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Nope. They're about 900 pounds sterling, which means they are at least $1800 USD, probably closer to $2000. Each.

So I played my friend this weekend and he told me that I could only use one ammo type per game, Sub or solid. Now I won't be able to visit Gamesworkshop for another two weeks and I need to know before then so I can use the answer at our private tournament this coming weekend. Can someone elaborate?

First off, ask him to show you exactly where it says you have to select one ammo type per game. The Tau Codex only says that the railgun can fire both types of ammunition, it does not say that you have to select one type of ammo per game, so he'll be unable to point out the exact rule. Then point out that all other guns with dual statlines (and beleive me, there are alot of them out there) are not required to select a singe firing mode before starting the game. Examples include the Blastmaster, Missile Launchers, Grenade Launchers, Kannnons and Disintegrators. Eldar Missile Launchers used to have the same ability, but I haven't seen their new stats, so I dunno if that's accurate anymore.

If he brings up the fact that the Wargear book doesn't have a note next to the Railgun shots it stating that the Railgun can pick either every time it fires, point out that 1)The Wargear book is out of date, 2)the Wargear book is notoriously inaccurate, listing Terminators with a 3+ save, and 3) the Wargear book was never a rulebook, just a reference guide.

I'm not usually very pushy, but I think every Tau player needs to try out Broadsides at least once. Granted, I don't play Mech Tau, but I've found that tanks are so easily neutralized that you need to have some anti-tank somewhere in your list that isn't vehicle based. I played a game against another Tau player last night and absolutely destroyed him because he didn't have enough reliable anti-tank. I glanced his Hammerheads so they couldn't shoot and he did the same to me, but I had Death Rain suits and Broadsides to make up the difference and he didn't. The result was a total slaughter on his part, with his giving up 1100 VP's to my 235.

I have tried Broadsides. They weren't effective. He had more mobility and focused two leman russ' on them. They were destroyed before I could move them out of range. By the way we play 2000-3000 point battles using the standard rules, except no turn limit until we are tired of the chaos, which amounts to turn fifteen. Also we always play annihilation or till we have lost three fourths our armies. The board we use is 8'*4'

Oryn, in regards to the eldar missile launcher, its the same as 3rd ed, two different firing types: krak and plasma.

Well you can hardly base the effectiveness of a unit of of a single series of bad rolls in a single game, especially without one of the unit's most important survivability upgrades.

I haven't found the AdvSS all that useful. Yeah, it ocasionally lets you get off a better shot at something you'd like to hit, but most of the time, by Broadsides are in one spot with good firelanes and don't need to move. I've found Targeting Arrays are a better buy for the same points.