Teams Tournament with Farsight Teammate

[howscat]

I am entering a team’s tournament at my local game store. Each player brings 1000 points list and may choose their teammate before the tournament. My brother-in-law is my teammate bringing his Tau to fight with my Guardsman. Our plan is strong mid field shooting lots of S7 AP4 at everything they can see. Back field puts down large blasts to open up the enemy’s lines. Then we drop suits in turn 2 on their side to take down armor and eliminate Warlords while my guardsmen run around and die in massed numbers.

+ HQ + (80pts)



* Company Command Squad (sits back field, protects riptide from assaults)

* Company Commander

* Officer of the Fleet (helps get the suits in turn 2)

* 4x Veteran w/ Lasgun



+ Troops + (430pts)

* Infantry Platoon

* Heavy Weapons Squad (mid field fire support)

* 3x Autocannon

* Heavy Weapons Squad (mid field fire support)

* 3x Autocannon

* Infantry Squad x3 (30 man blob for soaking up wounds and general lolz)

* Commissar (the glorious leader of the blob)

* Platoon Command (issues orders to the blob)

* Veterans (sits on back field objective and eats potato chips)

* Forward Sentries

* Veteran Sergeant

Bolter , Close Combat Weapon

* 7x Veteran w/ Lasgun

* 2x Veteran w/ Sniper Rifle



+ Fast Attack + (240pts)

* Scout Sentinel Squadron (mid field fire support)

* Scout Sentinel

Autocannon

* Scout Sentinel

Autocannon

* Scout Sentinel

Autocannon



* Scout Sentinel Squadron (mid field fire support)

* Scout Sentinel

Autocannon

* Scout Sentinel

Autocannon

* Scout Sentinel

Autocannon



+ Heavy Support + (250pts)

* Basilisk Battery (takes down massed infantry or light tanks)

Basilisk

* Basilisk Battery (takes down massed infantry or light tanks)

Basilisk



Teammates 1000 point Farsight


+ HQ + (130pts)



* Commander (joins the other plasma suits)

2x Plasma rifle , Stimulant injector


+ Elites + (235pts)

* XV104 Riptide (Targets heavy infantry from the back field)

Earth Caste Pilot Array, Ion accelerator, Twin-linked fusion blaster, Velocity tracker


+ Troops + (492pts)


* XV8 Crisis Team (deep strikes in eliminates one tank and then harasses troops)

* Crisis Shas'ui

Flamer , 2x Fusion blaster


* XV8 Crisis Team (deep strikes in eliminates one tank and then harasses troops)

* Crisis Shas'ui

Flamer, 2x Fusion blaster


* XV8 Crisis Team (deep strikes in eliminates one tank and then harasses troops)

* Crisis Shas'ui

Flamer , 2x Fusion blaster





* XV8 Crisis Team (hunts HQ units and heavy infantry)

* Crisis Shas'ui

2x Plasma rifle

* Crisis Shas'ui

2x Plasma rifle

* Crisis Shas'ui

2x Plasma rifle





* XV8 Crisis Team (mid-field fire support)

* Crisis Shas'ui

2x Missile pod

* Crisis Shas'ui

2x Missile pod

* Crisis Shas'ui

2x Missile pod





+ Heavy Support + (142pts)

* XV88 Broadside Team (mid-field fire support)

* Broadside Shas'ui

Broadside battlesuit, Early warning override , Twin-linked high-yield missile pod, Twin-linked smart missile system

* Broadside Shas'ui

Broadside battlesuit, Early warning override , Twin-linked high-yield missile pod, Twin-linked smart missile system

[gamma016]

I like the idea that you have with mass high strength shots and deep striking tank killers, but I think your list could use a little help. Here are the changes I would consider:

1) You have your PCS issuing orders and your CCS being used as an assualt deterant. You've got it backwards. The CCS can issue better orders like bring it down and fire on my target. These will come in very handy when issued to a blob squad.

2) You have no heavy weapons in your blob. I'd suggest getting rid of one of your HWSs, or even both, and putting the heavy weapons into your blob. The blob will be able to receive orders better, especially with the commissar. Also heavy weapons teams are a toughness three two wound model. They can be IDed very easily.

4) Your veteran squad isn't taking full advantage of their higher ballistic skill, same as the CCS. Give them an Autocannon or lascannon and another sniper for long range threats to high toughness models.

5) Are you out flanking your sentinels? Scout sentilnels work best when out flanking in my experience. If not the are very easy to kill. You might want to try armoured sentinels if you plan on starting them on the board. Also lascannons are very cheap on sentinels, just something to think about if you can find the points.

6) At 2000 points will one riptide be enough anti air for your meta? I'd be worried about necron air and tyranid flyrants and crones.

All and all it is a very good list structure, just needs some play testing I'd say. Good luck in your tournament!

[Aeon]

Hmmmmm


Definitely put some more fire power into those veterans if you're even going to bother taking them. Keep in mind you may still have to hold objectives

Instead of Basilisks, I would take something else, like a Manticore, or some Wyverns for killing infantry.

I wouldn't try to use an expensive company command squad as an assault deterent, I would use it to give orders to your blobs, and load up your platoon command squads with 4 sniper rifles since they're only 2 points each and add so much range and the possibility of inflicting Ap2 shots. I try to include a sniper rifle in every infantry squad, for that reason