Tau again. This time the experimental big boy suit list. I will be running the trial Manta with reduced price of 575. I spent the extra 75 points on xxxx.
The plan is to stuff the riptides straight down their throats. While the Manta and AX-01 support. Cudas on CAP and everyone else waits for T3.
Objectives, The Blitz will get slung out to one side. While I deploy opposite. Looking for BTS and their Blitz. Take & Hold will be all the way back by their Blitz. **Unless the army is super slow, then every objective is spread out.
My list
Tau 2 - SM 0
First game Tau Vs Codex Marines. I took the cheaper Manta and used the point to increase the size of a recon detachment. Dustin took cheaper Whirlwinds and used the points to add chaplains.
Tau 4 - Orks 0
The second game Tau Vs Orks. Eric is a long time Ork player. The Riptides received the focused hate of the Orks.
The only picture from our game. The Riptides soaked up activation after activation. They became Eric's focus. He could not kill them and when they were broken. They rallied. The leader is too much for them. It must be removed.
The Tau Vior'la list is busted. I played V1.9. With double Riptides, my opponents were abused, abused by them. The problem is Tau is a high risk, high reward army. If you apply the Tau's overwhelming firepower, you risk getting prison raped in an engagement. The Riptides can apply the firepower without the risk.
Manta
The Manta. It had total freedom. (riptides got all the attention.) It was unable to break a single unit. As a bus, suits jumping out erased ork gods and burned others so bad the foam they rested in was toasted.
I took 1st. The plan worked out for once. Mark lights and cross fires every where. The AX-01 performed above avg. MVPs riptides.
I gave up my last game. Dave was TO. He gave 4 demos. 2 of the people had to have eaten paper chips as kids. It sucks when a no show benches you (2 year in a row he failed to show). It sucks to sit around all day long watching everyone play. Fair is Fair.
Eric and Dustin's 3rd game.
