My 2nd try at my tau Drone army Any help is greatly appreciated

[RAX 333]

+++ tau Drone army second try (2000pts) +++
+++ 2000pt Codex: Tau Empire, Supplement: Farsight Enclaves Roster (Primary Detachment, Primary Detachment)) +++

Selections:

Codex: Tau Empire (Primary Detachment) Selections:

+ HQ +

* Cadre Fireblade
(Independent Character, Split Fire, Supporting Fire, Volley Fire)
Markerlight, Photon grenades, Pulse rifle


+ Troops +

* Fire Warrior Team
(Supporting Fire)
10x Fire Warrior Shas'la with pulse rifle, Photon grenades
* Devilfish
Blacksun filter, Burst cannon, Disruption pod, Twin-linked smart missile system


* Kroot Carnivore Squad
(Infiltrate, Move Through Cover, Stealth (Forests) ())
Kroot Hound (Acute Senses), Sniper rounds
* 10x Kroot
10x Kroot rifle


+ Fast Attack +

* Barracuda Air Superiority Fighter [FW]
(Agile, Deep Strike, Supersonic)
2x Auto-targeting burst cannon (Auto-targeting), Disruption pod, Ion cannon, Twin-linked missile pod


* Barracuda Air Superiority Fighter [FW]
(Agile, Deep Strike, Supersonic)
2x Auto-targeting burst cannon (Auto-targeting), Decoy launchers, Disruption pod, Ion cannon, Twin-linked missile pod


+ Heavy Support +

* Sniper Drone Team
(Stealth, Supporting Fire)
* 3x Firesight Marksman
3x Drone controller, 3x Markerlight, 3x Pulse pistol
* 9x Sniper Drone
9x Longshot pulse rifle


* Sniper Drone Team
(Stealth, Supporting Fire)
* 3x Firesight Marksman
3x Drone controller, 3x Markerlight, 3x Pulse pistol
* 9x Sniper Drone
9x Longshot pulse rifle


* Sniper Drone Team
(Stealth, Supporting Fire)
* 3x Firesight Marksman
3x Drone controller, 3x Markerlight, 3x Pulse pistol
* 9x Sniper Drone
9x Longshot pulse rifle


Supplement: Farsight Enclaves (Primary Detachment) Selections:

+ HQ +

* Darkstrider
(Fight on Foot, Fighting Retreat, Independent Character, Outflank, Preferred Enemy (Orks) (CC only), Scouts, Supporting Fire)
Blacksun filter, Markerlight, Photon grenades, Pulse carbine, Structural Analyser


+ Elites +

* XV104 Riptide
(Nova Reactor, Preferred Enemy (Orks) (CC only), Supporting Fire)
Earth Caste Pilot Array (*), Ion accelerator, Riptide battlesuit, Riptide Shield Generator, Stimulant injector, Talisman of Arthas Moloch (*), Twin-linked smart missile system, Velocity tracker


+ Troops +

* Kroot Carnivore Squad
(Infiltrate, Move Through Cover, Preferred Enemy (Orks) (CC only), Stealth (Forests) ())
Kroot Hound (Acute Senses), Sniper rounds
* 10x Kroot
10x Kroot rifle


* Kroot Carnivore Squad
(Infiltrate, Move Through Cover, Preferred Enemy (Orks) (CC only), Stealth (Forests) ())
Kroot Hound (Acute Senses), Sniper rounds
* 10x Kroot
10x Kroot rifle


* XV8 Crisis Team (compulsory)
(Preferred Enemy (Orks) (CC only), Supporting Fire, Very Bulky)
Bonding Knife Ritual (*)
* Crisis Shas'ui
Crisis battlesuit, 2x Missile pod
* Crisis Shas'ui
Crisis battlesuit, 2x Missile pod
* Crisis Shas'ui
Crisis battlesuit, 2x Missile pod


+ Fast Attack +

* Piranhas
* Piranha
Fusion blaster, Two Gun Drones


* Piranhas
* Piranha
Fusion blaster, Two Gun Drones


* Piranhas
* Piranha
Fusion blaster, Two Gun Drones

[RAX 333]

no one seems to be responding to my thread does that mean that nobody can think a way for me to improve my army or an alternative suggestion

[karandras]

I think most people are too busy trying to absorb 7th edition. I will need quite a bit of playtesting 7th before I would feel comfortable offering any advise. That being said, I was a little confused when I look over your army list as there is not a single squadron of fast attack drones, nor the prerequisite battlesuit commander with drone controller that I would envision being present in a "tau drone army".... I have never seen anyone run Darkstrider in my neck of the woods or the Tau flyers... so the army is unique just with those models let alone the three units of sniper drones. Good luck!