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Hey Eggy hav u got any ideas for tactics to use with the Tau other than just sittin and shootin at the enemy until they swarm ur troops and masacre them?

Please im desperate
From The Ethereal
(U can find me at the Ethereals Chamber)

Fear not my friend. I Farseer Tritoro(yeah I know it says Zimphobia) am here to help. There are several fairly simple techniques you can use with your young Tau warriors (I'm an Eldar player with much wisdom I have played over 25 battles against five different people and never yet lost I'm still waiting for someone to beat me.) One technique is get a band of Kroot Warriors with hounds and keep 6 stealth suits close behind. This trick can be performed in 1 turn. Move the 6 stealth suits in front of the kroots and blast away at the enemy. In the assault phase move them back behind the Kroot and and the kroot should assault the nearest enemy. Basic screening technique. You can improve this technique by having pathfinders mark the enemy unit so the stealthsuits rarely miss. Works great against swarms.

Another technique is to deep strike you crisis near and enemy unit. Since you can fire even after deep striking you can pound them and then hide in cover. (I find this works good with swooping hawks except I assault)

Now for basic informatons
Use weapons that fire lots of shots against swarms(get hammerhead with railgun so you can fire submition

Ion cannons are great against Space Marines

Always bond units (If you're having doubts about this. Say you're reduced to 3 firewarriors. Normally they would just go straight of the board or be target practice. But now they can recover and attack at least bringing something down. they cost 30 points. bonding costs 10. you do the math.)

Use shield drones battlesuit squadrons (mixed unit rule. gotta love it)

Boost up your kroot to a 6+ sv and give them a Shaper and hounds.

Carbines are good against swarms to tie down units (especially against supergretchin. since they can't take mob checks.)

Good luck, young one, and may fortune smile upon you.

Farseer Tritoro

well, i dont collect Tau, thought about it and decided another 3000 points of space marines would be nice.

Basicly, what just been said, avoid getting stuck in cover (it tends to be difficult terrain aswell) and try to keep your front side to the enemy.
Luckly most Tau weapons are assault (i think) so you can keep a nice mobile force to stop your enemy from coming over and eatting your heavvy weapon (on a hill at the back??)

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