8)
11 Mechanized Fire Warrior Team @ 215 Pts
Add Shas'ui; Pulse Rifle (x11); Add Devilfish
1 Fire Veteran
Pulse Rifle
1 Devilfish
Burst Cannon; Gun Drones; Decoy Launchers; Landing Gear
2 Gun Drones
Twin Linked Pulse Carbines
11 Mechanized Fire Warrior Team @ 215 Pts
Add Shas'ui; Pulse Rifle (x11); Add Devilfish
1 Fire Veteran
Pulse Rifle
1 Devilfish
Burst Cannon; Gun Drones; Decoy Launchers; Landing Gear
2 Gun Drones
Twin Linked Pulse Carbines
Fast Attack (9#, 210 Pts) 1 Piranha Light Skimmer @ 70 Pts
Fusion Blaster (x1); Gun Drones (x1); Targeting Array (x1)
2 Gun Drones
Twin Linked Pulse Carbines
1 Piranha Light Skimmer @ 70 Pts
Fusion Blaster (x1); Gun Drones (x1); Targeting Array (x1)
2 Gun Drones
Twin Linked Pulse Carbines
1 Piranha Light Skimmer @ 70 Pts
Fusion Blaster (x1); Gun Drones (x1); Targeting Array (x1)
2 Gun Drones
Twin Linked Pulse Carbines
Heavy Support (18#, 685 Pts) 1 Fire Warrior Spotter @ 80 Pts
Pulse Pistol; Networked Markerlight; Drone Controller; Targeting Array; Stealth Field Generator
3 Sniper Drones
Rail Rifle and Target Lock (x3); Stealth Field Generator; Targeting Array
1 Fire Warrior Spotter @ 80 Pts
Pulse Pistol; Networked Markerlight; Drone Controller; Targeting Array; Stealth Field Generator
3 Sniper Drones
Rail Rifle and Target Lock (x3); Stealth Field Generator; Targeting Array
1 Fire Warrior Spotter @ 80 Pts
Pulse Pistol; Networked Markerlight; Drone Controller; Targeting Array; Stealth Field Generator
3 Sniper Drones
Rail Rifle and Target Lock (x3); Stealth Field Generator; Targeting Array
1 VX88 'Broadside' Fire Veteran Leader @ 275 Pts
XV88 'Broadside' Fire Veteran Team; Twinlinked Railgun; Smart Missile System; Target Lock
2 XV88 'Broadside' Fire Veteran Team
Twinlinked Railgun; Smart Missile System; Add Shield Drone; Drone Controller
2 Shield Drones
Shield Generator
1 Hammerhead Gunship @ 170 Pts
Railgun; Two Burst Cannons; Targeting Array; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Decoy Launchers; Landing Gear
Total Roster Cost: 2500EDIT: 'Ard Boys GW wesbsite:
http://us.games-workshop.com/news/events/other_events/ardboys/default.htm