Tau Flyers, a discussion

[son_of_volmer]

The Tau flyers are lacking in countless aspects. They were released when GW was handing out flyers to everyone.

With Forge World already producing the Barracuda; FW had the market cornered on cool looking, butt kicking flyers. So GW slapped together some lack luster rules, slapped together a model that many also consider lacking luster.

I feel it was a bad idea releasing the razorshark and sun shark. They have unique weapons and rules which further muddles an army already saturated with weapon options and rules. So I have been pondering: what should they have done?

Despite the fact that Tau get all the toys, the flyer should have been just that, an option to mount any weapon option tau have available to them. It would hearken back to the old vehicle customization rules, but just reined-in a little bit.

The option to carry one 'hard point' weapon; rail gun, ion cannon, heavy burst cannon, high yield missile pod or ion accelerator
or
The option to carry a twin linked set of any of the other options; fusion, plasma, missile pod, burst cannon, flamer, Smart Missile system.
(The flamer might need torrent, and things link the fusion blaster might need a range increase)

You would only get one weapon system, (with options for seekers). It could fielded as a unit 3, but every flyer has to have the same weapon.


Is this a crazy pie in the sky idea that would never work?
Would it sell better than the two current Tau flyers?
Is it overpowered?

why, Why, WHY?