Tau Fast Attack Tactics

The Tau army has four fast attack options. In this section we will be looking at how these can be used.

Tau Gun Drones Tactics

You can have squadrons of Tau Gun Drones as fast attack. These have the usual Jet Pack special rules and twin linked carbines. The Tau Gun Drone Pulse Carbines do not have marker lights, which is a pitty, but they are useful in any case.

Tau Pathfinders Tactics

The Tau Pathfinders are the scouts of the Tau army. As such they are designed to get in to forward positions. This is good as they come with marker lights too. This means that you can use the Pathfindes to locate targest, which means that the larger guns in te Tau army can hit the targest easier.

If you are going to use the Tau Pathfinders in this way, make sure that you roll for their hits first. This will allow you to use the Marker Light bonuses for the other Tau units in that shooting round.

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Vespid Stingwings

The Vespids Stingwings are winged creatures that get the jumb pack special rule and a great AP3 anti-Space Marine gun. However they do not stand up well in close combat. This means that they are best dropped down behind low cover to finish off any units that have strayed away from the main force.