Tau 1750 List

[zangetsu]

Heres a Tau List of my cousins comments and citism please.

HQ:

Shas o, burst cannon, cyclic ion blaster, multi-tracker
w/ 2x Bodygaurd, burst cannon, missle pod, multi-tracker, targeting array

Shas o, burst cannon, missle pod, multi-tracker
w/ 2x Bodygaurd, burst cannon, missle pod, multi-tracker, targeting array

Elite:

1x Crisis Suit, team leader, burst cannon, missle pod, multi-tracker, targeting array
w/ 2x Crisis Suit, burst cannon, missle pod, multi-tracker

1x Crisis Suit, team leader, plasma rifle, fusion blaster, multi-tracker, targeting array
w/ 2x Crisis Suit, plasma rifle, fusion blaster, multi-tracker

1x Crisis Suit, team leader, plasma rifle, fusion blaster, multi-tracker, targeting array
w/ 2x Crisis Suit, plasma rifle, fusion blaster, multi-tracker

HS:

1x Broadside, team leader, A.S.S., HW drone controller, 2x sheild drones

1x Broadside, team leader, A.S.S., HW drone controller, 2x sheild drones

1x Broadside, team leader, A.S.S., HW drone controller, 2x sheild drones

Troops:

1x fire warrior, leader, markerlight
w/ 8x fire warrior

1x fire warrior, leader, markerlight
w/ 8x fire warrior

1x fire warrior, leader, markerlight
w/ 8x fire warrior

Total: 1725 - Hes thinking about bonding some of the teams with the extra 25 points

[kronoflex]

Lots of firepower, but your cousin could use a Devilfish or 2 just to quickly redeploy his troops quickly or use the "Fish of Fury" tactic to help avoid enemy assault.

[elysian]

FoF > any amount of burst cannons you can field.

BOND EVERYONE. 5pts makes it back when you can keep your 40 point suits on the field.

Also a much more point health choice for burst cannons is stealth suits, you can even give the 3rd one a fusion and with the steath field they can usually get really close to the armor or infantry without getting shot up. Also going burst cannon with missile pod is a bad choice. Why get a long range weapon with such a short range weapon, Fireknife (plas/missile) is a better choice for long range firepower. Plus get a single Shas'el with a Cyclic ion blaster and a fusion and you can make him a dangerous heavy infantry and heavy armor killer. I know most people don't like the special weapons but that gun has killed more for me than any plasma gun or burst cannon ever has. Blinding Spear (burst+plas) is also another configuration that you could try. It adds double AP killer shots in there at close range instead of the 3 no AP'ers. Most armies you come against will be MEQ's so you need that armor pen in there are you have lots of places to put them in there with Tau, so use it.

Plus having atleast 1 hammerhead is a must. Zipping him around the table dropping pie plates is nasty. Plus it gives them something to shoot out giving your warriors and sides some cover. Adding devilfish would also be pretty nice even if it is just a pathfinder team (NEVER TAKE PATHFINDERS WITH RAIL RIFLES ONLY WITH ALL MARKERLIGHTS) if you just use it to drop its gundrones for target priority or to provide cover for a gunline.

Try magnetizing your suits too. In non tournament play you can switch guns based on the encounter, and it allows you to try out new gun configs. I know people say it is cheese but if you read the codex it will say in there many times about how versitile tau are and how they change weapons and tactics with each encounter.

Last thing... never take a markerlight on a firewarrior squad. Pathfinders make much better use of these... heck you could even add a markerdrone to you sides instead of the double shield. Markerlights are you most powerful weapon and make your army actaully hit or make the assault squads break they can save you and kill them.