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Tau Rumour summary
A compilation of known rumours surrounding the new Tau Empire codex. I’ll try and add to it as more details become known.
Release date – February/March/April 2006
HQ
Crisis Suit Commander
HQ choice remain pretty much the same except the Commander (XV8 battle suit) and his Shas’vre bodyguard have access to a range of ‘special issue’ wargear (you can only take one of each type of special issue).
Ethereals
Remains pretty much the same except they can take an honour guard of veteran fire warriors (you can upgrade some of their stats for a points cost).
Elites
No rules changes currently known about but Crisis suits are now cheaper
Troops
Fire warriors – Any number can change their pulse rifle to a carbine (Devilfish may take a SMS instead of drones)
Kroot – Kroot hounds & Krootox are now part of the general Kroot entry and are purchased as upgrades for the squad.
Fast Attack
Gun Drones – No changes currently known about
Pathfinders
– Now have the ‘Scout’ USR
– Now have access to Rail rifles (they no longer get hot)
– The pathfinders Devilfish comes equipped with a marker beacon helping with deep strike (details TBC)
Piranha
No details yet but rules assumed to be similar to the FW rules.
Vespid
- Line troops are called Stingwings and they are led by a ‘Strain Leader’ equipped with communication helmet allowing contact with the Tau.
- Jump Infantry
- Fleet of Wing
- Skilled flyers
- Better than Tau Fire warriors in hth but still not great.
- Armed with a Neutron Blaster (short ranged) – Exact details are pretty much TBC but generally assumed to be either S3 or S5, AP3 Assault1.
Heavy Support
Broadsides – May purchase an ‘advanced stabilisation system’ giving them the Slow & Purposeful USR.
Sniper Drone Teams
- One spotter and three sniper drones (armed with rail rifles)
- Multiple teams can be taken as part of the same Heavy Support choice.
- May have other special rules but they are TBC
Hammerhead – No changes known or rumoured.
Sky-Ray – Rumoured addition to the codex, assumed to be generally similar to the entry in IA3 (The Taros Campaign).
Special Characters
Aun’va’denta – The oldest & wisest of the Ethereals
Comes on a drone Zimmer frame (unknown if there are rules for it).
Highly inspiring to the Tau but don’t let him be killed
Comes with an honour guard of very tough Tau.
Commander Farsight – As per the original Tau codex unknown if there are any rules changes but there is a little more insight into his motivations.
Commander Shadowsun
- The new female commander of the Tau armed forces and student of Aun'va'denta.
- Wears a highly advanced battle suit
- Armed with twin fusion blasters able to fire at different targets
- Accompanied by a unique drone.
General
Vehicles are limited to two seeker missiles each.
New and improved range of vehicle wargear.
New and improved range of crisis suit wargear.
New drone type – Marker drone
Shield Drone gets a 'close protection' rule which means that in addition to their invul save they take on the same T and normal save as the Tau they are protecting.
Special issue wargear is a mixture of command, movement and weaponry.
New Markerlight system
Each time you hit a target unit with a marker light you place a counter next to that unit, during that shooting phase you may expend a counter to allow Tau & Vespid units (If the strain leader is alive) to take a variety of actions.
Fire a single Seeker missile
Allow a unit to increase it’s BS by 1 (multiple counters may be expended allowing a max increase to BS5
Allow a firing unit to automatically pass a target priority test.
Impose a -1 to the leadership score when taking pinning tests (multiple counters may be expended allowing a cumulative effect).
- 1 to cover saves (multiple counters may be expended allowing a cumulative effect).
Markerlights cannot be used to benefit other markerlights
There are two types – Standard and Networked, both do the same thing but network markerlights can self designate for the unit/vehicle the are in.
Please note these are all RUMOURS and remain so for the moment.
