NEW warhammer thread

[Azash]

Considering that the old one has been locked down, for obvious reasons I have decided to start a new thread.
Has anyone heard of a tactic called FOF. heres the link that should explain it all.

http://www.tauonline.org/tactics_fofexplained.php

[killerbob]

It's a good tactic and probably very effect.

I wonder how Eradius Lore would deal with it?

[Eradius Lore]

the tactics not that good your protecting a squad of troops and sacrificing your devilfish. as you know my main tactic is to use heavy support units (anti-tank) so it would be a waste of resources and you leave the troops ahead of the rest of the force exposed to attack

[I, Brian]

Okay, I've removed some posts and removed a line from Eradius's post referring to it.

I'll just make a point that this is a moderated family-friendly viewing forum - it is not a school playground.

That means personal insults, general attitude and aggressive language are going to get canned.

Please keep the discussions civil and carry them in a mature and thoughtful manner.

Anyway, back to 40k and the original post Q&A...

[Azash]

Yes but agianst Tau you dont want to try stay back and shoot them so you need some kind of back up tactic dont you

[Eradius Lore]

true, thats why i keep 26 terminators in reserve ready for deep strike

[garreth Jacks]

Tau have a lot of heavy support and they should be used in hit and run becouse there armour is not as good as space marines so they are easy to kill

[Azash]

Originally Posted by Eradius Lore

true, thats why i keep 26 terminators in reserve ready for deep strike

Good idea, but make surwe the tau arent dispersed or they will be wasted.

[killerbob]

Having the tau dispersed is not always a good think depending on how his terminators are used

[Eradius Lore]

Originally Posted by killerbob

Having the tau dispersed is not always a good think depending on how his terminators are used

my army is as deadly in close quarters combat as it is in long range attack. if used effectively the close quarter units can be deployed swiftly into enemy lines and deal with all resistance. its an easy tactic really. cover fire from heavy support take out tanks and Hq units, close quarters deep strike in and destroy the rest.

[Winters_Sorrow]

I haven't played 40K for probably knocking on 6 years now, so I have no idea who these "Tau" are but they sound incredibly similar to Eldar (relatively weak armour, quick manoeuvrability and good shooting/heavy weapons)

Does anybody else feel that whenever a new Codex is released, suddenly they become the "best" army out there? A new codex always unbalances the rest - another reason I despise GW.
How many new gamers build up Ork armies or Ultramarines? There's no point as because they're one of the original old armies they just get decimated by the newer ones which get progressively more powerful and render the earlier armies pointless. (Until, of course, GW re-release the Orks codex and pump them all back up again - thereby starting the cycle again)

[Eradius Lore]

you do have a point winters sorrow but i have an Ultramarines army and i never lose even against all the new and powerfull armies they bring out. but that has something to do with good tactics on my part and the fact mine is bigger than any ones i know (11,500 when others are 5,000 and such) so i can have a lot more diversity when fighting

[Azash]

the tau actually aren't weak. They have a lot of good things like the criss suit, and the stealth suit as such. Eradius if your terminaters were deployed and you had to march across the battlefield then they wouldn't get very far. remember that tau have the greatest fire power in the game

[Azash]

Originally Posted by Winters_Sorrow

I haven't played 40K for probably knocking on 6 years now, so I have no idea who these "Tau" are but they sound incredibly similar to Eldar (relatively weak armour, quick manoeuvrability and good shooting/heavy weapons)

Does anybody else feel that whenever a new Codex is released, suddenly they become the "best" army out there? A new codex always unbalances the rest - another reason I despise GW.
How many new gamers build up Ork armies or Ultramarines? There's no point as because they're one of the original old armies they just get decimated by the newer ones which get progressively more powerful and render the earlier armies pointless. (Until, of course, GW re-release the Orks codex and pump them all back up again - thereby starting the cycle again)

I totally agree with you, the best example being Daemonhunters . But I collect mainly for the painting and the building

[garreth Jacks]

Eldar are the best to paint, they look good there easy to build and also ther lots of diffrent types of units which look diffrent.

Nice Avartar Azash