Tau Forest Tigers - Army Composition
| Unit Name | Models in Unit | Point Value |
|---|---|---|
| Firewarriors - Alpha Squad | 8 | 105 |
| Shas'ui, Bonded, Marker Light | ||
| Broadside Battle Armor | 1 | 100 |
| Shas'ui, Team Leader, HW Drone Controller, Gun Drones x1, Adv Stab Sys 10,HW Multi-Tracker | ||
| Broadside Battle Armor | 1 | 100 |
| Shas'ui, Team Leader, HW Drone Controller, Gun Drone, Adv Stab Sys, HW Multi-Tracker | ||
| Crisis Commander | 1 | 152 |
| Cyclic Ion Blaster, Missle Launcher, Shield Generator, HW Drone Controller, 2 Gun Drones, HW multiracker , Bonding Knife | ||
| Crisis Team - Sigma Squad | 2 | 149 |
| Shas'ui x 2 w/ Team Leader, Bonding Knife, Plasma Rifle x2, Missile Pod x2, Multi-tracker x2 HW Drone Controller, Gun Drone X2 | ||
| Firewarriors - Beta Squad | 8 | 105 |
| Shas'ui, Bonded, Marker Light | ||
| Firewarriors - Gamma Squad | 8 | 105 |
| Shas'la x 8, Shas'ui Bonding Knife, Marker Light | ||
| Path Finders | 6 | 172 |
| Shasla x 6, Shas'ui Bonded, Devilfish w/ disruption pod, | ||
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The Tau Forest Tigers were my first army for Games Workshop's Warhammer 40K. I started collecting them back in the summer of 2006 prior to the start of the Medusa V campaign. I chose the Tau for two different reasons. The first was because I thought the figures just looked cool...except for the Crisis Suits. Those things are ugly. I also thought not many people played the Tau because during the times I visited my local GW store, I never saw anyone actually playing them. It turns out I was wrong about that. They are probably the second most popular faction around here. It turns out everyone was just waiting for all the figures to be released before purchasing an army.[Just what I was doing]
The name Forest Tigers come from their paint scheme. Each figure is painted in a green/brown camouflage with bright orange stripes over several parts of their bodies. These colors were really more a convenience thing then anything else. A few months early, I had just finished up painting a Lizardmen Army for Warhammer Fantasy and these Lizardmen were painted with the same brown/green/orange stripe combination.
Initially, the army consisted of just the Battalion Box Set and several other battle suits. In fact, I created a patrol army out of just the Batallion Box set. Shortly after I added Heavy Support in the form of a Hammerhead, a second Broadside, and a Sky Ray.[Did you know that the Sky Ray Box includes the pieces for all of the Tau Vehicles?]. Over the next year I added more troops until the army reached its current size.
Prior to the release of Warhammer 40K Apocalypse, I purchased the massive Tau Hunter Cadre set those pieces would become a second division – The Fire Ocelot Division. When these two divisions are put together, they can form a massive 3000 point army and still have plenty of pieces to spare.
For 5th edition I am working my army into a core 1000 point list[Shown to the Right] and several 500 point teams. Each tean will bring a specialized tactic into the army. Currently, the three planned add-ons are:
1) Heavy Support Team
2) A Mobile/Recon Team
3) A Close Support Team
Tau Forest Tiger Tactics
For details on how I play this army, check out my write up of tactics here
Army Photos
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News and Battle History of the Tau Forest Tigers
| Name | Wins | Losses | Draws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Edition Battles | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1000 Point vs Tyranids | Win | ||
| 1500 Point vs Raven Wing | Draw | ||
Speed Painting Completed!!!  Over the weekend I finished up my speed painting army and collected my prize! Here is the final shot of my Tau Forest Tigers. Speed Painting Day 21  I have been on vacation for the past week, but I still have got a few more painted in the day I have been back. Here are the latest updates:
Speed Painting Day 10  The Speed Painting Contest continues with the first Check Point Day Approaching. We were required to have four force org slots painted by the first check point. Currently I am well ahead of that at:
Speed Painting Day 4  Day 4 of the speed painting contest is done and I am making really good progress. All the figures have to be painted by Sept 6, so I am in good shape at the moment. Here are the most recent numbers:
Speed Painting Day 1  The Local GW Store is hosting a speed army painting contest to coincide with the release of 40K 5th Edition. Since I was going to repaint my Forest Tigers, I figured I would enter them into the event.
Hammerheads in 5th Edition I wrote an article on using the Hammerhead's cluster attack in Warhammer 5th Edition. | RSS
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