Re: Tweaked Tau Army for Review

David Gonzales wrote:

Been tweaking the Tau lists being batted around and came up with this:

Commander (joins big unit of Broadsides)
Twin/Linked Plasma
Shield Generator
Hardwired Drone Controller w/ 2x Shield Drones

3xBattle Suits w/ Plasma, Missile pods, Multi-Trackers

6 Fire Warriors

11 Kroot

11 Kroot

2 Piranhas w/ Fusion Blaster, Disruption Pods, Targeting Array

2 Piranhas w/ Fusion Blaster, Disruption Pods, Targeting Array

8 Pathfinders, Devilfish, Disruption Pods

1 Broadside w/ Team Leader, Drone Controller and 2 Shield Drones

1 Broadside w/ Team Leader, Drone Controller and 2 Shield Drones

3 Broadside w/ Team Leader, 3 ASS, Hard-Wired Target Lock, Hard-Wired Drone Controller and 2 Shield Drones

1491 Even

Reply:

If your commander is joining the big broadside unit why does he need drones too? Lose those, and give the other broadside units ASS. Also if your commander is hanging out with broadsides having TL Plasma and no Target Lock doesn't seem great. Ditch the shield generator, he has drones already.

I reread this and either your math is way off or you only have 3 elite crisis suits. WTF? Drop the piranhas to 1 each and get more suits. Drop one of the Broadside units and get more crisis suits. The bread and butter of this army should be the crisis suits.

I would also go with 2 units of 2 Broadsides both with ASS and a Target Lock rather than a unit of 3. You know who is going to take all the hate when you clump them like that, and it doesn't take but killing the 2 drones and you are leadershipping and could run off the board.

As is this army will kill a bunch of mech and then get reamed by whatever is inside. If you go second, you won't even get that far. Anything that is not mech/elite will eat your lunch.

Hopefully that wasn't too harsh and will help.
Jimmy