Okay I'm new to Tau again. I'm repurposing and finishing up old kits from back in 2004/5. So I made a list utilizing as many of them as I could. I know Strike Teams aren't great these days, but I love them and want to use them in my strategy. I plan on leaving an Ethereal with one as an anchor unit on a home objective. I'm taking another with a Fireblade to get a little more involved but mostly as a spotting unit. Any advice on the list would be much appreciated! I'm getting a good handle on rules and how the Tau operate now but I'm severely lacking on knowledge of how they fare against different opponents.

Faction: T’au EmpireSize: Strike Force (1980/2000 points)Detachment: Mont’ka

CHARACTERS

Commander Shadowsun (100 points)
• Warlord

Cadre Fireblade (50 points)
  • 1x Fireblade pulse rifle

Cadre Fireblade (50 points)
• 1x Fireblade pulse rifle

Ethereal (65 points)
  • 1x Honour stave
  • Enhancement: Strategic Conqueror

Kroot Trail Shaper (90 points)
  • 1x Kroot rifle
  • Enhancement: Strike Swiftly

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BATTLELINE

Breacher Team (100 points)
  • 1x Support turret
  • 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas’ui
• 1x Pulse blaster
1x Guardian Drone
1x Gun Drone
  • 9x Breacher Fire Warrior
• 9x Pulse blaster

Strike Team (80 points)
  • 1x Support turret
  • 1x Fire Warrior Shas’ui
• 1x Pulse rifle
1x Guardian Drone
1x Gun Drone
  • 9x Fire Warrior
• 9x Pulse rifle

Strike Team (80 points)
  • 1x Support turret
  • 1x Fire Warrior Shas’ui
• 1x Pulse rifle
1x Guardian Drone
1x Gun Drone
  • 9x Fire Warrior
• 9x Pulse rifle

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Devilfish (85 points)
  • 1x Accelerator burst cannon
2x Smart missile system
2x Seeker missile

OTHER DATASHEETS

Broadside Battlesuits (220 points)
  • 1x Broadside Shas’vre
• 1x Heavy rail rifle
1x Twin plasma rifle
1x Seeker missile
2x Missile Drone
  • 1x Broadside Shas’ui
• 1x Heavy rail rifle
1x Twin smart missile system
1x Seeker missile
2x Missile Drone

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits (150 points)
  • 1x Crisis Fireknife Shas’vre
• 2x Missile pod
1x Gun Drone
1x Shield Drone
  • 2x Crisis Fireknife Shas’ui
• 2x Missile pod
2x Plasma rifle
2x Gun Drone
2x Shield Drone

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (130 points)
  • 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre
• 1x Burst cannon
1x T’au flamer
1x Gun Drone
1x Shield Drone
  • 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui
• 2x Burst cannon
2x T’au flamer
2x Gun Drone
2x Shield Drone

Pathfinder Team (90 points)
  • 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui
• 1x Pulse carbine
1x Recon Drone
2x Shield Drone
  • 9x Pathfinder
• 6x Pulse carbine
1x Ion rifle
2x Rail rifle
1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher

Stealth Battlesuits (60 points)
  • 1x Stealth Shas’vre
• Standard
1x Gun Drone
1x Marker Drone
  • 2x Stealth Shas’ui

Stealth Battlesuits (60 points)
  • 1x Stealth Shas’vre
• Standard
1x Gun Drone
1x Marker Drone
  • 2x Stealth Shas’ui

Hammerhead Gunship (130 points)
  • 1x Railgun
2x Twin smart missile system
2x Seeker missile

Hammerhead Gunship (130 points)
  • 1x Ion cannon
2x Accelerator burst cannon
2x Seeker missile

Piranhas (55 points)
  • 1x Piranha fusion blaster
2x Twin pulse carbine
2x Seeker missile

Vespid Stingwings (65 points)
  • 1x Vespid Strain Leader
  • 4x Vespid Stingwing

Kroot Carnivores (150 points)
  • 1x Long-quill
• 1x Kroot rifle
  • 19x Kroot Carnivore
• 17x Kroot rifle
2x Tanglebomb launcher

Kroot Hounds (40 points)
  • 5x Kroot Hound

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