Hybrid Tau + Boyz

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Hybrid Tau + Boyz

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So with the changes to Tau vehicles making them...well really good again, I thought I'd throw up a post of what a Hybrid Tau + Boyz army might look like. I'll do a metatransition post later, this is just for you to sink your teeth into and get discussing.

Losing firepower without the Big Guns and 10 Crisis (down to 7) but gaining some extra firepower through Hammerhead and some added durability to army with AV13 with a 3+ cover and two mobile AV12s with 2+ cover when going Flat-Out to block LoS to your army.

Potentially a different army for Allies with more firepower since there is an added defense layer here could work... Anyway, list below.

Shas'el w/Plasma Rifle, Missile Pod, Multi-tracker, BSF
2x Crisis Suits w/Plasma Rifle, Missile Pod, Multi-tracker
2x2x Crisis Suits w/TL-missile pod, 1x BSF, 1x DC w/2 gun drones
2x6x Fire Warriors w/Devilfish w/Disruption Pod
9x Fire Warriors
2x2x Broadsides w/BSF, Drone Controller, 2x Shield Drones, Leader w/Target Lock
Hammerhead w/Burst Cannons, Disruption Pod, Railgun

Big Mek w/KFF
2x20x Boyz w/Nob w/PKlaw, Bosspole

Totals: 1738 points

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DGL40k · 655 weeks ago

You definitely need Pathfinders

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Mikey87 · 655 weeks ago

No pathfinders needed. Too few tau units and a lot twin linked weapons... Devilfish is now not as much of a burden-cost than it was before though

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Prometheus 101p · 655 weeks ago

Needs 2 hammerheads, seriously. Disruption pod does way more for them than DFs.

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Scuzgob 96p · 655 weeks ago

are they shoota or choppa boyz?
Wazdakka lets the orkz have 3 warbiker mobs, would this be good as tau allies at all?

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chumbalaya 79p · 655 weeks ago

They can't field enough bikers in one unit to make them worth anything.

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Rainthezangoose · 653 weeks ago

what with 2 wounds each?

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chumbalaya 79p · 655 weeks ago

I like that the new solution to many armies' problems is 60 boyz and a KFF.

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Erasmus · 655 weeks ago

more boyz is always the answer. Shootas i think would be good here unless you think that the choppyness of well, choppas is necessary to counterbalance the tau empire's aversion to assault. HOwever shoota boyz are still good in a cc scrap, and i think more dakka-minded orks would fit in with the tau

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Hefe · 654 weeks ago

Why not add another firewarrior to the unit of 9 to have 1748 pts...?

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Garnet · 654 weeks ago

You'd be better off spending those ten points on a multitracker for the Hammerhead, so it never has to worry about getting either a good angle to fire or breathing room from an approaching threat.

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Neil_Phillips 49p · 654 weeks ago

've been playng around with this.

You want 2 hammerheads, 3 broadsides. And yeah, multitrackers are essential.

I think you still want a unit of Kroot to do stuff like grab Linebreaker.

It's cool how KFF's affect enemy troops! I've been testing wth a biker warboss, which is great fun, but I guess KFF mek is probably the better choice :(

Lootas are probably still worthwhile.