Fix Bayonets!

This is the first draft of the rules for my new super heavy gunship. I don’t have a clue if they are balanced or not and knowing me they will need to be toned down, although I have used VDR mostly.

Kraken Super Heavy Gunship - 607pts

Type: tank, super heavy, skimmer

Speed: agile

Structure Points: 3

Tau Force Fields: 1

Armour: Front = 13 Side = 12 Rear = 11

Race: Tau (BS3)

Weapons: 4 burst cannons, 1 twin linked ion cannon, 1 long barrelled plasma rifle, 1 twin linked railgun, 1 advanced smart missile system.

options: The Kraken Super  Heavy Gunship may be given any vehicle upgrade from codex “Tau Empire”

Apocalypse options: May replace the command vehicle in a “armoured interdiction force” and gains any upgrades that this may grant.

Advanced Smart missile system: this is a prototype upgraded smart missile system that is capable of firing many more missiles than a standard smart missile system, unfortunately in its current state collisions may occur between the missiles as the Missile’s AI was not originally designed to operate with so many other missiles in the vicinity
The Advanced Smart  missile system acts as a normal smart missile system in every way, except that it counts as Heavy D3 x 4.

well, I don’t think there is much I need to explain, the “advanced smart missile system” is basically a gatling smart missile system by VDR rules, except I made up a better explanation for the slightly untauish rules.  the long barrelled plasma rifle is basically going to be the nose mounted weapon, although that is something I am unsure about and may change.

I really could do with some constructive criticism on this as I am usually not that great at making up rules, is it over/under powered? over/under costed?

oh, and if you are wondering about the lack of progress on the building of the kraken, well, I have mostly been working on the bottom of the hull, which is quite boring and (unfortunately) very time consuming for something that hardly anyone will ever see!

Way over priced. Its not a scrath on a baneblade for survivability, and not really on guns. Consider maybe adding some form of apocolypse template railgun, and lower the points to around 450. That should do it.

these rules were written before apocalypse came out unfortunately hence the fact that it looks under powered, i may re write them later when i get time

I agree with Me. It is overpriced considering that the weapons dont even come close to a bandblade. Adding an extra voidshield and increasing the armour values by one would be better. Here is my proposed rules:

Tau Kraken 600pts.

Type: tank, super heavy, skimmer

Speed: agile

Structure Points: 3

Tau Force Fields: 2

BS: 4

Armour: Front = 14 Side = 13 Rear = 12 (or 13 depending how your feeling :P)

Race: Tau (BS3)

Weapons: 1 Twinlinked Titankilling Rail Cannon.(Either 1 Destructor AP1 shot or a S9 AP2 10″ blast template.) 2 Ion Cannons 1 Longbarreled Plasma Rifle
1 Advanced Smart Missile System and 4 mega Burst Cannons.

The Advanced Smart missile system acts as a normal smart missile system in every way, except that it counts as Heavy D3 x 4.

If we keep in mind that a banblade is 500 points and it has more weaponry but no destructor rule, i think that it is fair (maybe even over costed)

Goodluck and have fun with your tank.

(BTW could you post instructions on how to make, I WANTS IT!!!)

do you have any photo of it or where to look for the photos
i am a tau player and would really like to see it much thanks

i live in north Idaho