Editing Tau Cadre (section)

== Cadre Types ==

* '''Hunter Cadre.''' The "standard" cadre is the Hunter Cadre, the combined-arms force we all know and love. Two to six teams of [[Fire Warrior]]s form the core of the army, but they have pretty much their pick of whatever else they need. All other cadre types are specializations of the Hunter Cadre.
* '''Air Superiority Wing.''' [[Manta]]s and [[Tiger Shark]]s are all well and good, but sometimes the Tau just need a bunch of [[Razorshark Strike Fighter|Razorsharks]] to sweep the battlefield.
* '''Armored Interdiction Cadre.''' Way back when (4th and 5th editions), the Tau could field a formation of tanks that generated additional [[markerlight]] hits each turn. No reason they can't be house-ruled into new Apocalypse games, and as an Armored Spearhead, they could be even better!
* '''Counterstrike Cadre.''' No, not the computer game. This is a formation of infantry mechanized with [[Devilfish]]es to give them mobility, similar in purpose to Imperial Guard Armored Fist squads.
* '''Dispersed Retaliation Cadre.''' The only example we have consists of [[sniper drone]]s and [[Piranha]]s. Probably meant to harass the enemy without getting caught.
* '''Mobilized Hunter Cadre.''' Mechanized infantry with skimmer (e.g. [[Piranha]]) support.
* '''Optimized Stealth Group.''' All stealthsuits all the time. They sneak in and kill stuff, cover and surveillance be damned.
* '''Pathfinder Insertion Group.''' [[Tau Pathfinder|Pathfinders]] mechanized with [[Devilfish]].
* '''Rapid Deployment Force.''' This was (4th-5th editions) a formation of Devilfish specializing in rapid re-deployment. They are similar to the new Counterstrike Cadre, but not the same -- the Devilfish could pick up their squads and drop them off anywhere on the field once per game.
* '''Rapid Insertion Force.''' These consist of a [[stealthsuit]] team, a bunch of [[Crisis battlesuit]] teams, and an optional [[Riptide]]. The Stealth team marks targets and calls down the others.