Hi BoLS,

I used to play tau in 4th ed and I'm fairly new to 7th.

I'm now playing Tau - Farsight Enclaves and I've been finding that I come a cropper later in the game when people start to dig in any remaining troops to stop getting tabled.

These dug in troops are normally in difficult places to get to for my fairly static FW gunline.

There are other solutions to my problem but as it stands for my assaulting needs, I use kroot.

The more I play them the more I realise how terribly average they are at everything. Granted they can infiltrate. but a S3 T3 6+ model does not last long in 40k.

They are billed as the assault unit of tau (at least in 4th ed), I find this laughable.

I've been trying to think of a unit/formation/detatchment that I could incorporate in Kroot's stead to fulfill some of the following.

1. Be able to mop up remaining units Turn 3 onwards. Preferably Deepstrike/outflank and have some manner of negating cover saves.
2. Can act as Speed bump to assaulting units, whether this be DSing terminators or Ork boyz running at me
3. If needed can sit on an objective.


Has anyone else though about Kroot alternatives? Has anyone thought of or use any good tactics to deal with dug-in troops?


Any help you could give me would be most appreciated!