Tau Battlesuit Patterns (sorted by NAME and WEAPON)

Weapon Pattern Name Roots: Naming Conventions:

Airbursting TL weapons, a 2nd weapon AND a MultiTracker has a Numeric Suffix equal to the Strength of the
Fragmentaion Projector weapon twinlinked (ie Fireforge-7 = TL FB + MP)
("AFP") "Thunder" or "Hail" "Blade" Plasma Rifle
Burst Cannon "Storm" "Fire" Missile Pod MEq is Marine Equivalent
Cyclic Ion Blaster "Ion" "Forge" Fusion Blaster Monat is a single Crisis Suit operating independently
Fusion Blaster "Forge" or "Sun" "Hail" AFP Target Array adds a "+" to the name, so a Deathrain+ is TL MP's and a TA
Missile Pod "Fire" "Ion" Cyclic Ion Blaster Broadsides hunt tanks, Railheads hunt Light/Med Infantry first unless a tank is too good to pass up
Plasma Rifle "Knife / Blade" "Knife" Plasma Rifle Battlesuit Patterns by Weapon A and Weapon B (all put into "Weapon A")
"Storm" Burst Cannon Name Weapon A Weapon B Weapon C/ Gear
"Sun" Fusion Blaster Hailstorm AFP Burst Cannon
"Thunder" AFP Thunderstorm AFP Burst Cannon
Battlesuit Patterns by Name Hailstorm Burst Cannon AFP
Name Weapon A Weapon B Weapon C/ Gear Thunderstorm Burst Cannon AFP
Aurora Plasma Rifle Burst Cannon Ion Storm Burst Cannon CIB
Bladestorm Plasma Rifle Burst Cannon MultiTracker Stormforge Burst Cannon Fusion Blaster
Blinding Spear Plasma Rifle Burst Cannon Sunstorm Burst Cannon Fusion Blaster
Burning Eye Plasma Rifle (TL) Target lock Firestorm Burst Cannon Missile Pod MultiTracker
Centurion Cyclic Ion Blaster Plasma Rifle TA, HW-MT (Shas'El) Aurora Burst Cannon Plasma Rifle
Deathrain Missile Pod (TL) Targetting Array (optional) Bladestorm Burst Cannon Plasma Rifle MultiTracker
Fireforge Missile Pod Fusion Blaster Blinding Spear Burst Cannon Plasma Rifle
Fireknife Missile Pod Plasma Rifle MultiTracker Ion Storm Cyclic Ion Blaster Burst Cannon
Firestorm Missile Pod Burst Cannon MultiTracker Centurion Cyclic Ion Blaster Plasma Rifle TA, HW-MT (Shas'El)
Hailstorm AFP Burst Cannon Ion Knife Cyclic Ion Blaster Plasma Rifle
Heatwave Flamer (TL) Soul Cleanse Flamer Fusion Blaster Shield Generator
Helios Plasma Rifle Fusion Blaster MultiTracker Heatwave Flamer (TL)
Ion Knife Cyclic Ion Blaster Plasma Rifle Stormforge Fusion Blaster Burst Cannon
Ion Storm Cyclic Ion Blaster Burst Cannon Sunstorm Fusion Blaster Burst Cannon
Soul Cleanse Fusion Blaster Flamer Shield Generator Soul Cleanse Fusion Blaster Flamer Shield Generator
Stormforge Burst Cannon Fusion Blaster Sunfire Fusion Blaster Missile Pod Plasma Rifle, HW-MT
Sunfire Fusion Blaster Missile Pod Plasma Rifle, HW-MT Fireforge Fusion Blaster Missile Pod
Sunforge Fusion Blaster (TL) Targetting Array (optional) Helios Fusion Blaster Plasma Rifle MultiTracker
Sunstorm Fusion Blaster Burst Cannon Sunforge Fusion Blaster (TL) Targetting Array (optional)
Thunderstorm AFP Burst Cannon Firestorm Missile Pod Burst Cannon MultiTracker
Sunfire Missile Pod Fusion Blaster Plasma Rifle, HW-MT
Weapon Reference Fireforge Missile Pod Fusion Blaster
AFP G18" S4 AP5, Ass1, Large Blast, Ignore Cover Light/Med Inf, Cityfights Fireknife Missile Pod Plasma Rifle MultiTracker
Burst Cannon 18" S5 AP5, Ass3 Target Light infantry Deathrain Missile Pod (TL) Targetting Array (optional)
Cyclic Ion Blaster 18" S3 AP4, Ass5, 6's on Wound = AP1 Low T, High Armor troops Aurora Plasma Rifle Burst Cannon
Flamer Template S4 AP5, Ass1, Ignore Cover Bunched up units! Bladestorm Plasma Rifle Burst Cannon MultiTracker
Fusion Blaster 12" S8 AP1, Ass1, Melta MEq killer, tank hunter Blinding Spear Plasma Rifle Burst Cannon
Missile Pod 36" S7 AP4, Ass2 Hunt transports early in the game Centurion Plasma Rifle CIB TA, HW-MT (Shas'El)
Plasma Rifle 24" S6 AP2, Rapid Fire Hvy Inf, Light Armor Ion Knife Plasma Rifle CIB
Some thoughts: Sunfire Plasma Rifle Fusion Blaster Missile Pod, HW-MT
Suicide Sunforge has been replaced by the Piranha rush Helios Plasma Rifle Fusion Blaster MultiTracker
Helios is too risky (deep-striking mishaps, getting stranded in front of a gunline, etc) Fireknife Plasma Rifle Missile Pod MultiTracker
Fireknife too inneficient except on HQ units Burning Eye Plasma Rifle (TL) Target lock
Firestorm and Deathrain+ are most popular patterns "Thunderblade" Commander - cool idea! "Helios" Commander another favorite