1850 Sniper Kroot Marker Fun!

[Chicop76]

I have a ton of kroot crying to be used. I can field all that is listed minus 2 tanks, but with 8 tanks on my hand I think I can make 2 skyrays from scratch.

Anyway I can also field 20 kroot hounds and 5 krootox with the listed kroot.

The objective is to infiltrate and sniper away. If I go first I have enough marker lights to give my krot bs 5 with deny cover saves. The ethereal is around for leadership 10 and +6 fnp.

With 120 sniper shots or 360 possible rapid fire shoots I should easily bring the pain. However with 120 sniper shots I will hit 100 times wounding 50 times. 16 shots would rend kill marines, while the other 34 wounds will kill 11 marines for a grand total of 27 dead marines not counting seeker missles. That is easily 1/3 or even half of most marine armies.

If you mention the possible 360 shots hitting 300 times killing 200 gaunts or wounding 15ox on marines killing 50 marines isn't too shabby.

I don't expect this to be a tournament winner, but it breaks the mode from what you would expect from Tau.


1850 Kroot Marker List

50 Ethereal
140 20x Kroot:20x Sniper
140 20x Kroot:20x Sniper
140 20x Kroot:20x Sniper
140 20x Kroot:20x Sniper
140 20x Kroot:20x Sniper
140 20x Kroot:20x Sniper
50+840= 890
88 8x Pathfinder
88 8x Pathfinder
88 8x Pathfinder
264+890= 1154
84 6x Marker Drones
84 6x Marker Drones
84 6x Marker Drones
252+1154= 1406
116 skyray
116 skyray
116 skyray
348+1406= 1754
96 points to spare
Models used: 172


18 seeker missles to deal with armour 13 really since sniper shots can deal with armour 12 and lower. Thinking of giving my skyrays extra cover saves and keep them behind cover.

[Cammerz]

Are you aware that Marker Drone squads and Pathfinder teams all use up Fast Attack slots? You can't have three of each below 2000pts.
You'd need to drop some things and then fill out the rest of your list with HQ and Elites.

[Chicop76]

You're right. Don't drink and write list. I guess I will add suits with marker drones and drone controller than.

[Arkitek]

Auxiliaries can't benefit from the Ethereal's leadership as far as I'm aware.

[Cammerz]

Auxiliaries can't benefit from the Ethereal's leadership as far as I'm aware.

They definitely can, kroot rifle pulse rounds are specifically stated as being affected by the Ethereal's 'Storm of Fire' rule. And the wording says "All firendly models within 12"", not "all Tau models".

[Arkitek]

I stand corrected, then, if a little surprised.

[Chicop76]

1850 Kroot Marker List

50 Ethereal
190 20x Kroot:20x Sniper, 2x Krootox
190 20x Kroot:20x Sniper, 2x Krootox
190 20x Kroot:20x Sniper, 2x Krootox
190 20x Kroot:20x Sniper, 2x Krootox
190 20x Kroot:20x Sniper, 2x Krootox
185 20x Kroot:20x Sniper, 1x Krootox, 4 hounds
110 10x Pathfinder
110 10x Pathfinder
110 10x Pathfinder
115 skyray
115 skyray
115 skyray


1850 Kroot Sniper list
169 models
36 marker lights
24 seeker missles