If You hated Tau...

[Kark]

I have been looking at Tau lately and came up with such 1850pts list:


Ranged Support Cadre formation:


FA: 5x pathfinders
FA: 5x pathfinders
FA: 5x pathfinders

HS: 3x broadsides (all with sms, hymp, ewo)
HS: 2x broadsides (all with sms, hymp, ewo)
HS: 2x broadsides (all with sms, hymp, ewo)

Riptide Wing formation:

E: riptide (ion accelerator, sms, ewo, velocity tracker)
E: 2x riptides
   riptide (heavy burst cannon, sms, ewo, target lock)
   riptide (heavy burst cannon, sms, ewo, velocity tracker)
E: 3x riptides
   riptide (ion accelerator, sms, ewo, velocity tracker)
   riptide (heavy burst cannon, sms, target lock, ewo)
   riptide (heavy burst cannon, sms, target lock, ewo)


That's exactly 1850pts, two formations only, no obsec, no warlord traits (no characters), but healthy amount of fire power. This army spams 2+ save (pathfinders in ruins will have 2+ cover for shrouded), so overall good against shooty army like eldars, sms can catch warp spiders easily, there are some AP2 shots including rendings, so something that might force jetbikes to jink. Interceptor spam is overall good against podded centurions, gravs might be dangerous, but riptides might have 3++ rest can hug cover, against companies it should do fine as well. Necrons shouldn't be a problem with that amount of shots although tomb blades spam might be annoying. Should do fine against Tau, IKs and other armies.

What do Yu think? Is there something worth changing?

[nidflanders]

It might be worth giving the Riptides a Stimulant Inject because of the nova-reactor (FNP doesn't count as a saving throw, does it?)

[gigasnail]

FNP is very specifically not a saving throw.

[Deleted]

I'd recommend freeing up points to put in the markerlight formation at least once. Formation is nasty imo.

Solid all around though. The riptide wing is brutal.

[Kark]

Feb 28, 2016 20:26:06 GMT nidflanders said:

It might be worth giving the Riptides a Stimulant Inject because of the nova-reactor (FNP doesn't count as a saving throw, does it?)

FNP can be taken in such case, but riptide wing can reroll failed nova reactor, also riptide can only take 2 supporting systems and I really need target locks, velocity trackers and early warning override

[Kark]

Mar 9, 2016 5:02:04 GMT @nidsinrva said:

I'd recommend freeing up points to put in the markerlight formation at least once. Formation is nasty imo.

Solid all around though. The riptide wing is brutal.

I have pathfinders with markerlights broadsides get double bonus from one hit  3 riptides per unit have permanent +1 BS and can split fire to provide +1BS for other riptides. I also have lots of twinlinked weapons like sms (with ignores cover) and hymp. I'm not sure if extra markerlights could help me much.

Nevertheless drone formation is a very good one especially if You combine it with piranhas formation