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Targetting Arrays FTW, Need that accuracy with shots as important as those ever-so-useful Railguns.

Sod's law says they still miss mind.

So I had another battle using those broadsides. It was an apoc game and it only lasted four turns. My suits did squat. First turn. They use Strategic assest Careful planning nad pop up sm and ig. Shooting. one drone dies and then assasult. another drone down. I attack. NOT A SINGLE GUARDSMEN OR MARINE DIE!. next turn. Assasult. I still don't kill anything and some how roll eight 1's. All broadsides dead. So yeah.

thanks for that helpful insight

Im going for an all suit army. Really hard though. Thinking of dropping all my fusion blasters for just missile pods and plasma rifles. Use my superior movement and drop in behind all my targets. Probably keep three squads with fusions and have them flank march behind super heavies and IG tank lines. Also use quick question. wrong forum, but hey it was used against me last battle. Can you come in from any table edge with Advanced Planning or just yours???

Multitrackers on the vehicles are good, but what vehicle upgrades you want are about to change. Currently, you'll want Decoy Launchers over Disruption Pods, after July, you're probably going to want Sensor Spines or Disruption Pods.

Changes in the way Vehicles, LOS and cover work in 5th ed. Vehicles are going to get more durable, but fire less. Vehicles will be able to take cover saves; Skimmers Moving Fast is going to change from downgrading to glancing hits to granting a 5+ save. The penalty is not going to change. Any piece of equipment that currently grants obscured status will grant a 5+ save. Since we already have a piece of equipment that grants us obscured, Disruption Pods will give us the same save without the worries about crashing. Since forests and ruins will provide 4+ cover, Sensor Spines will let you get a better save without worrying about being Immobilized. Multi Tracker and Target lock are still going to be useful, but the 2 Burst Cannon option for Hammerheads is likely to vanish for most of 5th ed, since they won't be defensive weapons.

lol, i know this post was from page two
but its the perfect statement thingy

my friend plays nids and i play tau
he almost always wins because of sheer number
-without the markerlight the firewarriors only hit 50% of the time which is kinda pathetic
so he just charges me with all his genestealers and launches mines in the middle of my mass of men.... hes such a douche

any strategy ideas peeps? err, counter strategy? when he decides to drop mines all over the place and charge me? lol


the skyray
its got 6 seeker missles on it
if im not mistaken, it can fire all of em in one turn
all you need is a markerlight
then "bye bye"



and i got a question, hopefully someone will know...
i played space marines up until about a month ago
ive been playing tau and theres some things that conflict with my knowledge of space marines......
i have my fire warriors (i only have the battleforce box set thing that came with the devilfish and one crisis suit, along with the firewarriors and kroot etc.....) split into two squads, one squad has the long range pulse rifles and the other squad of six has the pulse carbines....
heres the question, when the space marines (cant remember which gun, i think its the basic bolter) are within 12" they get 2 shots each, right?
do my fire warriors get that extra shot too? if so, what range do they gotta be in?

aaand another one i just thought of.
the pulse carbines are also a assault weapon, cant remember the number (assault#)... i read in the rulebook but i still dont quite get it... it says i can move, then shoot, then enter assault phase... does that mean i can move, shoot (rolling to attack then applying wounds, saves etc) then assault, and attack again in close combat?