fighters/bombers

[Oneofmany]

So i am updating my tau fleet with some fighters and bombers from forge world.

Now is the question: Will I buy up tot the max for al the Bay's(4bombers and 4fighter on a 4 bay cruiser) ore buy a ready mix of them (like 3bommers+1fighter on a 4 bay cruiser).

And if I go for the mix what would be the best mix?

Thanks One

[AsleepByDay]

Well if you don't get 4 of the same then you'll always have to use a paper marker which somewhat defeats the point. They come in packs of 6 however so each pack allows you to make 6 markers, you'll need to buy some 20mm bases from gw to put them on I've found small nails work wonders for this.

[afterimagedan]

You could also try movement tray for warhammer fantasy and paper clip.

[LuCarD]

I usually take 1 fighter for every turrent my target has. The rest bombers.

If the target has a fighter on cap I will take a single bomber and attack the ship. If there are more fighters on cap hopefully the resillience will take care of them.

But personally I really hate bomber, they are slow they are pretty useless against ship with 2 or more turrets. When a ship has 2 turrents you will have on average 1.5 attacks per bomber. From a wave of 4 bomber and 2 fighters against a ship with 2 turrent you will only have 8 attacks if you're lucky enough to throw average.

[horizon]

Use the markers.

[fracas]

one to one

[Oneofmany]

@AsleepByDay
You use 20mm square bases like the paper counters size?, I was thingking of 25mm round bases from 40k, I know its a little bit bigger but it looks go and the ships have round bases to. So is it a no no or is it oke in your book?

@horizon
I know, but they look so good 3 little fighters on a base

To all oke I will go for the mix it is also the most pleasant for the bank

thanks One

[AsleepByDay]

I wouldn't mind you'd be hard pressed to gain much advantage from it and I much prefer the quickness of models over paper markers, make sure you put them together so they are quick and easy to handle