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Thanks to UN17 for this.
This specialized anti-armor unit provides heavy ground support by capitalizing on its superior range and concentrated firepower. Conversely, Unit 17 is not equipped for conflict against forces of vastly superior numbers such as Tyranid swarms or Ork hordes. Fortunately, it has yet to encounter such opposition.
The Tau'n 125th Expeditionary unit has brought with it new XV88 Broadside battlesuits and a squad of Firewarriors from the academy on Tal'shio II. The expeditionary unit has taken Unit 17's group of Kroot mercenaries under their wing as they proceed further towards the Damocles Gulf.
In return, they have left two armor units, a Devilfish Transport and a Hammerhead Gunship armed with a full scale submunitions capable railgun. Requests for a Pathfinder team are still being processed by the Central Authority.
Kauyon Kampfer has been left on the perimeter of the Damocles Gulf while the majority of Tau forces proceed to Fal'Shia to defend against the increasing threat of Tyranid invasion from Hive fleet Kraken. The Imperium, though violently stubborn, seem to be withdrawing from the Tau controlled territory near Unit 17.
Intelligence reports indicate that the Human Imperialist armies, including their elite Space Marines, are experiencing internal problems caused by renegade sects known as Chaos. While the Imperium may be withdrawing, these renegade sects have been appearing in Tau space, and attempts for peaceful negotiations have ended in bloodshed.
Addtionally, Kauyon Kampfer had a brief encounter with a machine race identified as the Necrons. Unit 17 was able to defend a settlement from the Necron Monolith, but it and its warriors vanished into the air after taking moderate damage. The Ethereal has ordered that Kauyon Kampfer remain on high alert in the event of a repeat attack.
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1 Commander Shas'o (135 Pts) Missile Pod; Plasma Rifle; Shield Generators Hard-wired multi-tracker [10] |
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3 Crisis Battlesuit Team (195 Pts) Missile Pod; Plasma Rifle; Multi-Tracker |
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3 Crisis Battlesuit Team (195 Pts) Missile Pod; Plasma Rifle; Multi-Tracker |
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5 Stealth Team (160 Pts) Burst Cannon (x5); Bonded |
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12 Fire Warriors (215 Pts) Pulse Carbine (x6); Pulse Rifle (x6); Bonded1 Devilfish Dropship [85] Pts Burst Cannon; Landing Gear 2 Gun Drones [0] Pts TL Pulse Carbine (x2) Decoy Launcher [5] |
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12 Fire Warriors (215 Pts) Pulse Carbine (x6); Pulse Rifle (x6); Bonded1 Devilfish Dropship [85] Pts Burst Cannon; Landing Gear 2 Gun Drones [0] Pts TL Pulse Carbine (x2) Decoy Launcher [5] |
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12 Fire Warriors (130 Pts) Pulse Rifle (x12); Bonded |
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12 Fire Warriors (130 Pts) Pulse Rifle (x12); Bonded |
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1 Broadside Battlesuit (75 Pts) Smart Missile System; TL Railgun; Multi-Tracker |
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1 Broadside Battlesuit (75 Pts) Smart Missile System; TL Railgun; Multi-Tracker |
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1 Hammerhead Gunship (175 Pts) Railgun; Smart Missile System; Landing Gear #Targetting Array [0] Decoy Launcher [5] Multi-tracker [10] |
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| Models in Army: 69 | Total: 1700 pts | |||
| Opponent | Victories | Draws | Defeats |
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| Ultramarines | 2 | - | - |
| Chaos: Thousand Sons | 1 | - | - |
| Necrons | 1 | - | 1 |
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| Comment made by franz.ferdinand on 20:13:41, 8 June 2008 |
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| bloody nice article there, i wish all the showcases could be like this, I'm going to make my own one, but i might include a few photos as well, to show off my scheme. |
| Comment made by suvantom on 18:55:49, 15 April 2008 |
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| sweet you have to say wre you got those pics |
| Comment made by tibour on 08:42:12, 13 March 2008 |
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| Very good article. I really like your force composition as well. |
| Comment made by insanetau on 13:18:41, 24 February 2008 |
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| that is so awesome where did u get those pics |
| Comment made by orkkrusher on 16:02:53, 10 December 2007 |
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| That is an awesome roster. |
| Comment made by Shas'ui T'au Kais on 05:50:15, 23 October 2007 |
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| Where do you get those Tau pictures from. (In your active roster UN17) |
| Comment made by Shas'ui T'au Kais on 05:45:48, 23 October 2007 |
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| Cool! |
| Comment made by Psyker11 on 10:51:11, 13 October 2007 |
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| WOW! |
| Comment made by dooley on 01:58:00, 17 September 2007 |
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| nice! |
| Comment made by WWPeka on 00:56:28, 31 August 2007 |
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| very very good i like your Active Roster but your hammerhead looks like its got an ion cannon not a railgun |
| Comment made by Trash-Candle on 05:42:35, 4 August 2007 |
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| awsome!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Comment made by deadmancrwaling on 12:04:52, 20 July 2007 |
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| very good list but how did you get the tank to float so awesome! |
| Comment made by urban1142 on 15:00:12, 29 June 2007 |
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| those sprites are awesome. |
| Comment made by drone-kid on 19:25:57, 28 April 2007 |
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| well done 4 victories and 1 lose not bad. |
| Comment made by THA WOLOLO RETURNS on 05:41:15, 26 April 2007 |
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| Prettyful, like the way you did the table and small figures, well done, nice army list. !!! Wololo !!! |
| Comment made by Adonom on 17:19:40, 29 December 2006 |
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| Very nice list... well balanced. As per Vespids in such an army, I do not think it would be worth replacing their points value in FW to get them in. Seeing as they are jump infantry, and not jet pack like crisis suits, they can only move once, then shoot. Against any foe this anti-armour composition would be good against (SM, armoured company, DH, WH, etc.) the usual (and very understandable) reaction is "AAAH! Vespids!!! Kill them!!!". There's my answer. I would, however, suggest Kroot (for a 2k list)... they are gold as cannon-fodder (target priority!) and, with a krootox - or two! - will pwn at a distance and H2H. Good luck, comrades. For the Greater Good! |
| Comment made by stsonic on 15:45:27, 17 November 2006 |
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| is there any vespids?... just asking :) |
| Comment made by Sting on 05:42:14, 13 November 2006 |
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| Thats really cool, but you should get some kroot. |
| Comment made by dudedude on 11:31:04, 10 October 2006 |
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| It is nice. helps noobs get started... |
| Comment made by Anton on 12:36:42, 30 September 2006 |
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| Very Impressive 'UN17'I really like it, keep it up! |
| Comment made by heners on 10:00:27, 6 September 2006 |
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| thats well cool |
| Comment made by UN17 on 09:29:54, 5 September 2006 |
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| Wow, this comment thing is new. The pixel art images are free for you to download and use. You can get the entire set off my site. |
| Comment made by Tau Online on 01:18:37, 2 September 2006 |
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| They're just pictures put into a table. You'd have to ask UN17 (the article writer) for permission to use them. |
| Comment made by darthmyvader on 00:15:04, 2 September 2006 |
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| How Did You Get Those Graphic Pictures And How Did You Do The Whole Thing |
| Comment made by firewarrior123 on 19:50:43, 30 August 2006 |
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| how did you make the graph with the pictures, i wanna use it for my army list. |
| Comment made by shas o Andrew on 01:44:25, 28 August 2006 |
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| Great List! |
| Comment made by V on 17:51:23, 11 August 2006 |
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| How did you make the army list thing? |
