Warhammer 40k List Review: Tau Empire Retaliation Cadre

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My current Take on the retaliation Cadre. A powerful yet glass cannon detachment that requires a high level of skill to play. Knowing where to move, what to shoot and how to use your CP are rewarded in this battle suit centric list.

[@jmaccsarmiesofmiddleearth]

Fun list love me some burst cannon suits

[@TheMachomaniac]

I run the same list with a few different weapon loadouts. However I run 2 Starscythes (1 flamers and other burst canon) and a third Fireknife squad. Then I have enough points at the end to have a Skyray in the list also.

[@pajugarline6121]

If you can, change the heavy burst cannon on the riptide for the ion gun. A riptide rarely kills a heavy vehicle, but two can do that job using the nova charge. And you already have enoughbfire power tobdeal with hordes.

[@Woundedon6s]

You are correct. I was trying to build toward the more horde green tide meta with the heavy burst. Getting aggressive with that riptide and doing S7 -2 2damage shots.

[@rathstar]

I like the list in general and like the changes you've made. I think it can be a trap trying to focus on close range battlesuits to get the detachment buffs.
I'd like to suggest a radical opinion of dropping one of the ghostkeels and one of the riptides to put a cadre fireblade, breacher and devilfish combo and upgrade the 2 broadsides to skyrays. The breachers add some nice horde clearing that can prevent the crisis suits deepstriking where they want and the skyrays will be much better anti tank.

[@Woundedon6s]

You are most likely correct selling out totally for the battle suits is a bit of a detriment. It’s a delicate balance I think you need to strike for this detachment. More updates to come on this in the future for sure.

[@MrK98C]

What weapons would you put on the Skyrays?

[@TheMachomaniac]

Why run retaliation cadre after making those changes?????? You play retaliation cadre if you want to play a battlesuit majority list. If barely half of your points for retaliation cadre is battlesuits you'd be way better off playing Kauyon or Montka................