Post by whiteiron on Apr 29, 2009 19:48:12 GMT -5
If this comes across odd its because I'm writing it from my phone. I'm new and will be playing my fourth match against my newb tau friend in 2 days. The first game I won the second he crushed me but he had his devilfish and 2 hammerheads he had just bought against my one Russ and an armored sentinel. Third game was a draw as I was using 5th edition rules and point values and had just received my new Russ and was Better equipped to deal with him. Friday we'l be playing again and he's been reading lots of tau tactica, I'm hoping that some of you honored veterans and commissars may be able to pass on your knowledge to me. First off the game will be around 1300 to 1200 points: 3 will field a hq squad with plasma pistol for the co and heavy flamer melts and plasma and vox. I have 3 squads with 1vox and 1 ml each, 3 squads with 1 vox and one autocannon team each, and 2 squads with 1 vox and 1 lascannon each. I have one armored sentinel with autocannon and 2 leman russes one with lascannon, bolter sponsons and heavy stubber (out of curiosity why would you pick a heavy stubber instead of a heavy bolter? The cost the same and the HB has the better stats, I did it cause I didn't know better and the stubber looked cooler), my other Russ is the 6:36:14 PM version just main gun and lascannon. He plays with an xv8 and gun drones as his hq, 2 squads of firewarriors at 12 fw per squad with 2 drones a piece, equipped with emp grenades. He has a squad of 14 kroot, 3 stealth suits and a marker drone, 2 hammerheads with the targeting upgrade which apparently gives Bs4 and a devilfish with thechin mounted gatling thing. We usually play a board 4x6, setting up on the wide sides withe barriers and cover in the central 2 feet of the board. My question is what would you suggest? Please do not recomend miniatures I haven't mentioned because I do not have them. I'm open to turning some squads into vets or conscripts or penal legionaires etc. Thanks! Ps it'll be 5th edition rules and hopefully this week my 3rd Russ will arrive along with a scout sentinel.