Gooooooood day everyone,

I need some help. Im going to the Calidonian Revolution and i am taking my Tau again. Below are two lists which i cannot choose between. Can you?

HQ- XV8 Commander (Multi-spectrum sensor suite, Neuroweb System jammer, Puretide Engram Neurochip, Iridium Armour, Shield Generator, Stim Injector)

Elites - Riptides (Ion Accelerator, Early Warning Override)
Riptides (Ion Accelerator, Early Warning Override)
Riptides (Ion Accelerator) (These three will be jumping around getting objectives)

Troops- 10 Kroot
10 Kroot (meat shield or off the borad depending on opponent)

Heavy Support - 3 Broadside (Velocity Tracker, Plasma Rilfes) (Warlord will join this unit to ignore cover and get tank hunter for anti flyer etc)

Firebase Support Cadre

Riptide (Heavy Burst Cannon, Stim Injector, Velocity Tracker)

3 Broadside (Early Warning Override)
3 Broadside (Early Warning Override)

Fortification

Aegis Defence Line.



List Two

HQ- XV8 Commander (Multi-spectrum sensor suite, Neuroweb System jammer, Puretide Engram Neurochip, Iridium Armour, Shield Generator, Stim Injector)

Elites - Riptides (Ion Accelerator, Early Warning Override)
Riptides (Ion Accelerator, Early Warning Override)


Troops- 12 Kroot
12 Kroot

Fast Attack- 6 Path Finders
- 6 path Finders

Heavy Support - 3 Broadside (Velocity Tracker, Plasma Rilfes) (Warlord will join this unit to ignore cover and get tank hunter for anti flyer etc)

Firebase Support Cadre

Riptide (Heavy Burst Cannon, Stim Injector, Velocity Tracker)

3 Broadside (Early Warning Override)
3 Broadside (Early Warning Override)

Fortification

Sky Shield Landing Pad


Both lists are similar. the questions i have are.

1) Does list one have enough fire power to negate the lack of path finders?
2) Does the Sky shield Landing Pad give me great protection in list two?
3) Am i sticking to rigidly to the Gun line?
4) Do i need to crack out my Fire warriors?

Cheers Guys