COMBAT PATROL: T'AU EMPIRE

PROTECTORS OF 445 pts

AUN’SHAR
It is the belief of the Ethereal Aun’Shar that he can best spread the light of the Greater Good by taking to
the battlefields of the 41st Millennium and overseeing the destruction of those foes who simply cannot
be enlightened through diplomatic negotiation. The Fire caste warriors who fight at his side venerate
their leader and follow his commands without the slightest hesitation. They live to see his will done, and
would die without regret to ensure his continued survival.

This Combat Patrol includes the units shown below.

A Aun’Shar D Strike Team

(1 model) (10 models)
■ T his model is equipped with: honour stave; ■1  Fire Warrior Shas’ui is equipped with: pulse
hover drone. carbine; pulse pistol; close combat weapon;
support turret missile system; marker drone.
B Shas’nel D’tano ■ 5 Fire Warriors are equipped with: pulse pistol;
(1 model) pulse rifle; close combat weapon.
■ T his model is equipped with: Fireblade pulse ■ 4 Fire Warriors are equipped with: pulse
rifle; close combat weapon. carbine; pulse pistol; close combat weapon.

C Ghostkeel Battlesuit E Stealth Battlesuits

(1 model) (3 models)
■ T his model is equipped with: cyclic ion raker; ■1  Stealth Shas’vre is equipped with: fusion
twin fusion blaster; Ghostkeel fists; battlesuit blaster; battlesuit fists; battlesuit support
support system. system; marker drone.
■ 2 Stealth Shas’ui are equipped with: burst
cannon; battlesuit fists.

Lista 3: Exoarmadura Lista 3: Grotesques Pulse rifle

- Comandante Coldstar - Caminante de las Sombras
w añón rotativo de alta cadencia; Puños de exoarmadura w Sombra; arma cuerpo a cuerpo
1 Dron de Defensa + 1 Dron Telem, Sistemas de apoyo para armaduras
1 bláster fundidor + generador de escudo. - Fireblade
w Rifle de inducción de Filoardiente; arma cuerpo a cuerpo
- Crisis x3 + Dron Defensa, Dron telemetrico
Pulse carbine
todos w generador de escudo Sistemas de apoyo para armaduras
1 w 2 Ciclobláster iónico, 2 Dron de combate.
1 w bláster fundidor + Módulo lanzamisiles + Dron Telem + Dron Def. - Equipo de Irruptores
1 w 2 Tau Flamer + 2 Dron Def. w Bláster de inducción; pistola de inducción; arma cuerpo a cuerpo.
Sgt w + Dron de combate + Dron guardian.

- Equipo de Irruptores
w Bláster de inducción; pistola de inducción; arma cuerpo a cuerpo. - Mantarraya
Sgt w + Dron Telemetrico + Dron guardian. w Cañón rotativo de aceleración; 2 carabina de inducción dobles; casco blindado
Support turret Fire Warrior Shas’ui Fire Warrior Marker drone
- Exo Sigilo x 3 - Pathfinders
2 w cañón rotativo; puños de exoarmadura. 6 w carabina de inducción; pistola de inducción; arma cuerpo a cuerpo.
Sgt w bláster fundidor; puños de exoarmadura. dron Telem. Dron Def. 3 w Rifle acelerador; pistola de inducción; arma cuerpo a cuerpo.
Burst cannon sgt w arabina de inducción; pistola de inducción; arma cuerpo a cuerpo
Dron antigravedad + Dron de Combate + Dron de Defensa.
- Exo Sigilo x 3
2 w cañón rotativo; puños de exoarmadura.
Sgt w cañon rotativo; puños de exoarmadura. dron Telem. Dron Def. - Piraña w Cañón rotativo de Piraña; 2 carabinas de inducción dobles; casco
blindado 2 Misil Buscador.

- Mastines Kroot x4
Colmillos desgarradores - 10 Carnivoros Kroot
w Rifle kroot.

Fusion blaster
- Mastines Kroot x4
Colmillos desgarradores

Stealth Shas’ui Stealth Shas’vre Shield drone

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 Cyclic ion raker Twin fusion blaster

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PROTECTORS OF AUN’SHAR
ABILITIES ENHANCEMENTS

The datasheets required to use the Protectors of Aun’Shar can be Your Ethereal model is your Warlord and has the DS13
found on the following pages, and are designed exclusively for Experimental Drone Enhancement. You can replace this with
Combat Patrol games. A unit’s datasheet will list all the abilities DS15 Experimental Drone.
it has. This will include a Faction ability – For the Greater
Good – that is referenced on many units’ datasheets, and is
described below.
DEFAULT ENHANCEMENT

FOR THE GREATER GOOD DS13 EXPERIMENTAL DRONE (AURA)

The Hunter Cadres battle for the betterment of the T’au Empire, This hover drone has been specially commissioned for use
not for personal gain or egotistic accomplishments. This burning by Ethereals who prefer to lead from the front. Designed
commitment allows for prodigiously effective covering fire. by renowned Earth caste engineers, it incorporates a
Enemies are pinned in place by deadly bursts of pulse blasts, or the cutting-edge force field emitter that not only obfuscates
infamous T’au markerlight is used to expose even well-fortified the whereabouts of drone and rider, but also projects a
enemy positions, allowing other T’au warriors to fall on the defensive energy shield around those warriors who stand
vulnerable enemies with murderous force. in the Ethereal’s defence.

In your Shooting phase, units from your army can work in pairs The bearer has the Lone Operative and Stealth abilities.
to help each other target specific enemy units. When they do While a friendly T’au Empire Infantry unit is within
this, one unit is the Observer unit and the other is their Guided 6" of the bearer, improve the Save characteristic of
unit. The enemy they are targeting is called their Spotted unit. models in that unit by 1 and those models have the
Feel No Pain 5+ ability.
Each time you select this unit to shoot, if it is not an Observer
unit, it can use this ability. If it does, select one other friendly * Para lideres:
Mejora la salvacion de la unidad del portador en 1 y
unit with this ability (note that Aun’Shar does not have this
ademas, si la unidad es de infanteria, gana la habilidad
ability) that is also eligible to shoot (excluding Battle-shocked
FNP 5+.
and Observer units). Until the end of the phase, this unit is
considered a Guided unit, and that friendly unit is considered
an Observer unit. Then select one enemy unit that is visible
to both your units to be their Spotted unit. Until the end of
the phase: OR
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 ach time a model in a Guided unit makes an attack
that targets their Spotted unit, improve the Ballistic Skill
characteristic of the attack by 1 and, if their Observer unit
OPTIONAL ENHANCEMENT
has the Markerlight keyword, the attack has the [IGNORES
COVER] ability. DS15 EXPERIMENTAL DRONE (AURA)
An adaptation on the DS13 design, the DS15 sacrifices
• E
 ach time a model in a Guided unit makes an attack that a certain amount of protective capability in favour of
does not target their Spotted unit, worsen the Ballistic Skill mounting a pulse-capacitance supercharger module.
characteristic of the attack by 1. This potent device increases the ferocity of nearby T’au
ranged weaponry, rendering already potent firearms
truly terrifying.

The bearer has the Lone Operative and Stealth abilities.

While a friendly T’au Empire unit is within 6" of the
bearer, ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit
have the [LETHAL HITS] ability.

* Para lideres:
La unidad del portador gana la habilidad LHits

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SECONDARY OBJECTIVES STRATAGEMS

You will use the Kauyon Lure secondary objective. You can You can use the following Stratagems:
replace this with Leadership Caste.
DEFENSIVE FUSILLADE
PROTECTORS OF AUN’SHAR – BATTLE TACTIC STRATAGEM
DEFAULT SECONDARY OBJECTIVE Warriors of the Fire caste train to keep selecting targets and
gunning them down even as the foe close to point-blank range.
1CP
KAUYON LURE WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
The martial philosophy of Kauyon is that of the patient TARGET: One T’au Empire unit from your army that has not been
hunter. By positioning T’au forces to incentivise the foe selected to shoot this phase.
advancing aggressively upon them, its proponents lure EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by
their quarry into the kill box ready for the ambush that models in your unit have the [PISTOL] ability.
must surely follow.

From the second battle round onwards, at the end of

RAPID REPOSITIONING
your Command phase, you score 5VP if there are one PROTECTORS OF AUN’SHAR – STRATEGIC PLOY STRATAGEM
or more T’au Empire units from your army (excluding T’au military doctrine is highly mobile, placing little value on
Battle-shocked units) within your deployment zone. retaining territory compared to the preservation of T’au lives and
1CP the elimination of the enemy’s strength.
WHEN: End of your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One T’au Empire unit from your army that is not within
Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move up to D6". If your unit
has the Battlesuit keyword, it can make a Normal move of up
to 6" instead.
RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit is not eligible
to declare a charge.

OR LASER-MARKED TARGETS
PROTECTORS OF AUN’SHAR – STRATEGIC PLOY STRATAGEM

Painted with markerlights by well-hidden Pathfinders, the foe are

perfectly triangulated ready to be cut down as they charge.
OPTIONAL SECONDARY OBJECTIVE 1CP
WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase, just after an enemy unit
has declared a charge.
LEADERSHIP CASTE TARGET: One T’au Empire unit from your army that was selected
To all other T’au, the Ethereals are sacred beings whose as a target of that charge and is not within Engagement Range of
safety is of paramount importance. No T’au would think one or more enemy units.
twice about giving their life if it ensured the survival of an EFFECT: Your unit can shoot that enemy unit as if it were your
Ethereal, and it is the most grievous tragedy to permit such Shooting phase. When doing so, each time a model in your unit
a singular being to fall. makes a ranged attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 6 is required to
score a hit, irrespective of the attacking weapon’s Ballistic Skill or
At the end of the battle, you score 20VP if your Ethereal any modifiers. Until the end of the phase, subtract 2 from Charge
model is not destroyed. rolls made for that enemy unit.
RESTRICTIONS: Your unit cannot shoot more than once this turn.

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AUN’SHAR Like all Ethereals, Aun’Shar is serene and wise, a spiritual
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leader of the T’au who embodies the unity of the Greater
6" 3 5+ 3 6+ 1 Good. In times of war he is ever keen to take to the field in
person, fighting with his energised honour stave, skimming
above the battle aboard his hover drone and invoking the
5+ INVULNERABLE SAVE fundamental might of the T’au castes.

MELEE WEAPONS RANGE A WS S AP D ABILITIES

Honour stave Melee 2 4+ 5 0 1 Coordinated Leadership: In your Command phase, roll one
D6: on a 4+, you gain 1CP.
WARGEAR ABILITIES
Hover Drone: The bearer can Fly and has a Move characteristic of 10".

FACTION KEYWORDS:
KEYWORDS: Infantry, Character, Fly, Ethereal, Aun’Shar
T’au Empire

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SHAS’NEL D’TANO Specialists in infantry-based battlefield tactics, Cadre
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Fireblades eschew the honour of a battlesuit in order to
6" 3 4+ 3 7+ 1 fight selflessly amongst the Fire caste’s rank and file. Their
veteran wisdom is of great benefit to the warriors alongside
whom they fight, optimising the ferocity and accuracy of
their firepower.

RANGED WEAPONS RANGE A BS S AP D ABILITIES

Fireblade pulse rifle [RAPID FIRE 1] 30" 1 3+ 5 0 2 CORE: Leader

MELEE WEAPONS RANGE A WS S AP D FACTION: For the Greater Good

Close combat weapon Melee 3 4+ 3 0 1 Volley Fire: While this model is leading a unit, add 1 to the
Attacks characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by
LEADER models in that unit.

This model can be attached to the following unit: Strike Team

FACTION KEYWORDS:
KEYWORDS: Infantry, Character, Cadre Fireblade, Shas’nel D’tano
T’au Empire

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STRIKE TEAM Fire Warrior Strike Teams are the mainstay of many Hunter
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Cadres, unleashing storms of potent anti-personnel
6" 3 4+ 1 7+ 2 firepower that few foes can long endure. Tough, dependable,
numerous and with access to a variety of specialised
weaponry and drone support, these Fire Warriors will hold
the line no matter what odds they face.

RANGED WEAPONS RANGE A BS S AP D ABILITIES

Pulse carbine 20" 2 4+ 5 0 1 FACTION: For the Greater Good
Pulse pistol [PISTOL] 12" 1 4+ 5 0 1
Cover Fire: While this unit is within range of an objective
Pulse rifle [RAPID FIRE 1] 30" 1 4+ 5 0 1
marker you control, each time you select it as the target of the
Support turret missile system Fire Overwatch Stratagem, hits are scored on unmodified Hit
30" 2 5+ 5 0 1
[INDIRECT FIRE, TWIN-LINKED] rolls of 4+ when resolving that Stratagem.
DS8 Support Turret: In your Movement phase, if this unit
MELEE WEAPONS RANGE A WS S AP D Remains Stationary, until the start of your next Movement
Close combat weapon Melee 1 5+ 3 0 1 phase, its Fire Warrior Shas’ui model is equipped with the
support turret missile system weapon.
Designer’s Note: Place a DS8 Support Turret token next to this
unit to remind you. This does not count as a model for any
rules purposes.

FACTION KEYWORDS:
KEYWORDS: Infantry, Battleline, Markerlight, Fire Warrior, Strike Team
T’au Empire

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STEALTH BATTLESUITS A comparatively lightweight and specialist mark of
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battlesuit, the XV25 conceals its pilot behind fields of
8" 4 3+ 2 7+ 1 sensor-baffling stealth technology. Benefiting from
jet-assisted speed and impressive firepower, these teams
make excellent forward operatives.

RANGED WEAPONS RANGE A BS S AP D ABILITIES

Burst cannon 18" 4 4+ 5 0 1 CORE: Infiltrators, Stealth
Fusion blaster [MELTA 2] 12" 1 4+ 9 -4 D6
FACTION: For the Greater Good
MELEE WEAPONS RANGE A WS S AP D Forward Observers: Each time this unit is an Observer unit,
Battlesuit fists Melee 2 5+ 4 0 1 until the end of the phase, each time a ranged attack is made
by a model in their Guided unit that targets their Spotted unit,
re-roll a Wound roll of 1.
WARGEAR ABILITIES
Marker Drone: The bearer’s unit has the Markerlight keyword and can act as an Observer unit for
another unit even if it Advanced this turn.
Designer’s Note: Place a Marker Drone token next to this unit to remind you. This does not count as a
model for any rules purposes.

FACTION KEYWORDS:
KEYWORDS: Infantry, Fly, Battlesuit, Stealth T’au Empire

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GHOSTKEEL BATTLESUIT Nothing so huge should be able to slip unnoticed across
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the battlefield, yet between its stealth field and its
10" 8 2+ 12 7+ 3 electrowarfare suite the Ghostkeel Battlesuit does just
that. Once in position its pilot unleashes ferocious volleys
of firepower, ambushing, overwhelming and scattering the
terrified foe in a matter of moments.

RANGED WEAPONS RANGE A BS S AP D ABILITIES

Cyclic ion raker – standard 36" 6 4+ 7 -1 2 CORE: Deadly Demise D3, Infiltrators, Lone Operative, Stealth
Cyclic ion raker – overcharge [HAZARDOUS] 36" 6 4+ 8 -2 3
FACTION: For the Greater Good
Twin fusion blaster [MELTA 2, TWIN-LINKED] 12" 1 4+ 9 -4 D6

MELEE WEAPONS RANGE A WS S AP D

Ghostkeel fists Melee 3 5+ 6 0 2

WARGEAR ABILITIES
Battlesuit Support System: The bearer is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.

DAMAGED: 1-4 WOUNDS REMAINING

While this model has 1-4 wounds remaining, each time this model makes an attack, subtract 1 from the
Hit roll.

Before selecting targets for this weapon, select one of its profiles to make attacks with.

FACTION KEYWORDS:
KEYWORDS: Vehicle, Walker, Fly, Battlesuit, Ghostkeel T’au Empire