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1. Point. I hadn't noticed your Plasma in the bodyguard line. In the future, use your shift key, and some breaks, like commas, colons and dashes. when writing army lists. Makes it easier to tell what's what. Also, note what is hardwired and what is not.

2.You'd be firing the Airburster from behind cover because it's a guess range weapon, i.e. a barrage weapon.

3. You are correct, I meant composition, not sportsmanship. The point stands however, that that's damn few troops for 2000 points.


Er, what? A ten dollar rulebook? What kind of rulebook is this? A codex alone is at least 20 bucks, and if you don't have the BGB, then that's going to short you about $50. And the Battleforce is usually a pretty good deal. To field a minimum sized army, you're going to need 2 troops choices and a commander, which the Battleforce supllies you with. of course, you can always buy a Crisis commander and another box of Fire Warrios for 60 bucks total, but I think the battleforce comes with more stuff. Other good buys are Hammerheads, which are brutally effective tanks, or Stealth Suits. I'd pick up the Hammerhead after getting the required one commander and two troops.

The range on the Airburster is G18" That "G" denotes that it's a barrage (guess range) weapon.

This is how you fire the airburster:
1. Place the large blast template where you want it to go off.
2. Check to see that the center hole is within 18" of the suit firing it. If it is further than 18", you missed; go no further. If it's inside or at 18", proceed.
3. Now roll a scatter die +1d6. A Hit result on the die means you hit on target, ignore the other die. An Arrow result shows you what direction you scattered in and the other die tells you how many inches.
4. After scattering (or hitting, whichever) check how many models are under the template, then roll for partials and then wounds as usual.

It doesn't need LOS, just range. My tendency is to put it on a Monat suit with a single shield drone, along with a Blacksun Filter and a Flamer for cheapness.

ok im going to introduce a new topic to this thread,

Piranha VS Broudside

im goign to weigh the differences of the two and figure out wich on is indeed better

the piranhas base cost is cheaper by a min of 10 points
broudside can get drones...piranha gets them for free
fast skimmer vs slow and purposful
s8 melta vs s10 twin linked
broudside has secondary wepons.

overall i think the piranha is teh answer mech tau has been looking for in teh ways of anti-tank heavy armour. its survivable fast and can deliver gun drones for tieing up firing lines. i usually use 1 piranha for ever 500pts

discuss - broudsides VS piranha

well if you look at it the range of the gun on the piranha is 18inches... plus the piranha move faster to anywere you need them ,

ummm piranha are skimmer, they can move 12 then shoot for 12....things they attack are rarly left standing so there is no fear of getting shot at back unless there are many grouped together. plus in an emergancy they can move 24 inches.....

Now now, we all have our own opinions on which weapon is best for which situation.

The Broadside is one of the best heavy support choices for the Tau Empire, couple it with the advanced stabilistation system and we got a winner. Nothing says "DIE!" like a twin-linked railgun system.

Granted, the Piranha is in my eyes best used as a seeker missile platform that just hangs back until the missiles are fired, only to then engage the enemy in something best described as "get their attention by running around in your underwear and act like a chicken".

True, the Piranha is basically a Land Speeder, but with a somewhat better armour value and access to the Tau vehicle armoury, which is what makes it really great. Besides, skimmers such as the Piranha and Land Speeder are more or less meant to n** in from the rear or flanks, using them in a frontal assault would be rather silly.