tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489945968592018737.post5858803647624414277..comments2023-11-23T07:35:28.249-05:00Comments on The Tau of War: The Tau of War: DeploymentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489945968592018737.post-53842293218751407102010-01-15T09:36:10.796-05:002010-01-15T09:36:10.796-05:00I haven't been fielding pathfinders much. But ...I haven't been fielding pathfinders much. But then again I haven't played my Tau in the past couple weeks. I think I may come back in February with a new list that incorporates them but for now, I'm sticking with what I have. <br /><br />Video was just posted. I made it last weekend. So Pearly, you have powers of foresight. <br /><br />D'Narb, I'd be really interested to see what this matrix looks like. It's sounds really cool. I'll check your blog for more info.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680110160882762433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489945968592018737.post-89708116198978910272010-01-14T18:04:53.208-05:002010-01-14T18:04:53.208-05:00It's only been a few months now since I starte...It's only been a few months now since I started holding F/W's in reserve, and giving them D/fish too! But I notice that my setup is similar to yours OSH....<br /><br />With the ecception of setting up my heavies. If I have two tanks, I keep them together; Amoured wall. But I tend to spread my broadsides out on opposite sides from my tanks so that I have relative heavy firepower spread across my table edge to cover any advance wherever during each turn.<br /><br />My question to you is this. If you take TWO squads of Broadsides in a game, how would you set them up?<br /><br />At the moment I'm trying to picture your setup; In my head it seems you have your force all to one side, apart from the Piranhas in the centre, and nothing on the other. Perhaps if you could show a photo/vid of a typical 'Old Shatter Hands setup please.<br /><br />Are you still not planning on fielding Pathfinders yet? you did say a while back you were tempted on bringing markerlights back into play!Pearlygateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125186425889801269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489945968592018737.post-75611167238985824902010-01-14T16:29:54.530-05:002010-01-14T16:29:54.530-05:00Nice little summary of important points, to be sur...Nice little summary of important points, to be sure. I am an advocate of creating a deployment matrix that incorporates mission, deployment type, and inferiority/superiority comparisons to firepower, mobility, and mass armies. I've found that this has helped me to establish broad pre-game outlines for strategy that better allow me to make changes on the fly during the game, particularly when faced with an enemy that I might feel overwhelmed by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489945968592018737.post-68004181359868714472010-01-14T10:26:05.648-05:002010-01-14T10:26:05.648-05:00That's some very good thinking there OSH. It&#...That's some very good thinking there OSH. It's important to think through the different ways that an army plays in order to find the most effective way for it to deploy (or reserve).<br /><br />I like the use of Broadsides as a sacrificial anchor as they are something that I know how hard it is to avoid focusing on. I might even put a squad of kroot in cover in front of them to really add to the illusion (and make it scoring if need be) and to tempt more of the enemy in. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to getting more Tau so I can start trying out some interesting plays.Pete Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10662176026555380093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489945968592018737.post-66941600084332265752010-01-14T08:53:47.313-05:002010-01-14T08:53:47.313-05:00Useful points. Our armies are quite different, so ...Useful points. Our armies are quite different, so I have other deployment issues (mostly what to do with my Kroot and pathfinders), but much of what you say relates to my own forces as well.<br /><br />If the game is objective based and you don't _need_ the piranhas to block movement or kill AV14, you are usually best to hold them in reserve, keeping them alive to contest objectives towards the end of the game.<br /><br />I often split my Hammerheads up, one in each table corner. With their range there is no downside to doing this, and it makes your enemy split his forces if he wants to assault them both.Sholtohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576403929813478210noreply@blogger.com